*Our Anniversary*
When I left all of you, I was recapping our wedding in the week leading up to our anniversary, and then left you hanging. For that, I apologize! Jake and I had a wonderful and romantic first anniversary together-it will be hard to top. We were still recovering from the expenses of a wedding, so we didn't plan anything extravagant like a trip, but I really couldn't have asked for anything better. I had the day off and Jake took off work early. I had planned our overnight accommodations with a suite at the Radisson (if you recall, that's also where we had our reception) and our next day activities, so I tasked Jake with making dinner arrangements. After checking in and having a drink, we head off to dinner at a French restaurant downtown Des Moines that neither of us had been to, called Django. I think I found my new favorite restaurant! We share a delicious fromage (cheese) and charcuterie (meat) platter with cheeses and meats from various countries. Jake had a delicious pasta and I had beouf bourguignon along side a glass of pinot noir. One of the cool things we learned about Django is that they let you BYOB without any corking fees. We will definitely be taking advantage of that the next time we go. After dinner, we headed back to the hotel where we enjoyed some complimentary drinks in the bar, our cake topper (which to our dismay did NOT taste good), and champagne that was given to us by Jake's dad on our wedding day. We also opened each other's gifts. I got Jake a new laptop to replace the dying one he had (he had no idea!), and Jake being the extremely thoughtful person that he is followed tradition-both old and new-and got me a crystal time piece to put on my desk at work, and a sterling silver heart pendant necklace, along with the artist's other work (paper). The only downside to the evening was the lack of air control in our room, which made it uncomfortable to sleep, but the Radisson made up for it by refunding half of our room rate! Talk about great customer service!
The next day, we headed out to explore the Iowa Science Center since I had never been there. We watched an Imax movie about the Hubble telescope, had fun playing around in the gift shop, and learned all about Mars. It was no comparison to the MN Science Museum, but it was a fun day none-the-less. Afterwards, we grabbed Zombie Burger to go and headed home. A very successful 1st anniversary celebration indeed!
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| If you look REALLY closely, you can see my face! |
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| Who's Rocket do you think flew better? |
*A Superhero Birthday*
My BIL's birthday was in July, and I had seen a cake on Pinterest that was beyond perfect for him, so I gave it a whirl. It was a Captain American theme using his shield for the cake design with an action figure cake topper. I also designed a card to match, using the tri-fold shutter card template.
It wouldn't be summer without weddings and this year, we attended 2 in July. One of them was for close friends and Jake was a groomsman in it. It was a beautiful and very fun wedding. It's the last for a while in our circle of friends, so we made sure to live it up.
*Grad School*
On the same day that we celebrated our 1 year anniversary, I also started my very first class in my Master's program, which ended in the first week of August. Not only did I get an A in the class, but I actually got 100%!! I was so relieved to know that I can be a teacher AND a student. This past Tuesday, I started my 2nd class in Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment design. So far, I am enjoying the program and finding that it fits my busy schedule well. I'm hoping that I will continue to do well amidst the demands of teaching, tutoring, and of course crafting, without too much difficulty.
Well, I know that was a lot, but that pretty much catches you up on what went on the past couple of months. I hope to do better in the coming months, but I can't guarantee anything.
Until then,
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