The 4th of July weekend was not only a great time of celebrating our nation, but also celebrating our one year anniversary!
Jake and I spent the weekend at the river house. It was fun to be on the water and ride the boat, but also to remember how just a year before we were having our rehearsal dinner there. It was great to reminisce about all the people, food, and fireworks. It's hard to believe how fast time passes.
But, I would be lying if I said that whole weekend away was effortless and went off with out a hitch....
It all started with us just trying to make it out of the house and actually more than one minute down the road. In total we turned around 5 times! We kept leaving small but important things.... The key, the dog food, the shopping list, the 10 pounds of hamburger meat we had bought for the family cookout on the 4th! I thought we would never leave, but we finally did! When we arrived at the river house we thought, "wow, it's hot!" "man I wish they would have left the a/c on!"---little did we know, they did---it had just stopped working! After many phone calls to Jake's dad and uncle it was a fact- we would spending our 1 year anniversary with no a/c in the middle of summer!
After accepting the fact and turning all the fans on we just wanted to escape and get on the water! We did and it was so nice. I love the river at sunset!
The next day we were going to make the most of it and stay out of the house as much as possible. We carefully applied 70 SPF all over me. As many of you know I burn at the thought of sunlight.
We spent about two hours on the water and wanted to come in for lunch. When we came in the house Jake looked at me with a look of disgust and pain and said to me that I was very burned.... He wasn't lying I could barely move the rest of the weekend and was forced to wear a T-shirt when outside.
You might be thinking surly nothing worse could happen-- that has to be all---sorry your wrong.
After having to sleep in a house with no a/c + bad sunburn I could not endure another night! So on Sunday night (our 1 year anniversary) we stayed with my in-laws. And let me tell you, even though it was not how I pictured my one year anniversary, I was so thankful to have a/c!
The next day we drove the 10 minuets back to the river and spent the day with my family. We had so much fun swimming, going out on the boat, laying in the hammock under the trees, and eating! We stayed around to watch fireworks- and don't worry we had to leave in a mad dash because I got approximately 25 mosquito bites!
While our anniversary weekend was not "perfect", I did have someone who is perfect for me to laugh at all that happened. We for sure will never forget our 1st anniversary, and I wouldn't change it for anything!
And don't feel too bad for us--- we leave for a week trip to Rivera Maya in 58 days!
