First Anniversary...

May your lives be blessed and may love always find a dwelling place in your hearts.

Love is present here and love is what makes life more significant and certainly more interesting.  Love is not just a feeling – Love is a way of life and a way of living.  Love is not just about finding the right person but about being the right person. It is knowing, without a doubt, there is one whose hopes and dreams are just as important as your own. Love is giving permission for another human being to enhance your life, who you are and who you will become.  Something wonderful happens when you make the commitment to join your hearts and souls for a lifetime. ~Rev. Sue (June 12, 2010)

Sunday is our first wedding anniversary, and it has been an amazing first year.

Beach Debris...

These are pictures that I took at or by the beach. 

All my mom wanted from the coast was some beach debris.

So in honor of her that is what I'm calling this series of pictures.

Hope you like them.

...And Back Home.

Part 2 of our trip, we drove into California to see the Redwoods. It was all on highway 101, so we had beautiful views the whole time.

The Redwoods were amazing.  It was raining (okay it was a down pour), but it just made everything so green and beautiful.

  

It's amazing to look up and see how tall the trees are.

When we were planning the trip we were going to camp at Crater Lake on our way home, but the camp sites were closed so we stayed in a hotel in Klamath Falls.

It was obvious why the camp sites were closed, and we were not expecting this much snow.

We loved Crater Lake and can't wait to go back when there is a little less snow and more roads open around the lake.

The drive home was really beautiful.

It was a lot of fun and a great way to celebrate our anniversary.

Now where to go next year?

To The Coast...

For our anniversary, Bryan and I went on a road trip to Oregon and California. We left late Wednesday night and drove until we couldn't drive anymore. After a 3 hour nap at a truck stop, we made it to Oregon to see the sun come up.

This is seconds before it started to snow.

We got to Newport on the coast, and loved the town. Driving down the Oregon coast was so beautiful, and so much fun.

We had a great time exploring the little towns all long the coast. One of my favorites is Florence, which is where we stop for lunch and a little shopping.

(This is for you Suzy)

 This is the Sea Lion Caves.

 

So we have a lot of great pictures so I'm splitting it into two posts so stay tuned.