1 year sweet married bliss!

"To find someone who will love you for no reason, and to shower that person with reasons, that is the ultimate happiness. " ~Robert Brault

Wow. Can you believe we've been married a year already?! Time really does fly when you're adjusting to a completely new life across the country! :-P No, it's def been a big year for us. Not a typical 1st year of marriage but I have to say I look back and wouldn't change a thing! Not only are we right where we want to be but we've learned so much about each other this year. True life lessons~ of patience and faith and strength. After this extraordinary year we felt like celebrations were def in order! We took a long weekend up to the White Mountains (2 hrs north of us)  for much needed time away - out of this teeny apartment! It was wonderful!

 

Kearsarge Inn, North Conway NH

 

I am a sucker for old things. :)

 

Our cottage

 

Umm ... yyyes?!

 Spacious and comfy

 

 

 

Joshua's 1st gift - I had a New York Cheesecake delivered to our room... the move across country stopped us from saving the top of our cake for the 1 year dig in. It was yum! 

 

Apple crumb cheesecake - similar to the one we had at our wedding

 

The first day we took a hike up to Ripley Falls

 

 

It was amazing!

 

 

The mountains up here are like something out of a fairy tale. Stunning!

  

  

One of the many covered bridges in this area...

 

After our hike we headed to Wildcat mountain to ride the ziprider!

 

It was soooooooooooo fun!

 

Headed up the mountain- this was my 1st time on the ski lift. There was NO bar and I was a tad nervous... :-/

 

It was perfect zipriding weather! 70's, breezy and blue skies! That's what I'm talkin' about!

 

After the ziprider we took the gondola all the way up the mountain- 4000 feet!

 

 

View from the top

 

Even though our anniversary was on Sunday we couldn't wait to do gifts... :))

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 I LOVE my new necklace!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Good looking couple ;)

 

At the steakhouse... it was de-lish!

 Showing it off :)

 

On our anniversary we had some breakfast at this hip cafe- total hippy vibe. So me! :0) The food was yum!

 

Then we walked around North Conway for a bit ...such a neat town.

This doggy loves his new toy! hehe

 

Cheese!

 

@ our place! :)

 

We took the afternoon train ride on the Conway Scenic railroad... this railroad's been around since 1872! 

I LOVE the history!

 

We opted for the special dome seating on the Dorothy Mae :)

She was built in the mid 50's for transcontinental service through Canada and the US.

 

All Aboard!! They do the Polar Express during Christmas time... we're SO bringing our future kiddos! One of my fav books as a kid!

 

Very excited! 

 

Our view from above

 

Chugga chugga, choo choo!

 

We're on a train mothaeffa! :-P Nerds, I know!

 

♥♥

 

It was neat 

 

The bar area...

 

After our train ride we walked over to Zebs General Store- so cool!

 

I LOVE this!!!

 

Mmm

 

They are serious about their Red Sox here people!

 

:) I like

 

For dinner we had reservations at the White Mountain Cider Co. It was Argentina themed tapas night. A local winery was also there and we enjoyed the all you can drink tastings :)

 

The food was great!

 

So was the wine!

 

Blowing my handsome husband kisses ♥♥

The band was soooooo good! Really enjoyed it. Folksy- love!

 

 

Lovebirds

 

Again, perfect weather to be outside!

 

After dinner we watched the sunset

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Then went back to our hotel and enjoyed ice cream and more wine out on the patio!

 

I needed to get nice and drunk so I would stop itching these damn bites! EEK!!! I got bit about 10x on my back, neck, head and one on my leg. Note to self: NEVER go into the deep woods without bug spray again! At least this time of year...black fly's and mosquito's are NOT my friends!

 

Ok, we were gonna ride that damn horse if it was the last thing we did! hehehehe

 

 

:0)

 

Driving home... gorgeous scenic drive with NO traffic! :-P

 

Lake Winnipesaukee

 

It was a great anniversary! A great year! Can't wait to see what's ahead in the years to come... :)

P.S. we got the townhouse! We'll be moving to Hampton Falls in July. Onto the next chapter! Hopefully this will be our last year of renting... and we'll be talking of buying an actual house on or near anniversary #2! 

 

P.S.S. This was my final gift to Joshua... pause the music if you have a min to watch. I'm enjoying making videos so much however my computer is not quality enough to really do it well. I have issues while I'm editing with it freezing up so I have to throw it together quickly. Grrrr. And I can never get videos to stay on there so it's all pics. :( Oh well, until I can get a new puter I'll do what I can... or talk Joshua into letting me use his next time maybe? ha! We'll see... :)

xoxo

Love and miss everyone! Talk atcha soon!

April showers bring May flowers

Hello peeps! Hope everyone is doing well. Joshua and I are doing great- loving life and loving the spring! It's been so nice. There's a nice even mix of rainy to sunny days. Pleasant mild temperatures ~from the mid 50's to the high 70's. Perfect weather for us. The green is back and it seems like every day is a new day! A newborn baby birdie is opening its eyes for the first time and quickly learning to chirp away! We have a nest right outside our bedroom window- must be Nightingales or Mockingbirds. They love to sing to us at night! :-) A new tree, bush or flower is in bloom while the early blooms are losing their petals and again rejuvenating into something new and beautiful. Spring really is a remarkable season. It makes me think a lot about my mom. I think she would especially love this time of year here and I wish I could share so many of these moments with her. Well I guess that is why I write this blog... I hope for this short time my mom and you feel like you're taking a quick trip back east to visit with the Sims ~  :)

 

Purple trees! 

 

Pink trees!

 

Geese

 

He was my buddy for an afternoon... hehe

 

Green leaves

 

Not a great pic... but wildflowers coming in here.

 

White trees!

 

Seafood shack on a rainy day

 

Rainy country road

 

My parking space view... 

 

Pink flowers just bloomed...

Last weekend we took a trip to this cute little restaurant called Pickity Place down in Mason, NH (40 mins SW of us). It was a nice relaxing drive on an overcast May day. I've been so anxious to make a trip to this spot as the quaint cottage and the rural surroundings were the inspiration for the illustrations in the book Little Red Riding Hood. It was such a neat place- all decorated in the theme of  the book- even featured Grandma the wolf... :) On site there were some lovely gardens, a gift shop and a greenhouse. The way it works is they prepare a 5 course meal, have 3 seatings a day and change their menu monthly. It was so earthy and fresh and FLAVORFUL! We enjoyed our May meal very much and will def be making a trip back!

 

Nutting Hill is where it all took place

  

 

Built in 1786- neat!

Why Grandma, what big eyes you have... yeah, this part was a bit creepy :)

 

The Gardens

 

I LOVE these weeping cherry trees... they are all over out here.

 

Cutest gift shop EVER

 

Back of the cottage

 

White daffodils

  

 

Dinner time!!!!! :-))

 

So I managed to get a pic of every course except the first course- the french onion dip. We were starved and it was DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I've never had such a refreshing and flavorful soup before in my life. It was amazing!

 

Mango orange tea

 

Yum salad

 

Yummy bread

 

Now this didn't look that great but man, it was fantastic!

 

Lemon mouse

 

He liked it :)

 

Me too, me too!

  

Perfect day

 

 

And the river runs through it...

 

Overcast skies

 

Skippin' rocks on the river by the railroad tracks...

 
Last but not least we've been wanting to get new iPhones forever! Well now that life's back to normal and we have stability again we were finally able to make the plunge! Woohoo! Check us out with our new gadgets. Oh, and we also said buh-bye to those CA area codes once and for all... :))

 

Hugs! xoxo