Celebration

Stefan and I are finally able to enjoy some cake and champagne.

I used the cake mix my family sent and added some Bavrarian creme so the blueberries would stick. I could use some work on cake decorating, but at least it tastes good!

And I love champagne! We always have bottles chilling in our fridge.

I'm not a sommelier, but I get really irritated when people called sekt or sparkling wines champagne. True champagne only comes from the champagne region of France. Since we visited Reims last year, it reminds me of our trip.

As Dave Matthews said, "Celebrate we will, for life is short but sweet for certain."

happy anniversary + a half

Stefan and I have been married for a year and half today. It's crazy how quickly the time passes and I have a feeling it's only going to continue flying by as we grow older. I've taken the warnings about how around the second anniversary the itch for a baby may come, however I think we had our fix this past weekend.

Tonight we'll celebrate with dinner at the restaurant where our reception was held. It will be nice to have an excuse to put on nice clothes and spend more time ogling each other. I'm sure we'll get nostalgic and talk about all of the great things our future holds, as well as how much we've accomplished since being married- thanks of course, to each other's support. We'll recall all of the fun we had at our wedding and how nice it was that we were able to buy a piece of art work from our reception to always admire. We'll talk about the wedding day chaos and all of the mishaps that made things memorable and uniquely ours, and what a great day we had celebrating with our closest friends and family.

We'll also reminisce about our trip to Paris + Reims for our first anniversary, and how it seems like just yesterday we were admiring the romance of Paris from the Trocadéro and getting giggly from the champagne in front of the Notre Dame.

If the first year and a half is an indication of anything, we have many adventures and excitement ahead of us. Times like these always make me appreciate life and how incredible things are when you're able to share time and experiences with someone you love so much.

Reims Surprise!

I've been really getting excited about all of our upcoming trips. 

I decided a couple different options while we are in Paris, including a day trip to a couple champagne houses in Reims. 

To surprise Stefan, I went to the grocery and bought some tiny bottles of Veuve-Clicquot and Pommery Pop (the 2 houses I'd like to go to) and lit our apartment with candles and wrote a nice card saying it was ‘a taste of what’s to come’ – he was surprised to say the least. 

We tried the trick where you put ice and then about a cup of salt in a little water for instantly chilled beverages– it worked marvelously.



I love random surprises... especially when champagne is involved. We already have the best 'paper' anniversary gift planned, with our plane tickets.