Two Years.

Two years ago, Frank was patiently waiting for those double doors to open. 

And I was trying not to peek at him from my hiding spot.

That moment felt like yesterday.

Today, we are celebrating our second anniversary!

With each passing day, I love and learn more about my husband. As I reflect on the past year, I remember the times we've laughed and times we've cried. Days we were unkind to each other and beautiful moments of being madly in love.

I thank the Lord daily for giving me a caring and passionate leader. I can't imagine my life being any different. I have excitement and trust in the Lord for the future. 

Here's to year three!

Hiking

Frank and I decided to take advantage of the gorgeous day and go hiking. I was willing -- since I am trying to find a way to redeem myself from our first hiking experience. 

(It went like this: we were fresh into our 7th week of marriage. Frank thought he knew where he was going. He didn't. We got lost. Then we got lost again. And then we got lost again. 2 and 1/2 hours later we find the "gravel driveway" we were looking for only to drive 30 more minutes on a bumpy, gravel road up a mountain. We arrived. I was hungry and car sick. Frank still wanted to hike. I didn't. But I did...and cried the entire way up the mountain. The end.)

So today, we had grand plans to go to a place called Cooper Furnace, near Cartersville, GA. When we reached our destination, we found this:

Fail.

But Frank persevered. He suggested heading to Red Top Mountain -- it was only 7 miles away.

Okfine.

He wanted to utilize the "seat belts" on his backpack. I told him it looked like an underwire bra. Safety first, he says. Good thing. Because we had some rough terrain and that back pack was carrying our lunch.

We found a sunny spot by the lake to picnic,

sat in the sun on a cozy rock, and ate our lunch. It was so lovely.

Then we hiked back to our car and went home. 

Perfect Funday Sunday.

Year One.

Frank and I celebrated our 1-year anniversary this past weekend. I cannot believe how fast the first year went by! We wanted to do something special to celebrate so we decided on a fancy stay-cation in Atlanta. On Saturday afternoon, we made our way into downtown to check into our hotel. For dinner, we ate at the very delicious, South City Kitchen. We had heard so many wonderful things about this restaurant and were excited to try it out! We spent the evening remembering our “grown-up” moments and laughing about the fun memories we can't wait to repeat.

We stayed true to the tradition of indulging in 365-day old cake.

We were surprised that it didn’t taste that bad…it was just really dry. But the frosting was as sugary as we remembered.

We toasted with champagne and anticipated the excitement of what year 2 might bring!