1 year Anniversary

On the back of 12 pictures I will write 12 messages. One to be open every hour on the day of our 1 year anniversary

January.

Oh what a month our first was. Neither of us were really interested. You blew me off on our first date. I really didn't expect to much from us going out. You thought I was a weirdo when we talked on the phone but your family nagged you and we went out. After our first date we had our Tuesday day off fun. All day, from movie to mall, cheesecake to bowling we felt something special. Our third date was Friday in the park. We snuck into the park and even though it was freezing I will remember our first kiss sitting on that frozen bench. And so our Journey begins.

February.

You weren't working yet so we had plenty of time to go on dates. We went out a couple times a week and we started learning about each other. I was enjoying our time with you and I asked you to be my girlfriend this month. I then planned out a romantic valentines day. First we woke up early to go to church together. While we are at church I had flowers delivered to your house with some chocolates. As I drove off I called you to come look out your front door to find the surprise. I then picked you up in the afternoon to go on our date. We went out to go see the movie Valentines day, followed by dinner reservations at a Thai restaurant, and to top the night off we had cheesecake from the cheesecake factory. A sweet end to a sweet day.

March.

We had been together a few months and we started meeting each others friends and family. You met Jamaal first on one of our early dates at my favorite restaurant Dave's Famous BBQ. There was the time we met up with Jubin, Lorraine, and Arun for bowling. Or as I liked to call them Bob, Lydia, and Ishmail. We had a group dinner at Baci's with my friends Phil and Jamaal and you brought your girls. That was an awkward night since our friends didn't really mingle. Though they were all happy for us and thought we made a cute couple. I remember the first time I came over to your house to meet your family. I was so nervous. Your family made me feel welcome and the kids kept me laughing and having a good time. Your family came over to my house as well and everyone was laughing and talking and they agreed that we were meant to be together.

April.

By the time April had rolled around you had dragged me to a wedding convention. We already knew that we were going to be together. I told you I loved you for the first time while relaxing on a Sunday afternoon. We had something special and I wanted to make you feel special. So on the day of your birthday I called out all of your friends and told them about your surprise birthday party. Everyone was excited for you and I thought kept the secret. You were a good sport about it and acted surprised. That day your friends and family showed you that they loved you and I was glad to be a part of your life. Even if I did mess up with not inviting your older sister she still forgave me even though she does still give me a hard time.

May.

The economy was tough and after loosing your job back last November you were able to find a job out in white planes. You hated everything about it though. The commute sucked, your boss didn't know what she was doing, and the hours kept you away from me at night. We made the best of it though. I was always there for you to talk to when you had a horrible day. We had our weekends and we were looking forward to our future together. We already knew we were getting married and started our preparations. We had settled on our date and booked the hall and the church. Even through the hard times we were happy that we had each other.

June.

We spent a lot of time together up to this point but I wanted to share an amazing experience with you. It was time to go on our cruise to the Bahamas. White Sandy Beaches, beautiful blue skies, delicious food, and a whole week with my baby. We could not have asked for a more beautiful vacation. We were together for 7 days on that boat and we enjoyed sharing every meal, going to watch shows, relaxing on the beach, and doing it all again the next day. But I had another surprise for you. On the day we went to the Bahamas I wanted to make everything perfect. We were spending the day in the pool, going down the lazy river, spending some time on a beach, and even visiting the aquarium. It was a fun but exhausting day. After all that I found a beautiful location and got down on one knee to give you a beautiful ring and ask you to be my bride. You said yes...

July.

We were engaged to be married and it was the summer. So began our summer of fun. Unfortunately you had been let go at your job. It was a blow to your ego but better things would be around the corner. This did leave us with plenty of time to spend with each other. We finally got to have that nice romantic walk on the beach we wanted. I also had my annual Fourth of July BBQ. We hosted a great party filled with fireworks that we shared with our friends and family. We took out the kiddies for bowling and pizza, went to Pennsylvania and took Paylin to the park, and had a beautiful ride on a Ferris wheel on a cool summer night. We were 2 kids having fun and in love.

August.

At the end of our Summer of fun we decided to throw a big party for our friends and family. You looked beautiful at our engagement party. You had family come from Florida, jersey, Pennsylvania, Canada, just to show you their support. I got to meet a lot of your extended family and you met a lot of mine. The place was beautiful and the food was great even if you didn't have a chance to really eat. We took tons of pictures that day and we showed just how big of a family we really had. We had people sing for us and even had a dance. The girls did a great job of MCing the party as well. Outside of the stage fiasco everything went great and we got the approval of the community to spend the rest of our lives together.

September.

The fall was a big time for other peoples weddings that we were a part of. It started with Karen's wedding in September. You were dressed in your awesome blue sari and me in my suit. We looked great together and we found new ideas that we could incorporate into our wedding. In October I flew out to Dallas for Lina's wedding. Even though it was only 2 days away from you I missed you so much. I was able to see you whenever I wanted and when I was miles away from you all I wanted to do was hold you in my arms.

October.

On the hours leading up to my birthday all I could think about was you. Being in Texas seeing everyone else happy, I knew your voice would bring me that same happiness. When I heard the phone ring and you were on the other side made my heart calm. I was glad you came to pick me up from the airport the next day as well. On top of that you also let me have my tradition of having my birthday dinner at Santoor and inviting my friends and family to be there with me. We ended the month with Halloween with the kiddies. I had a plan to maximize the candy intake with 3 adorable kids and you saw the kid in me come out. I am a dork but I am your dork and that is why you love me.

November.

The weather was getting colder and we we started staying in more. We had Nima's engagement party coming up. We were able to see Sterling similar to how we were going to see it for our wedding. I took tons of pictures and you were part of the family already. We also got really good news. After being without a job for a few months you told me you got offered a new job. It was located closer to home, payed more then your last job and the people you work with are a lot nicer. Things were looking brighter for our future... Our future together is something that has been on my mind. We both dreamed about what our future would be like.. Our wedding is right around the corner and we have a lot to look forward to.

December.

Christmas came and went and so did the new year. You got to meet some of the people I worked with and all of them thought you were beautiful and told you how great of a guy I am. I hope you believe them. With the new year and our 1 year anniversary here I want to let you know how much I love you and how glad I am to be with you. When I look forward I can see both of us sitting together in front of the TV watching both your favorite shows and mine. We will be going through a cookbook learning new recipes. Eventually we will buy our own place to settle down and raise kids. I see you as an amazing mother who spoils our kids. We will be happy together and I want to let you know that my life truly began when I met you. Happy 1 year Anniversary Baby.