It's been a pretty good year, really. It has been hard, emotional, a little crazy, but nothing that I wouldn't be proud of or ever take back. Because it's also been pretty happy, lots of fun, full of love, and the best ride. In the time that we've been married for a year, we've rented a house; bought that house (closes in June!), gained great new jobs, gotten our puppy child, Kali, and last but not least got pregnant and planning for a little baby boy come this September! I feel like that's a pretty good year.
As we cut into our year-frozen wedding cake, I wanted to celebrate the small things throughout the year. The things that not everyone will care about because they're pretty insignificant, but to Luke and I, they are what made up the whole first year of marriage- so they're pretty significant.
Here is a list of fun facts that were our first year!
STATES WE'VE STEPPED FOOT IN:
Well, this one we sort of failed at... because we've only ever stepped foot in Washington as a couple. (I mean unless you count Silverwood Theme Park in Idaho... but that was before we got married..) So this one is more for the bucket list someday. We need to get out more....
SHOWS WE'VE WATCHED:
And this is what I mean that we need to get out more.. too many TV shows to count. But some we have watched are; Psych, The 100, Baby Daddy, Dexter, Young & Hungry, Fixer Upper, Love it or List it, Fuller House, New Girl, House Hunters, How I Met Your Mother, Forensic Files, Flip or Flop, Arrow, Making a Murderer, Flea Market Flip, and many more I'm sure.
RESTAURANTS WE'VE LOVED:
Now this one we're good at... (as this year we've put on a few extra pounds LOL). El Rodeo will always hold a special spot in our hearts and tummies (first date), Porterhouse, Rock Top, Olive Garden, Red Robin, Milano's Pizza & Pasta, The Cheesecake Factory, and Cafe Rio. (And I'm sure we'll have more to add to the list in the future... lol).
GIFTS WE'VE GAVE TO EACH OTHER:
Flowers, candy, clothes, cards, chocolate, gift cards, month anniversary gifts, Halloween treat bags, holiday cards, Christmas gifts, Easter baskets, positive pregnancy tests (LOL), dinners and breakfasts, surprise lunch visits, and birthday gifts. One of the best gifts that I can name that Luke gave me was this gorgeous winter wonderland/old church decoration piece for Christmas. But then again... it's also tied with the snowman scentsy Luke got me that I had my eye on at the fair... As you can see I love Christmas... and Luke knows it. And the best gift Luke has gotten from me? The baby that will be here in September LOL.
MOVIES WE'VE SEEN:
Another category we're good at. There's no way I can name them all...Age of Adeline (that was actually the first movie we saw as hubby and wife!), The Jungle Book, Inside Out, White Chicks, Princess Bride, The Goonies, A League of Their Own, Field of Dreams, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Grease, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Sandlot, Guardians of the Galaxy, Insurgent, Spy Kids, Night at the Museum, Exodus, Jurassic World, Minions, Let's Be Cops, Harry Potter series and honestly... tons and tons more...
THINGS WE DID:
Honeymoon-ed in Seattle (by staying in the Grand Hyatt, exploring Pikes Place, the Aqurium & Zoo, the Ferris Wheel), moved into a house, had at least 3 garage sales, went camping, horseback riding, celebrated my 21st birthday, went on many dinner dates, went canal swimming, went golfing, went to the carnival and fair, had many Harry Potter marathons, went fishing,went gambling, carved pumpkins, had a Halloween party, bought bikes and went on nightly neighborhood rides, said goodbye to my sweet horse, went to a Cougs game, went and saw the play A Christmas Story, got a fish, announced we were pregnant, went to many ultrasounds and doctors apts, celebrated Luke's 23rd birthday, got a puppy, held a gender reveal party, and most recently, went to Seattle for a Mariner's game and to sort of re-live our honeymoon for our 1 year anniversary! (We also swam in a closed hotel pool at night. It was so fun hahah).
THINGS WE HAVE NOT DONE:
Left Washington, paint the house, avoided any bills (dang it.... haha), gotten any TV channels; we just have Netflix and Hulu, exercised.... (well, we have, but not very faithfully... as you can see LOL), gone on as many walks as we should have since we have the high school track as our backyard, gone to Rexburg to show Luke and see old friends, and we have not gone crazy with buying baby stuff... yet........
FAVORITE HOMEMADE MEALS:
Italian Chicken, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Hamburger Soup, Sausage & Rice Casserole, Chicken Crescent Rolls, Roasts, and Luke's definite all time favorite by yours truly- White Chicken Chili!
FAVORITE DESSERTS:
Cheesecake Chess Bars, Texas Sheet Cake, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Oreo Cheesecake Bars, Johnny Pop (ok, so more of a snack, but its the best popcorn and I've always liked it, but pregnant Makenna has to have it weekly... if not daily. Yikes.), Fudge Crinkle Cookies, and obviously cookies and cream ice cream that we always seem to have in the freezer... (hahah I'm laughing and realizing why I've gained so much weight since our wedding day.)
Those are just a few random fun facts of this year. I can honestly say that I love this little life that Luke and I are living. We enjoy nothing more than just being with one another, and we are always content to stay in every night and cuddle up on the couch and just enjoy quality time. He makes me happy and I make him happy, and even on the days where we may not exactly like each other, I know that we will always be there for each other and keep building this life together.
Truly, its not perfect. We've had our moments, but my heart is somehow connected with his in a way that I know that while I don't believe in soulmates or destiny, I believe that God lets us be truly be happy in our decisions, and He lets us know in ways when we made the right ones. And Luke, he was the right choice.
Happy 1 Year to us. Now if you'll excuse me, we're gonna go cut into that cake from our wedding that has been frozen this whole year. Wish us luck!!!
Stay tuned for next year, when we will have an 8 month old and our story will get much more interesting. ;)
-Makenna (and Luke).
P.S. Fun fact #73648, did you know Makenna means "happy one"? And Luke means "light giving"? Well, I'd say those two go together ;)
