Exactly one year ago today, we were married. The year has brought both its ups and downs, triumphs and failures, frustrations and joys. It has left us looking something like this:
Exactly one year ago, we were two people knowing two things: that we had a love for one another and a love for God. This past year has challenged both. As Paul often says, "Marriage is the most difficult and rewarding thing he has has ever experienced." Alyssa agrees.
We celebrated the first year of many with cinnamon rolls, checking out a movie ("Up", which we highly recommend), reading in a coffee shop, and recreating our wedding dinner of Pat & Oscars while watching the sunset on the beach. Perfect day.
Paul even surprised Alyssa with a recreation of our wedding cake. The original wedding cake was frozen and had seen better days by the end of the reception, and though we could blame its frozen state as to why we didn't have any cake to save, the truth is we ate what was left of it as soon as we came home from our honeymoon. What normal couple lets cake sit in their freezer for an entire year anyway? So, as we didn't have any of the original cake, Paul had the "top" of a wedding cake made, just like ours, tiramisu and all.
Looking forward to many more years,
Paul and Alyssa
