So I was off to such a great start, 3 blogs in a row and then life picked up and the blog got left behind. I could make excuses or try to quickly re-cap the past few weeks but it would take forever. So for those of you who were curious, here are my thoughts on 2 of the highlights of the past month! (Crazy as it seems, neither one has anything to do with my job....)
1st Anniversary! Brent and I have officially been hitched a whole year. I can't say it has always been perfect or with out complications but I think we did a pretty good job of working together to make our first year pretty great! We were together for quite a while before getting married, (almost 4 years) but we did not live together prior to being married, so naturally we had some bumps along the way....(ie: my tendency to hang a bag full of recycling on the door instead of taking it to the garage and Brent's refusal to make the bed even though he is the last one out of it....) All in all, I would not trade what we learned during this first year for anything and I can honestly say that we love each other more today than we did a year ago. On the actual day of our anniversary, Brent and I were talking about how lucky we are to have such a strong support system. This was evident in the weeks leading up to our wedding, when people went out of their way to help us prepare. Again, on the day of our wedding when people traveled and gave up their time to celebrate with us and in the year since as we've been blessed with family and friends who love and support us as a couple and always point us back to each other when we vent frustrations. We are extremely fortunate! As for how we celebrated our Anniversary, Brent was able to make a childhood dream of mine come true.....James Taylor, live in concert!!! Seems kind of strange I know, but you did not live in the Aaron household and not have an appreciation for James Taylor!! We also were able to spend an entire Sunday relaxing at home, just the two of us! (This never happens!) All in all a GREAT day!
B.Sass Bridal Bash!! Anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE hosting parties! (I am my mother's daughter!) So I was so excited to co-host the bridal shower/ bachelorette party for one of my roomies from Northwest. Brooke and I have been friends now for the better part of 10 years now and I just can't imagine my life with out her (which is a good thing, because she is marrying my hubby's best friend from college!) B.Sass and I are so opposite in so many ways that sometimes I'm shocked that we were able to live together for so long! I'm opinionated and a control freak, she is laid back and easy going. I'm loud, Brooke is quiet. Brooke prefers not to be the center of attention and I don't have a problem putting on a show!! Brooke is the type of person you can trust with your secrets, I blab everything I know! She is such an amazing person in so many ways and I am so excited for her and Casey. I was so glad that we were able to gather up all the gals and celebrate her last days as B.Sass!
Something that I absolutely LOVE about my girlfriends is that no matter how much time passes or what new adventures we find ourselves experiencing, we are ALWAYS able to seamlessly fall back into each others lives. In some ways it's like we are still 20 years old, drinking too much, staying out too late, and then heading home to eat pizza and recap the craziness of the night's events. But we also never fail to be there for each other for the big stuff, loss of old loves and the start of new ones, graduations, new jobs, weddings, new homes, babies...We've been partners in crime for a long time and I just feel lucky every time we get together! The relationships between women can be complicated; We don't always get it right, nothing is ever perfect, we've hurt each other before and might again but the one thing I know for sure is that I am better person because of my girlfriends and I only hope that they could say the same about me. I love these gals and I can't wait for B.Sass's reception.....everyone knows that the RFL's LOVE a good wedding reception! (Hopefully, I will have another post before then but who knows?)
