Sunsetting our First Year

We have been married one whole year.

I have not been blogging much.

The two are related a bit, but not really.

It's been a really tough year, full of big decisions and big fights and big adjustments and big amounts of being way too busy. Some things I can talk about, of course, and other things I either don't want to, or I can't find the words to say what I need to. So I don't say anything. But I'm here, keeping up on you all. And perhaps I'll be here more often in the future.

Meanwhile, I took these pictures last weekend during our sort-of anniversary trip to the coast. We had such beautiful evenings, as you can see.

One Year Ago Today...

... we were with all of these lovely people celebrating the start of our marriage.

Photo courtesy of the amazing Ben Blood, of course.

Six Months Ago

Six months ago these were the views from our balcony.

Shouldn't honeymoons be a yearly thing?

Not Very Resolute

I don't really believe in resolutions for the new year. Maybe it's because one can only be disappointed so many times by never living up to them, but I think it has more to do with all the extra pressure put on by New Year's resolutions. It's like this huge new start to your life... except really, it's not. It's just putting up a new calendar and remembering to write a new end on dates. By February it feels just like the previous year and all those good new plans are forgotten.

This year my new "start to life," as it were, began in September when Husband and I were married. That's when I made new resolutions, when my life changed, when my routines and habits adjusted (or at least started to). Maybe I should make that my time to check in every year and see how I'm doing compared to where I want to be?








Wedding photo: by the excellent Ben Blood. 

Lions and Elephants, oh my!

Today I have been embarked upon this marriage adventure for two months. By this time on our wedding day Husband and I were arriving in Seattle for a night at a lovely hotel (thanks to my parents-in-law) before heading out to Barbados early the next morning. We were tired and talkative and MARRIED.

To be honest, I’m not really a romantic—that’s Husband’s role. But, much to his surprise, I remembered this mini-versary. I think it’s because two months feels significant somehow. One month just flew right by. This second month has been quieter, slower and more MARRIED.

In honor of me remembering (which I think Husband found more noteworthy than the actual day) he made my favorite treat--chocolate chip pancakes. In animal form. Yum.