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Happy Anniversary Month - Throwback 2009

Happy Anniversary to my incredible wife.  Here's day 1 of 12.  




Throwback blog!!  So I tried to revive ye ole xanga blog but I think it's lost in the underworld of Internet blogs.  

But wow! Here we are. Starting our 12th year of marriage. Considering that there is song dedicated to the 12 days of Christmas, I wanted to take some time and reflect on the years that have gone by.  So I'm devoting this throwback blog post to every year of marriage.  You can expect a post for the next 12 days (note: I'm going to try really really hard to post every day considering all the chaos THIS year is bringing). 

While there was so much more that happened before this, let's start all the way back in two thousand ought nine, back when “Boom Boom Pow” by Black Eyed Peas topped the charts. Back when Avatar just spend a ridiculous amount of money on their blockbuster, and when Angry Birds was still a thing.

2009! The year we got married! I remember sitting in Panera stressing about how we were going to pay for our (relatively) small wedding on a shoestring budget.  And then it happened!  We worked on all those center pieces.  Your mom helped with all those invitation. We said our vows at the alter.  The Mexicans with their flag drove their truck by in celebration. J Wade brought the beats.  My parents chipped in for wine and Coors Light which they (almost) chilled in the Baptismal.  We danced to Jason Mraz and songs from Hitch.  Got attacked by wild hornets.  And then spent a lovely evening at the Millenium hotel.  You looked beautiful then and you look beautiful now.  Looking back at the pictures it's amazing how you have only changed in the best possible ways.

It was my first semester in grad school and you were working at Goddard.  We started off our new life together on Clifton Ave. Our big purchase was our desk, which I think cost about $35 from Ikea that I stained and put some legs on. We ate on the floor (I don't know why, because we did have a dining room table. We drank…Arizona Tea on the couch without a shirt on (ummm…? Is there any context to this picture?)…  We took walks in Burnet Woods and Ludlow Ave.  

However, let it be known that our penny pinching ways would absolutely not prevent us from being the most decked out window for Christmas in Ludlow.  We also spent a small fortune on tea lights and candles.  Maybe because of my pyro ways or maybe we wanted to set the mood just right. And for fun? Well 50’s party and Disney parties of course! Remember when we did art shows? You gave an art show too at Taza.  

2009 was the year that Ellery gave a concert in the Riddle House living room and soon became our favorite band. 

So many good memories.  My favorite memory about you this year was building a home together and planning our wedding.  

Favorite band: Ellery 
Favorite drink: Aztec Latte from Taza 
Highlight trip: Puerto Vallarta 
Date night spot: Blue Wisp 
Strongest memory of you: Walking down the aisle 




















Such a flattering picture.  Living the married life.

I think our dining room table was in the shop.  Hey and remember when we had a bookshelf!?

Definitely a pumpkin spice latte



I think this is when you started loving baking.












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