One Year Later



On our wedding day, April 17, 2010



Erik and I celebrated one year of marraige on Sunday, April 17. I've said it before and I'll continue to say it, but I cannot believe how quickly the last year went. It seemed like we had barely been married when we packed up our life and moved to Florida. That was almost nine months ago! It really has been a crazy, but wonderful year. I am so thankful to have Erik as a husband, and I loved celebrating our anniversary!

The day before, we drove out to Daytona Beach and enjoyed some time hanging out at the ocean. We checked into Homewood Suites by Hilton and were very impressed at our room. Erik had some school work to do, but I didn't mind. I spent some time relaxing down by the outdoor pool and whirlpool at our hotel. Our lives have been so crazy recently that I haven't had much time to myself, and even though I am an extrovert, I still enjoy being alone once in a while. After I showered and got ready, we went out to dinner. You may think we're lame for our selection, but we went to Chili's. We like the food there and were able to get a lot for our money. We got an appetizer, two meals and dessert. I don't know if I've ever been that full!



Exactly one year later on the Rivership Romance.

 We enjoyed a quiet night in and then got up and headed to Sanford, where we enjoyed a lovely brunch cruise aboard the Rivership Romance. We were served breakfast and lunch and enjoyed seeing the sights (we spotted an alligator even!) and getting our portrait drawn. After getting home we kind of just laid around and relaxed, but we had a great day. Erik cooked me a delicious manicotti meal and we enjoyed some wine. I couldn't have asked for a better one year celebration!

An Ocean View

Tuesday was four months Erik and I have been married! Even though it sucks being unemployed, the nice thing is that it has allowed kind of a second honeymoon. He hasn't started school yet, so we've had plenty of time to do things together. In honor of being married four months, we decided to take our first trip to a Florida beach!

We went to 27th Avenue Beach in New Smyrna Beach, about an hour from us.

It's beautiful, isn't it?

After weeks of just sitting around indoors or running errands, we were excited for a day of fun in the sun!

The tide was pretty high and we had lots of fun splashing and getting tossed around in the waves.

This is definitely the coolest beach I've been to. The beaches in Mississippi were dirty and boring. The beach in Mexico was just boring, and the water even a little dirty. But the water here is so active and provides a great time! Volusia County does a good job of keeping the beaches safe and clean. I had a little bit of a scare...got knocked down by the waves and sucked in for a minute, but I think I was just extra spooked because I didn't have my ear plug and wasn't supposed to go under. Oops, I'll be sure to bring that next time.

After the ocean, we stopped at a small ice cream place in town. Then we went home, ate some homemade burritos, and watched "Finding Nemo." We got a little sunburned in random places, but nothing terrible. Lesson learned: spray sunscreen should be applied inside, away from wind. All in all, it was a great day!