June 23: Has it already been a year?

On one hand, I can't believe it has already been one year since our wedding.  On the other hand, our wedding seems like it was AGES ago.  Happy Anniversary to US - to my best friend and partner.  Our adventures together continue, from our Caribbean cruise honeymoon to a broken ankle, and from dreams of building a house to updating our current residence.  Life as a Gilmore continues to be an interesting ride.

We started our anniversary with breakfast at a Creperie downtown.  DELICIOUS!  In the afternoon, we celebrated in the most appropriate way we know - at a Royals game!  We endured 5 horrible innings.  We weren't batting well, the pitching was pretty bad, and it was HOT and HUMID.  So, we decided to leave.  As we reached the gate, we heard the first home run.  As we reached our car, we heard the second.  Our response?  "WE DID THIS!"  If we would have stayed, they obviously would have continued to stink!  So, we listened to the rest of the game on the radio as we drove toward Legends.  As we sat down to dinner at Granite City, we saw the win on TV.  The Royals deserve a big THANK YOU for the excellent anniversary present!

I made us a yummy anniversary cake - white almond cake with raspberry filling and whipped topping.  Special thanks to my sister-in-law for cake baking tips!  It doesn't look the most professional, but it was pretty tasty, and the monkey and polar bear didn't seem to mind.  I was happy to reuse our wedding cake topper - I think this will be a tradition for us.  Cate was over for dinner on Saturday, so she helped me make it and frost it...

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Happy Year One to us.  Here's to many, many more.  The adventure continues!