We're going on a trip

I have said it once and I will say it again, I love to travel.  It is probably one of my favorite things.  I love getting to see places I have never been and trying new foods.  I also love to learn, which makes me a little bit of a nerd.

I haven't had a trip to plan since we went to Savannah in July and I have been having withdrawals.  Daniel and I decided before the baby came that we were going on a five-year anniversary trip come hell or high water.  I love Beckett, but I know that I am much happier if I get to plan and go on at least one vacation a year and I am sure that he wants a happy mom.  Plus, my parents are dying to watch him and they live in a major hub city for a certain airline.  Everyone is happy happy happy.

So we finally sat down and decided where we will be going on our next big vacation.  I'll give you a couple hints.

Maybe you guessed or maybe you didn't.  Either way, we are going to Italy!  I am so excited.  We have both been to Italy once before but I was there for a day and Daniel went in December.  We are spending a week in Capri and the Amalfi coast.  I have always wanted to go to Southern Italy and I couldn't think of a better place to go for our anniversary.  Even though we won't be going for another nine months, I am already planning and booking hotels.  I really should have been a travel agent.

Anniversary dinner

I thought I would do a blog about what we had for our anniversary dinner because I was so impressed by how ambitious the husband got. We live in a small town and there is really no where to go for a nice dinner, unless you want to drive 80 miles. Now, we love food in our house and I really love lobster. I could eat seafood every day and lobster is my favorite, but we have never ever attempted to make it. I think that it has to be one of the most intimidating foods to prepare. That may have to do with the fact that they are alive and you have to be the execution squad.

Daniel decided that for our anniversary it was time to attempt lobster. You can buy them online and have them overnighted to your house... alive. I tried not to ask too many questions because after I was told that you have to hit them in between the eyes with a knife, I was done. I once quit eating beef for three years because seeing a cattle car upset me, so I did not want to lose lobster.

Daniel cooked everything which was such a nice surprise because I had to work. I think it was one of the best dinners I've ever had! He boiled the lobster, who died a natural death in our kitchen sink, made mashed potatoes, asparagus and biscuits. Very impressive and I think I will keep him.

The spread

Horatio and Ignatius

Our dinner guest

three years

Two days ago Daniel and I celebrated our three year anniversary! It seriously does not seem like it has been that long. I am so thankful for all of our friends and family that travelled to Houston a week after Hurricane Ike. They came even though no one knew if Houston would get power back before our wedding, if stores would re-open or if traffic lights would be working. We will never be able to express how much that meant to us! And let me just say that we have the most fun family and friends. Our reception was so much fun and I think everyone had a good time. In fact, we're still talking about it three years later.



I just wanted to quickly reflect on the last year. We have done SO much! We we celebrated our anniversary by going to Colorado Springs, where I fell in love with the giraffes at the Colorado Spring Zoo. We finished remodeling our kitchen and family room and started the remodel on our front living room. We watched lots of friends get married, which was definitely a highlight. We went on an amazing trip to Paris and a fun family vacation to Miami. Our family added a new nephew and found out that another nephew was on the way (and almost here!). We survived the catholic church remodel and Daniel's business continued to grow. I'm sure I'm leaving out tons of other events, but these were some of the highlights.


Our family - November 2010

The next year is sure to hold even more adventures! We are hopefully going to finish up the last couple rooms in our house. I'm having surgery and getting my bachelors in respiratory. Daniel is taking his master electrician's test. We are planning trips to Santa Fe, Las Vegas, New York and Spain and who knows where else. I'm so glad that I have this blog to keep everyone updated on everything our third year of marriage has in store!