In a Year: Happy Anniversary J!

Winterthur Steps 2010

In a year.  A beautiful fall wedding day in the crisp October air. Wedding ceremony at Christ Church. An amazing cocktail hour and reception at Winterthur. Hotel Dupont brunch. Traveled across the country to Hawaii. Maui.  Horse back riding on the beaches, snorkeling in the blue water, eating fresh seafood, lounging by the Hyatt pool, watching the sunset, driving (surviving) the Road to Hana, Ioa Valley.  Big Island. Kona Village Resort (that sadly got swept away by the tsunami).  Helicopter ride across an active volcanic park.  Friends’ engagement party in Boston.  Hoboken & NYC west village dinner with Millers & Tullers. Christmas celebrations with family. Matching pajamas. Meg birthday in Rehoboth bed & breakfast. House of Walls Blog is born. 60^th birthday celebration for dad in NYC. San Francisco. Golden Gate Bridge. Sonoma. Wineries & reunion with Yardley friends on the West Coast. Tuohy Annual St. Patrick’s Party. Jamie does a chili 5k run, I watch. Connecticut to visit family and grad school friends. Easter with the Walls’ in Milton. Kitchen renovation! Kitchen renovation! Kitchen renovation! House décor. Graduation party. Family in Delaware. Rehoboth Beach vacation weekends. Day with Keller. Weddings. We find out we’re expecting Baby Walls!!! Bermuda. Fairmont Hotel. Caves. Union Soccer Season Tickets. More Rehoboth trips. Salt Air. Double family Rehoboth weekend. Connecticut trip. Telling the family I am pregnant! New Hampshire. Mt. Washington. Starting a new job. With a short commute. Wilmington Polish Festival. Easter Seals Appreciation Dinner. Hazel turns one. Nesting. More weddings.  Weekends at home. Hours of True Blood. Domaine Hudson dinners. Back to Winterthur. Dinner at Moro. An evening at Hotel Dupont. And so much more. In a year.

Winterthur Steps (with baby W on the way): 2011.

I love you Jamie. You make my life complete and show me day after day what it means to be truly content.  It’s a skill that you do better than anyone I’ve ever met.  You do unconditional love in a way that makes me sure that in our old age we’ll still be holding hands looking back on the many years we’ve been married, not just the first.  Happy Anniversary, love you more every day. Now let's eat some year-old stale cake.