One

Today, we turn one.

We are remembering this beautiful day one year ago, and how (almost) all the people we love were gathered in one place. I JUST WANTED TO KEEP YOU ALL THERE, for at least one week month. I remember during our first dance I asked Caleb if he was going to cry. "I sort of want to, but I'm just too smiley," he said. That described our whole day. It was so significant that I wanted to weep, but the joy was overpowering, so I laughed instead. It was perfect.   

This has been a whirlwind year, filled with learning about each other, and many life changes. Together we have had four job changes. We became coworkers less than one month after becoming husband and wife. We've traveled to Nebraska four times (plus I went twice by myself), eastern Missouri (twice for Caleb) and Arkansas once. We Caleb trapped about a dozen mice and we've been to three weddings (unrelated). We purchased a car and a scooter. We laughed at least 100 hours and shared more delicious meals than can be counted. We have seen my brother eight times. We lost a very special little dog. We have each had one haircut and we did a cleanse together. We got really good at washing dishes by hand and having spontaneous dance parties in our kitchen. This year, we read a lot of fiction, because story is so good.

Happy first birthday to our marriage!

To celebrate, we made a special meal, dressed up in our wedding clothes, and took loads of photos.

We are so happy to be one!