happy 1 year

*HAPPY BELATED ANNIVERSARY TO US*

What a wonderful and exciting year it has been for us. Our anniversary was technically May 7 but with tons of visitors in town lately and Aaron's busy school schedule we didn't do anything too extravagant. Now that I think of it our holidays/special occassions really don't get celebrated on the actual day anymore with Aaron's schedule...somehow he always has a big test right after a birthday, valentines, anniversary, etc. So we have adapted and just pick random days to celebrate each other and life. Our real anniversary gift to ourselves is our upcoming trip to the Phillippines and we couldn't be more excited. It's like we've made a full circle since the first trip. Last time we were in the Phillippines I instantly fell madly in love with him, then had to convince my brother Sean right away that it was all going to work out and that it wouldn't ruin his friendship with Nate/Aaron, and then convince Aaron that he was in love with me too, but that part was easy. Today Aaron and I had lunch at a Korean restaurant and I told him how much I loved our marriage. I love that I have learned to not only like but love Korean food, I love that even though Aaron's teases me about JB (Justin Bieber) he doesn't mind if I play it in the car all day on road trips, I love that we have this time apart from family and friends in Utah to focus on us and rely on each other, (don't worry we still miss you guys), I love that we die of laughter every time we watch the Fantasy Factory, and most of all I love that I can love him forever and we can be together for eternity.

hooray

AT THE TOP OF OUR HIKE

I am waiting for Aaron to come home any minute after his last final of his first year of med school. hip hip hooray! I don't know if he'll agree with this statement but I feel like it flew by. It has been quite a start to a long journey and he's rocked it. love him. We both had really packed weeks. Aaron told me he wanted to die and come back as me, haha. He studied all week and well I dropped my mom off at the airport and picked up my friend Jelissa and then continued to party. Then my brother-in-law Adam came into town and we all had a blast...well except for Aaron who had to study all week. Good thing we have one heck of a summer planned so he can recover.

Mothers Day Vacation

My Mom came to Arizona on Monday and we've been having so much fun! It's my very favorite when my mom comes to visit, I get a friend to hang out with all day every day while Aaron is busy with school, and my house just seems to feel better. I am so grateful for our special relationship, I think if you're going to be the only girl then you have to have a Mother that can double as your best friend too. We've enjoyed shopping, sunshine, tennis, pool time, movies, and everything else in between.

golf and sunshine

This past week was a very eventful and exciting one. We have had friends and family in town, we celebrated our one year anniversary, and mother's day! Aaron's best friend Pete and his wife Anne came to visit us. Their little boy Ryan kept us laughing all weekend long, it was such a blast.. We had fun days spent in the sun, at the golf course, Diamond Backs game, movies, and shopping! I always tell Aaron that we're so lucky that his friends married awesome people and my friends married awesome people so it's really just a great situation. We've really been spoiled when it comes to having visitors and everyone better just keep it up cause we're so used to it that I still don't think we really know what it's like to live far away from friends and family. It is the absolute best. I am seriously disapointed in our picture taking skills or lack there of, but these will have to do.

Now my sweet mom is in town and we're headed for massages in the morning...heaven.

Blondie

Dance.Dance.Dance
I taught dance everyday this week including a 6 hour long rehearsal prepping the girls for a competition next week which was exhausting but it made me so happy every single day. A dance studio is the best work place in the world. I'm super lucky. I don't have kids of my own yet to blog about their funnies but I have the pleasure of being around tons of silly kids each week.
My favorite quote from this week:
(This quote must be read in a cute kid voices of course)

1. "Miss Michelle did you know the top of your hair doesn't match the bottom of your hair." (just some good ol roots...but thanks for pointing it out.)

I've REALLY been debating dying my hair back blonde, and not just because of my little dance girls brutal honesty. Any opinions?

We also have a very very fun weekend in store and I really can't wait. I just need to make it through a few finals but thanks to the educational downgrade from a University to a Community College, I'm not stressed....not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing.

Retirement Bliss

I THINK WE WILL RETIRE HERE JUST SO I CAN DRIVE AROUND TOWN IN A GOLF CART ALL DAY.

Retard of the year

Congratulations to myself for becoming retard of the year today! After school Aaron was working in the yard and I was out there talking to him, went inside to change clothes for the gym, opened the front door to say goodbye, then I pulled out of the garage while he was then in the front yard. He asked, "You didn't lock the front door did you?" I said no of course not, I shut the garage and off to the gym/grocery shopping. I came home a few hours later to see my sweet husband sitting on our driveway. I seriously felt so bad but was laughing so hard you couldn't tell. I guess I locked the front door after all...woops...habit I guess. Thank goodness he loves me a lot.