One Year and Counting!

Last Friday Nate and I celebrated our one year anniversary. I can't believe we have already been married a year! Time has seriously flown by. I have to say (yes, this is the gushy part) that the last year has been the best one of my life. When you get married you think, I could never love this person more than I do right now, but the truth is, marriage makes you love a person in more ways than you could have ever imagined. Our relationship has grown so much over the last year. We've become so close that I feel like we are never alone in all that we do. We are always present for the other, whether that means physically or mentally; whether to take out the trash or get through one of life's many obstacles. I can't wait to see what the rest of our life holds for us.

Of course, I can't give all the credit to the institution of marriage.. Really it has everything to do with this guy :)
To celebrate our anniversary we thought it would be best to save our $$ and do something more relaxing and local (we are preparing for a little one!). Friday, we both took the day off and started it the way all great days should begin... with some homemade waffles :) We decided to head to Balboa Park and walk around, looking at all the buildings, artwork, and nature that the place had to offer. The happy couple:
After some lunch and another walk around Kate Sessions Park by the house (we were really in the mood for walking, I guess) we came home to this beautiful thing. Traditionally, people defrost the top tier of the wedding cake and eat that on their one year anniversary. But, we aren't the traditional type. Nate surprised me with this mini-size version of our wedding cake. My mouth is drooling just thinking about it. Thank you Extrordinary Desserts, you truly are extraordinary:
Fresh berries, yes please!
After a little lounging we got ready and headed to dinner at Ruth's Chris. We've been to other popular steakhouses like Morton's, etc., but Ruth's Chris takes the cake (mmmmm caaake). My filet was amazing..even cooked at Medium Well. I always prefer Medium Rare, but I was being cautious for the babe. Luckily, the filet was still so tender and flavorful. Let's just say, after dinner we were happy that we had decided to have a little piece of the cake before we left. We were full to the brim (or grim, as I liked to say when I was little).

All in all, it was a great anniversary and Memorial Day weekend. I consider myself lucky to be with Nate and I know the future holds even more great things for us.