One Year Ago...

I can't believe how the year has flown by. In some ways I feel like my wedding was yesterday, but in other ways I feel like I can't remember my life before Ben. We've been looking forward to celebrating our 1st anniversary. November 10th fell on a Saturday this year, so we got to celebrate our big day on the actual day and spend the whole day together. Ben planned the whole day as a surprise to me. We started out walking through the Gateway - it was the most beautiful day outside- almost the same weather as the year before. We got in some shopping (how did he know me soo well?) and a little bit of golf in the afternoon. Then we went to The Roof at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building for dinner. What a spectacular view.
I thought it would be fun to go to the top of the Wells Fargo Building to remember our reception, but sitting almost right on top of the temple was so much more memorable. I felt like we had the best table in the whole place. It was just incredible. I had the belt taken off my dress and I wore it with a black dress, I felt like a princess all over again.
The night wouldn't have been complete without eating the top of our wedding cake... and I have to say it was just as delicious to me as it was last year. After we had our bites, Ben said, "should I throw it away now?" um, no, let's keep it... I'm looking forward to eating the rest of it! As soon as I'm off this sugar high from all the desserts at the buffet.

We had a fantastic day. I'm so nostalgic I love these days to come and I'm sad when they're gone. Help... I still want to get teary when I drive by the Wells Fargo building.

Halloween Weekend

Ben and I had a great halloween weekend. I am not one to really get into this holiday... simply because I don't have kids yet to dress up in darling costumes, and secondly I think it's slightly odd that adults dress up with no where to go (today our mail lady was dressed in full pirate apparel, and the girl at Arby's who helped me was a ladybug... is that weird to anyone else?)

This year we did have fun. Ben and I were invited to a party for adults, how fun! We originally wanted to find partner costumes to be figure skaters, but that proved pretty difficult. We went to a vintage clothing store and found some sweet alternatives. My first idea was 'we are beach movie extras from the 60's!' That was a little too hard to convey, so we went as "Vintage Beach barbie and ken" (even better, I got to wear heels with a bathingsuit!) So here we are.

I borrowed a cotton kimono from Granny (thanks Gran!) and put some flowers in my hair, how fun! More than me, people couldn't belive Ben's sweet outfit. A few of the guys wanted his seersucker yellow shorts (I swear). So we didn't win the costume contest, but Ben did win the Bunko tournament we had that night. It was fun to dress up... complete with hairspray, a week of solid self-tanning, and lots of fun makeup that I haven't worn since showchoir in high school.

On Monday night was the Oviatt family halloween party - all the grandkids wear their costumes and come to grandma's to decorate cookies, break a pinata, etc. Ben and Matt dressed up for fun - check this out! Ahh! I'm not sure of the exact costume name, but let's just say it reminded me too much of some people I'd seen in Mississippi. :)