It's already been one year, no way!

I cannot believe we've been married for a year already. And it's so amazing. We were talking the other day after we got back from Carmel, where we spent our anniversary, about how it feels like a huge weight has been lifted off our shoulder since we hit one year.

Why? Well everyone kept telling us that the first year is so hard, and that it would be especially so for us since we met in February of 2006 and were married in October. So once we hit a year, the pressure was off or something like that. Weird, huh? Especially since it was totally a mental thing. I mean, there were difficult parts of learning to share all of your life and home with another, especially a man, but it was far better than I was expecting. And my expectation was totally a result of others who told me it was going to be extremely difficult.

So we are happier than ever. Nicole Gee, my awesome friend/photographer, took pictures of us in San Francisco on the 6th. We decided it would become a yearly tradition. Do any of you have any anniversary traditions?

We also got a cake from the same one who did our wedding cake, Fatema at Cake Delight. We even tried a new flavor: chocolate mousse. It was yummy! And without any ideas from me at all she remembered our wedding cake and put the same brown and blue flowers on it! She is so sweet and amazing. That's why we keep going back to her!

Here is an album from our anniversary weekend:

First Anniversary - Photo shoot and Carmel

I also finally put out there an album of some of our faves from the wedding. Just click public gallery after you go to the above album. On the morning of our anniversary, the 8th, Nigel and I sat down in our room at the Normandy Inn in Carmel and ate cake while we watched our wedding video and a slideshow of pics. Joel Flory's slideshow from our wedding is still up as well. Just after we finished the video, there was a knock at the door and a delivery of 2 dozen red roses! How sweet is my husband? And he had no control over the perfect timing, either.

It was a wonderful celebration, for sure.