We made it!

I think it's funny that people have said "Congratulations, you made it!" when I told them we were going to be celebrating our one year anniversary this last weekend. Really? How many people do you know that don't make it to one year? We've had so much fun being married this first year, it's been pretty ridiculous. We both are so happy and in love and are so grateful for all the many wonderful things we have, and have been able to do together. Everything is an adventure for us, and we laugh a lot. It has really helped to make the little frustrations seem trivial and short-lived when we focus more on the good and make each other laugh. Yes, we may seem more childish than many other married couples, but we're probably laughing a lot more :)

We celebrated by going to dinner at Fish House Vera Cruz in Carlsbad. It was where Danny surprised me with his proposal, so it was a special place for us. We had mentioned to the waiter that we were celebrating our anniversary, and he surprised us with a free dessert after our dinner (awesome!). We then took a short drive along the coast before heading home. We didn't want to have bad luck, so we went ahead and defrosted our cake topper from the wedding and sliced into that. We only took our obliged one bite and decided that it wasn't worth going back for more. The flowers you see in the background were a surprise Danny gave me the night before. Yes, we were both in our pj's at this point. We're both all about being comfy and warm, and it was right before going to bed that we decided to cut into the cake.

Another fun thing that happened this month: we finally bought a grill. We've known we wanted one for a while now, and have finally had the money come up in the right places. We didn't want anything too big, so as to not have to lug it around small apartments when we move. And didn't want to pay too much either, but wanted something sturdy and reliable. We went browsing one Monday night for family home evening, but weren't really impressed with what we found. The randomly we were shopping at Costco and walked right into almost the exact one we wanted, AND it was cheaper than the other flimsy options that we had seen earlier at Lowe's and Home Depot. We were so excited and used it the next day. Now Danny doesn't have to walk across the complex to use the community grills that don't work very well. We also can start including fish in our diet since neither of us wanted to cook it inside the house (we've both had bad experiences with cooking fish in the house and having to deal with the smell). Needless to say we are very happy and looking forward to more yummy food options, especially as summer is approaching.

This month we also got memberships to the rock climbing gym that we went to for Danny's birthday. We've already gone about every other day for the last week and LOVE IT. Our bodies have been a little sore, but we already feel stronger and have gotten better at many of the climbs. It's all bouldering, so no ropes or harnesses, just free climbing with padded floors. It's such an awesome place and we're really looking forward to the exercise and relaxation it provides. As you can tell....we are really happy about it.

What day is it today?

The last couple of weeks have been pretty crazy in the Warren household. Both of our jobs are keeping us really busy we often have to think twice about what day it is and what's supposed to be going on. On a brighter note the weather has been beautiful (classic SoCal winter). We usually don't see much rain until March and April, so I'm sure we have it coming. It's also starting to stay lighter longer and we're really excited about that. (Common Daylight Savings!)
We've scheduled our yearly trip to Utah for the summer (June) which will also include a brief excursion to Idaho. I'm excited to show Danny around my college campus and the few local attractions that used to entertain us. We are both super stoked about seeing friends and family, and enjoying a full week of exciting adventures.
Other than that, life has just been flowing along. Nothing over-the-top exciting going on yet. I've slacked this month at taking pictures, so we don't really have anything to show, but that will definitely change before the end of the month. Check back again for a more exciting post!