1st Anniversary Weekend

In honor of our first anniversary, we hosted our parents for a nostalgic celebration of the wonderful wedding weekend that they had blessed us with now one year ago. We are so grateful to them not only for that most beautiful and perfect time of celebrating our marriage with our family and friends, but for continuing to shower us with love and support. We had the wedding of our dreams -- so far beyond what I ever could have imagined -- and we are so fortunate to have begun our life together in such a special way. Thank you, thank you, from the bottom of our hearts :)

They arrived on Friday evening just in time for the most delicious (if I do say so myself) gourmet dinner where we used all of the fancy tableware that has been in boxes since our wedding. We showed them our new wedding album and we watched the video of our wedding ceremony and a photo slideshow that Kolby and I had put together. We made caramel apples for dessert and then just chatted, reminiscing about the wedding and how much fun it all was. Kolby cooked oatmeal with fresh fruit for breakfast on Saturday morning and we played dominoes and just hung out until we took them to lunch at a cafe downtown. We all had a great time and I hope that in some small way were able to express to them our love and gratitude.

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After our parents left, Kolby and I packed a bag and headed to Fort Worth to celebrate our anniversary together. We went to dinner at the famous Joe T. Garcia's restaurant and then strolled around Sundance Square (downtown) which was beautifully lit up for Christmas and it somehow was 70 degrees outside so we could actually spend time outside enjoying it. We stayed at a nice hotel downtown and spent Sunday morning at the Fort Worth Zoo (duh!) and then went to lunch at a restaurant near the stock yards.

I had actually never been to Fort Worth before... who knew there were so many fun things to do?!? The weather was beautiful again on Sunday which made everything even more perfect. We had a wonderful time together and look forward to the many many more anniversaries to come!