one year

we had our first ever wedding anniversary yesterday. traveled up to vt to stay at the inn where we held our reception. they upgraded us to the best room in the house: a mountain top loft suite with a jacuzzi tub and a king size bed and the feel of a log cabin. i actually stayed there with my bridesmaids the night before the wedding last year. it was such a trip to think that the last time i slept in that bed was the last time i was a single woman. the last time i left that room i was wearing my wedding gown. i can still picture that room with girls' items strewn across the chairs and dressers from all of us getting dressed. i can still remember sitting on the bed with a., k., e., j. and a.k. after the rehearsal dinner, drinking wine and wine coolers and laughing over life.

j. and i checked in around 1:30 in the after noon, saturday, and then relaxed for a bit just cuddling on the quilted bed. then we went out for some tennis. soft clay courts and hot weather made us a bit slower than usual, but they kindly had a water cooler by the court fence, so we hit the ball for quite some time. then we showered and dressed and went to dinner at three tomatoes. half chicken of pinot grigio, caprisse salad for me and a Caesar for j., then chicken Parmesan for j. and penne with artichoke hearts and kalamata olives for me. then fresh wedding cake with candles that we shared. we talked about the different stages of our lives since junior high, and i learned that j. had thought that if he'd just act up enough and make enough of a problem his parents would let him move back to p.a. instead of keeping him in m.a. when he was 13.

sunday morning i took a hot tub with the jets streaming onto my back and arms and legs and feet and the ginger milk bath powder giving my skin some new softness. we enjoyed the bruncheon, which involved all of the following: orange juice, coffee, fruit, sausages, bacon, omelets, potato salad, crackers and cheese, prime rib of beef, and chocolate mousse.

we didn't eat again until 10 at night.

i'm so thankful for the joy j. and i find with one another. i'm so thankful to have found tennis as a hobby we can both get into and participate in together. i'm so blessed to have a happy marriage with such an admirable man.