1st Anniversary!

Well folks, it's official! Jeff and I have been married for a whole year!!! (And no one has killed anyone else. I chalk this up to the threat of jail.) All kidding aside, I am so happy to be married to someone who gets me completely. No pretending, no games, just genuine love and respect for one another. I think that's a good thing to build a marriage on.
We had an amazing weekend.... I took Saturday, Jeff took Sunday, and we both planned outings and dinners that the other would enjoy. (I managed to ruin Jeff's plans by going out with friends Friday night... in heels no less.... and losing my car. I walked about two miles in heels and got blisters about an inch around in various places on my feet. I hobbled around all weekend, and we couldn't go to Conner Prairie like he planned.)
I invited Jeff's best friends up for Saturday, and we went around Circle Center Mall, and ended up in Tilt arcade. Jeff and his bff Sketch were like little boys again. Sketch's wife Zanne and I went and checked out the Chocolate Shop... I can't remember if it is the Godiva one or not.... oh well. My blood sugar hit the roof after looking in the window. :) It was insanely crowded! The Circle City Classic was that weekend, and the whole city was downtown. We ended the evening by going out to the Hard Rock Cafe. It was delicious. I recommend the pulled pork sandwich. Yum! Jeff and I went down to Monument Circle after our friends left and got some ice cream at South Bend Chocolate Co. I really recommend their fondue. It is excellent... but not gluten free. Then we headed home to snuggle and watch a movie together. It was a fun day!
Jeff had planned to take me out on some outings that required a lot of walking... like to Conner Prairie, and then to Holiday Park for a picnic and some hiking.... but my feet were so blistered I could barely make it from one end of the house to another. I felt so bad for messing things up... but Jeff came up with another plan... which was equally romantic! He took me out to Famous Dave's BBQ for lunch... it was so fantastic. If you love good BBQ, and can spend 13-15 bucks... this is not a place to miss! We left there stuffed, and with food still on our plates. He then took me to Big Lots. (call me crazy... but they have one dollar hand soaps...one of my many weaknesses!) I left with some lime coconut verbana handsoap, and a country orchard candle. Life smells wonderful at the Frazier house!! We then went to a discount theatre and saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2. Another one of my weaknesses. That man is amazing. :) I loved seeing it again. After the movie was over, he took me to a half-price bookstore and let me pick out a few new reads. It was a lovely afternoon.
We had dinner at Uno's... he had planned to take me to an Italian restaurant... but what fun would that be for him? He has Celiac's disease, which means he can't eat any wheat or wheat gluten, and that is almost all of an Italian restaurant's menu. So I convinced him that Uno's was a good choice for everyone. They have excellent Gluten-free pizza. Jeff had a pepperoni, sausage and mushroom pizza, and I had a broccoli, goat cheese and fig pizza with a balsamic glaze. It may sound weird... but it was fantastic. I also sampled their french onion soup... one of the best I have ever had!!

The new wedding ring!

And to top off the wonderful weekend... we had just gotten home, and I had changed into pajamas. I was sitting on the loveseat, and Jeff asked me what my favorite part of the day was... I told him that I loved seeing Harry Potter, but my favorite was probably the bookstore. He put his hands in front of me.... and then said "Oh, it wasn't this??'' And in his hands, in a black velvet ring box, was the most beautiful diamond ring. He then asked me to marry him all over again, and told me it was the ring he should have gotten me. I was speechless. He is a wonderful, romantic husband... and I am a very lucky wife!!