It's so hard to believe it, but Nate and I celebrated our one-year anniversary yesterday! I really don't know where the time went, but it must be true that time flies when you're having fun. I don't know how I managed to find the most wonderful guy in the world, but I did (sorry ladies). We are just so darned compatible with similar senses of humor, many of the same likes and dislikes, and such well-suited personalities. I truly like the person I am when I'm with him, and he is one of the few people who has seen the real me. I'm so grateful to know him!
We celebrated this weekend by camping out on Saturday night. We stayed up in the Jemez Mountains, near Fenton Lake and the Valles Caldera. Unfortunately, we got a late start due to open houses, but we made it to our campsite around 6pm. We found a remote spot, which was tough because the grounds were nearly full, and set up our tent and gear. Then we went to Amanda's Convenience Store (my old hangout when I was on the hanta crew) and got Mississippi Mud ice cream bars. MMMMM!!!! We snacked on s'mores and junk food around our fire, and indulged in a bottle of wine. It was really a nice night. Unfortunately, I didn't sleep well because my sleeping bag, which is supposedly good up to negative 30 degrees, was sapping all my heat and I froze all night! I must have gotten about a half hour of sleep total. It wasn't fun, but that's camping for ya - you never know! In cool news, I could hear elk bellowing in the distance!
On Sunday, we spent the day with Nate's mom up in Los Alamos, which was nice, though I was out of sorts from having a bad night. We got some sandwiches and did a picnic out at Fuller Lodge, the site of our wedding! It was windy and the leaves hadn't leafed out much yet - we really lucked out last year! The weather had been perfect, the trees were leafy, and in some cases, bloomy, and everything worked out. Everyone had a perfect day. I guess there were no weddings there this weekend, but it seems like the weather wasn't conducive for it anyway.
For our anniversary, Nate and I went out for lunch at Two Fools Tavern, near UNM. I had one of their dreamy cottage pies (shepard's pie). Sooooo delish!! Nate tried the scotch eggs, but they were "meh." It seems like, in most instances, British food is as bad for you as you can get, but it never tastes good! If it's going to be bad for you, at least make it flavorful! Haha!
That evening, I somehow managed to fit into the white dress I wore for the rehearsal dinner - it was originally going to be my wedding dress, were the ceremony to be even less formal. It reminds me of something a wood elf would wear if it were in shades of green and brown. Anyway, I got all decked out, and Nate and I went to Seasons in Old Town for dinner. It was one of those typical "trendy" places that experiments and overcharges for not-so-great food, but oh well. It was an experience. We even ordred a whole bottle of wine! Then we walked around the plaza at Old Town before heading over to Hinkle to play a round of mini golf and some arcade games. We tied at golf and won about 260 tickets. Then we came home and watched our wedding ceremony dvd. It was a fun night!
So that's life 'til now. Hope all is well with y'all!!
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