Anniversary Weekend'O'Fun!

So most of you know by now Rich and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary yesterday. It was such a lovely weekend!

Friday was a short day for the kids at school so I was home after making a stop or two by 2 o'clock for a change. We puttered around the house for a bit and while Rich napped I got caught up on my tv I had taped previously in the week.

Friday evening we went to Lo Presti at Maxwell's on Jackson St which is where we had our reception. We've only gone a few times just the two of us and we had our usual gazebo which was nice. As the dinner was a gift we were able to go all out. I had soup, steak diane with fettuccine alfredo, and for dessert Rich had arranged ahead of time for us to have an item not on the menu - banana's foster. Yummmyy. Then he ordered chocolate covered strawberries to go. Also not on the menu. The food was fabulous as usual. We went home and watched a movie together and snuggled. Rich is a good snuggler. He doesn't mind cuddling with most people so give him a try sometime!

Saturday we did a bit of running around, Rich went to the chiropractor, we wandered around Blessings and then hit Montana's for lunch and my usual baked chicken penne. The afternoon was relaxing and we napped in preparation for Wicked! Off to Toronto. There were two T-shirts I saw that I really wanted from the show and Rich had said he'd pick one for me as an anniversary gift, so when we got there I showed him the two I wanted and went to our seats. The seats were great, and the show was fabulous. Highly recommend it to anyone!

We were home pretty late and went almost immediately to bed, but not before getting my first anniversary present as it was past midnight. Rich showed me the shirt he picked for me. I love it! It sparkles a bit! We were just about to go to bed and he went to the closet and pulled out the other shirt! I love my hubby. He said it was supposed to be a Christmas gift but he couldn't wait. Love it love it love it. So cool. So off to bed.

Sunday was our actual anniversary and we were off to an art show. Rich saw a guy drawing on the street one day and stopped to see what he was drawing. It was all pictures of Hamilton architecture and scenes - all very nice. Turns out the guy works for the City of Hamilton and was showing his stuff at an art show, so we checked it out - very cool. This also was the day of the puppies. Just before going into the art show there was a woman with two dogs, one of which was a German Shepherd puppy about 12 weeks old, so we got down and played with her for a few minutes. Her name was Meadow. So cute. Later that day we saw a boxer cross puppy who was adorable also that we played with. We also saw a Neapolitan mastiff. I LOVE Mastiffs and I really want one. This one was 160lbs of mushy cuteness that I got to pet. Rich asked the guy if we could say hi and the guy got the dog out of his truck so we could.

We also went to see Rich's partner Darren and his wife Melissa and the triplets. So freaking cute. I got to feed Jessica and held her for a few hours. They are all about 6lbs 4oz now and 3 weeks old. So much fun. The evening we spent at home together until I had to drive back into Toronto :-(

Now Rich is probably reading this thinking I skipped the most important part of the day, but I just saved it for last. Rich took me on a picnic. Not just any picnic. He took me to Princess Point which is where we had our wedding photos taken. How sweet is that! We took a blanket and lunch and the camera, and headed down by the water so we could lean against a tree. It was quiet and secluded (largely because it's November), but it was actually quite nice. We had a nice meal and talked and cuddled. It was wonderful. Then, about the same time, the cold and pain set into our bums. We were both trying to think of how to tell the other we wanted to go cause we were getting cold and uncomfortable but didn't want to break the lovely afternoon. So funny. After a few minutes of squirming uncomfortably, we were both saying "so ummm this has been nice....let's go?" It was such a fun afternoon but so funny that we are now at a point where romance has it's place, but after a point, it's just not worth the frozen bums. It was actually a fun way to end the picnic as we laughed about it all the way back to the car, where we could sit comfortably.

All in all it was a fabulous first wedding anniversary. I know we will have many to come, but this one was special. We've both had long term relationships with yearly anniversaries, both celebrated big events with others, but this was the first event that was OURS. And it's the only time we will have a first wedding anniversary. My only regret is I had to leave so soon.

I love you Rich, thank you for a wonderful weekend.