Despite what they said, we made it!
[Only joking of course]
A year just flew by. Eric goes, ‘Really? It felt SLOW.’ What a jokester, eh? ;) [That was my ‘I’m not pleased face’]
Marriage is knowing that you can be as weird as you want with someone and they cant really do much about it or judge you for it. After all, they married you, right?
We’ve had a fun and productive anniversary.
The Wedding Registry
Off we were to Toronto again today!
Much like on our wedding day, the weather was absolutely phenomenal.
I love visiting Toronto.
I love living in the country, but I do like having the convenience of being so close to shopping, sights, and entertainment.
There are so many great opportunities for photography.
Off to William Ashley’s we went!
We were registered here for our wedding and we hadn’t been back since we created the registry last May 2008! Luckily, they still had us (and purchased gifts!) on file.
Look at all the green monster makers they had!
The goal today was to regroup, assess the money we had to work with, and then SPEND EVERY CENT.
I was like a kid in a candy store. ;)
We finished off our china place settings and silverware.
I joked with Eric that these were perfect:
We’re just in love with the design we selected. We wanted to go with a very simple china pattern so it hopefully won’t date itself as quickly as some of the others.
Our china: Classic silver rimmed
I also love the unique look of the cutlery- slender, modern, and sleek looking. We figured since we went with such a timeless china pattern, we could get away with a bolder silverware.
How cool is this silverware?! And is it this normal that it excites us so much? I guess that’s what living off mis-matched hand me downs will do to a couple.
The Wedding Cake
We also took out the top layer of our wedding cake from the freezer (yes, it was transported through our move too!).
Let’s just say the cake wasn’t any better than when we had it on our wedding night.
The wedding cake was a huge DUD on our wedding day. Dry, dry, dry.
But like my mom says, ‘Ange, if that was the only thing that went wrong on your wedding day, consider yourself lucky!’
I whole heartedly agree. :D
Eric took a tester bite and said it was the worst cake he’s ever tasted so we tossed it out. I certainly was not surprised. And 1 year in the freezer didn’t do it any good. Even the rose didn’t save it!
Onward and upward!
I love roses.
We have them in the house maybe twice a year and I savour every minute with them!
The gifts
Eric and I always give silly cards (but then write mushy stuff on the back). This was the card I got him. It was perfect! You know when you read a card and you say, ‘That is so us!!’ ?
Finally, I can unveil the gift I have been working on for the past while!
I made an anniversary capsule!
I thought it was fitting for the paper tradition. ;)
I had so much fun putting this together!
The idea is, each year we will complete 1 page for our anniversary. I think it will be so awesome to look back over time and see how we/times changed.
Things I included:
- Prices (gas, loaf of bread, etc)
- What we did that whole year (this took the longest because I had to find exact dates!)
- Current picture of us
- What we own
- Our favourite things (songs, TV shows, movies, etc)
- In the news (thanks for your help!)
- The year, our age, and what the tradition was (this year was paper)
- Weather report
I also got him a security camera that he has been wanting for ages, but I knew he wouldn’t ever buy it for himself. It hasn’t arrived yet, but hopefully in the next day or two.
Then, it was time for my gifts!
For the paper theme, he blew up a bunch of our wedding pictures. They looked great! We need to get some frames and put them up.
And then I almost had a heart attack when I opened my next gift. For the longest time I have wanted a macro lens for the SLR camera. Macro lens are great for close-ups and are used a lot for food photography!
Well…behold…my new lens…
We’re off to watch some TV. Just an old married couple now, ya know?
What a fun day! Anniversaries are so much fun!
OMG I GOT WARREN THAT EXACT CARD!!! :-D
LOL @ the green monster makers.
So glad your anniversary was a blast!! :-D
LOL you mean to say my card isn’t unique!?
Its a good one though eh? THe PMS part really hit home for us this week- haha!
lol…i think it’s just that great minds think alike hehe :-D
Happy Anniversary!
Congrats on your first anniversary!!! How awesome for you guys! China. Wow. I have to say, I am thinking of pimping up my game by adding to my everyday dishes, which are from Pottery Barn. But I am hesitant to drop any extra money on dishes that I think are “nice” but quite a far cry from china. That’s a big purchase, I’m so happy for you that you got your place settings! I skipped the china and just went for the Vita-Mix. But it took me 8.5 yrs of marriage before I got it…haha. Anyway, wonderful pics, thanks for sharing, I am so glad he liked his gifts, that’s so lovely of you to have been workin so hard on some great surprises!
Aww make me teary-eyed looking at that capsule! Beautiful.
I can’t wait to get married!
Wishing you many more happy love filled years :) xo
Oh wow! What a great hubs! I love what you did for him as well. We do that for my grandma every Christmas and put it in a scrapbook. (Ok, it’s not quite as romantic, but the same principle.)
Happy Anniversary!
That china with that silverware is just beautiful! I love simple designs. :)
I also love your anniversary time capsule idea. Too cute!
Happy Anniversary!!! What fabulous presents – you two are both so thoughtful to each other!! I LOVE the capsule idea (I’m kicking myself in the butt for not starting it last year – but I guess I could always jump in and start it on our second anniversary) :)
Yes you could start one for sure!!! 1 year isn’t that late at all ;) Its fun.
=] Happy Anniversary!
I really hope for a relationship that resembles you and your sweeties someday. All I could do was smile and dream as I was reading this! You guys are AWESOME!
Happy anniversary! I love your gift — such a fantastic idea!
Love your china you picked out, very simple and timeless!
My cake topper was dry and nasty too, so we tookour pictures with it and tossed it!
What a beautiful anniversary gift you gave your hubby! Congratulations and happy anniversary!!
happy anniversary and i love the time capsule idea…it looks fantastic!
love your registry shopping trip, love your gift (and card!) to Eric, and LOVE your new camera accessories!!! Those are on my Christmas list (haha I think ahead). :) May the next 365 days and more be just as beautiful, weird, silly, romantic, passionate and loving. :) xoxo!
Thanks guys you are so sweet to us :)
Congrats on your anniversary! I got married 3 years ago and we registered for (and got) the EXACT same china set! We love it!
congrats to your anniversary!! so totally cool!:)
Congrats on a year of marriage! You two are too cute :) That time capsule is such a great idea – I’m still always amazed by your creativeness!
Congratulations on your first wedding anniversary! I love the first pic,too cute!!
Awesome gifts!!
Happy Anniversary Ange, all the way from Singapore. I am so much inspired by you and your energy and gorgeous smile just made my day every morning after reading your entries.
Just wanted you to know that since I discovered your blog I have been trying to run on the treadmill (its too humid in Singapore for outdoor running). You will not believe that I can never jog or run for more than 1 minute before starting to walk and now I can run 8kph for 10 minutes straight without taking a break. I can now run 4km in 30 minutes and my goal is to run 5k in 30 minutes. I know it may not be such a big thing but for me it is.
Keep glowing and keep smiling. I feel motivated after reading your blog whenever I have a bad day.