One year of wedded bliss

I cannot believe we have been married a year. It feels like this was just yesterday....

But a year has gone by. It has really been a great year and I am thankful to have such a great husband. We celebrated this year with a great Italian dinner at Bari Ristorante. This place was incredible! I think it's my new favorite restaurant. It was fun to eat there right after we got back from Italy, because it was truly authentic. We had a nice bottle of Sicilian wine, too.

We were blessed to get cards from friends and family helping us celebrate. It was really a special day. Notice Mallory's hand drawn cards to us in the back :)

Of course we saved the top of our wedding cake and the top of Brian's groom cake - notice the UGA in the pictures below. We were sooo excited to eat our delicious cake.

(In the UGA picture, you may notice a quote written on our frig. The day of our wedding, some of Brian's friends from UGA came over to our house. Our friend Kyle wrote us a little note that I will never erase. It says "As you embark on your marital journey, remember to make a conscious decision to love one another each and every day. Everything else will be cream cheese." I love Kyle.)

Unfortunately, our cakes tasted like cardboard, so we only got a bite out of each. I am thinking maybe we didn't freeze it right, or we let it thaw too long or something. Despite the gross cakes, it was fun to open them up and I know my parents were happy to have them out of their freezer. Those things took up a lot of space!!

As to my present from Brian, I am having a local artist paint a picture of Brother! It isn't ready yet, but will be sometime in August, so I am excited about that. Even if we won't have Bro forever, we'll have this. Not that Bro is going anywhere anytime soon, it's just sentimental. Brian was really sweet and got me a day at the spa :) My parents got us a St. Francis statue for our garden, and Brian's parents got us a gift certificate to Fresh Market, my favorite place, and a bottle of the special wine we had in Italy! They are sneaky for buying that for us and bringing it back.

All in all, it was a great day of celebrating and remembering our wedding. Can't wait for June 28, 2010!

19 days?!

Has it really been 19 days since my last post? A lot has happened in 19 days. 10 of them were spent traveling the world, which was a lot of fun. I have some pictures on my Facebook account and a slideshow below in case you would like to relive our experience. Another 5 days was spent catching up at work, because of the 10 days I spent in Europe. It was all worth it though! Another day was spent celebrating our dad's, which was a lot of fun.

I could go on for days talking about all the things we saw and experienced in Europe. This was the trip we have always wanted to take together. I kept a journal while I was there, but it's too much to type. I read through it the other night and I felt like I was living it again! I need to remember to do that whenever life gets stressful.

We have a special event coming up this weekend - our one year anniversary! I think Brian will die over what I got him. I am pretty excited about it, too, because it's something we can have forever. We have plans to go to a nice restaurant and drink a bottle of wine we brought back from Tuscany. Can't wait to celebrate.

Until then, enjoy the pictures!

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What a night.

Coldplay was hands down the best concert I have been to. They can put on a show! Our floor seats were amazing. I could go on for hours about how great it was. I had so many favorite parts and songs. I knew Chris Martin was a talented musician, but seeing and listening to him in person was really incredible. It was so worth the trip to Nashville! This was during Green Eyes.....


What a great show! Thanks Hurt for giving us your bed :)

Our Itinerary

We are so looking forward to our upcoming trip!
This weekend, we head to Nashville first for the Coldplay concert. I cannot wait! I have always said they were the ONE band I wanted to see before I die. My life will be complete. :)

As for our Europe itinerary, it's below.

DAY 1-2 FLY TO PARIS.
Travel overnight to Europe. Begin exploring the City of Lights, the captivating capital of France. Dinner that night with our British friends Fletcher and Charlotte at Les Bouquinistes.
DAY 3 PARIS.
A local guide brings you to the Arc de Triomphe, the Eiffel Tower, the sweeping Champs-Elysées, and the gold-domed Les Invalides. Admire the interior of Notre Dame Cathedral, famous for its flying buttresses and intricately carved gargoyles. Marvel at the art and architecture of the Louvre Museum.
DAY 4 LUCERNE.
Hop on one of the world's fastest trains, the TGV, and speed to Switzerland, land of crisp mountain air and finely tuned watches. Tonight flags are waved and voices are raised in traditional songs and yodels during a Swiss Folklore Show!
DAY 5 LUCERNE.
The legend of William Tell, the Lion Monument, Swiss "independence", and more come to life in Swiss Life and Legends. This afternoon, ride up Mt. Pilatus on the world's steepest cogwheel railway. At the 7,000-foot summit, you can see more than 70 peaks and five different lakes.
DAY 6 TUSCANY.
Journey south to the birthplace of the Renaissance, an era that revolutionized European society and paved the way for the discovery of the New World.
DAY 7 FLORENCE.
See the marvels of Firenze with a local guide, including the Duomo, Ghiberti's Baptistry doors, the Ponte Vecchio, and the Basilica of Santa Croce. View Michelangelo's David at the Accademia. Tempt your friends tonight with Cucina Fiorentina! Cook up a three-course traditional meal with a local chef using fresh local produce.
DAY 8 ROME.
Bring the Forum and the Colosseum to life as you imagine this cultural center as it was 2,000 years ago.
DAY 9 ROME.
Discover the artistic legacy of Catholicism in the Vatican City with your tour director as you visit sites including the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica.
DAY 10
RETURN TO THE UNITED STATES.

Want to see where we're staying?

I cannot believe our Europe trip is a week away! 10 days in France, Switzerland and Italy. I know it will fly by. If you want to get a peek at our four hotels (yes, four!) click the links below.

Nights 1 and 2
Paris, France
Novotel Paris Gare Montparnasse

Nights 3 and 4
Lucerne, Switzerland (this one looks incredible)
Grand Hotel Europe

Nights 5 and 6
Tuscany, Italy
Hotel Giglio

Nights 7 and 8
Rome, Italy
Hotel Nova Domus

I am not sure if I will be able to blog at all over there, but I hope I get a few opportunities to. I plan to keep a journal and write in it every night. I can't wait for this fun adventure to celebrate a year of marriage!