So.... I've been married for a year....

A couple is lying in bed. The man says, "I am going to make you the happiest woman in the world."
The woman replies, "I'll miss you..."


On June 20th, 2009, I married the most wonderful woman ever. Those of you with calendars will note that the date I just mentioned occurred 366 days ago. In other words, my wife and I just had our one year anniversary... Holy cow. A year went by. My first reaction to that factoid is one of shock. How could a year have possibly passed without my realizing it? Isn't your first year of marriage supposed to be some kind of traumatic adventure?!? I don't feel traumatized. Do I feel adventured? I had to think about that last question. Lets make a list of the cool, interesting, or, at the very least, difficult things that have happened to my wife and I in the past year. By the end of the list, we should be able to determine whether or not my first year of marriage was eventful enough.

Things I Did in My First Year of Marriage:

Traveled out of the country: Canada for a su-weeeeet honeymoon)
Narrowly avoided being eaten by grizzly bears
Climbed a mountain (a tiny one)
Got a puppy
Slept next to the puppy crate until he got used to things
House trained a puppy
Started and finished an internship
Had a "First Thanksgiving" with my wife (Complete with waaaay too much AMAZING turkey)
X-mas with the in-laws (we hauled our two cats and puppy along)
Ran the Warrior Dash
Ran the Armadillo Dash
Started a tradition of Homemade Pizza Fridays
Started training with a new dojo
Graduated
Got hired
Remodeled a kitchen with my wife and mother-in-law
Officiated at an awesome wedding (Hallie did a reading at it)
Brewed awesome beer
Officiated at the Navasota Special Olympics
Bought a rotisserie and learned how to make sweet gyros
Malted my own barley
Kicked copius gluteus maximus in a co-ed innertube water polo tourney (sadly, it wasn't enough to win)
Started a blog


Looking at the list, I must conclude that my first year of marriage has been sufficiently awesome. And that's just based on the spectacular/adventurous stuff. Add in the fact that my wife is just about the coolest person ever, and you, my friend, have a recipe for the greatest year ever. Last night we had dinner at the same place that played host to our rehearsal dinner, and followed it up with a piece of wedding cake (as apparently we are supposed to do). Other than that, we hung out, read comic books, and watched movies. 1st anniversary = successful.


That is all. Have a pleasant evening.