My FIRST anniversary!

Well ya'll... one year ago today, I married the sweetest, kindest, most thoughtful and caring, loving, forgiving, hardworking and generous man I've ever known. I am so incredibly blessed to wake up next to him every morning. I can't believe that it's been ONE year already!

Our wedding day was so sweet and special. We got married at my good friend Cristi Atchley's house. It was beautiful, intimate and stress free. How many people do you know have stress- free weddings?! I was very blessed. My brother gave me away.

Our cake was "strawberry cheese cake" from a local bakery - strawberry and cream cheese filling. The one bite I got was DE-lish. Yes, I only got one bite of my wedding cake: the bite that my husband fed me. We were too busy trying to get lots of pictures to even think about cake. So one year later, I'm hoping it's just as delicious when the topper thaws and we cut into it tonight after dinner.

I LOVED my wedding invitations so much - I asked the photographer to get a picture of them. I made them myself! The lace, pearls and ribbon were SO beautiful. So proud of how they turned out. They were perfect in every way - and super easy to make!! I'm such a DIY gal.

Here are a few of my favorite pictures of our special day:

Jeff (Cristi's husband) carved our initials into one of the trees in their backyard! So sweet! And a perfect prop for pictures!

We even had the perfect get-away car! My poor husband had to give up his beloved mustang when we bought the house - but you have to admit - it was a smokin' hot car! Glad we got some pictures of it at our wedding.

Yes - lots of changes in the last year! This morning, I woke up to pancakes made by my sweet husband, made my own orange juice in my brand new juicer, washed and waxed our new vehicles together and swam in our very own pool at our new house! I am so blessed ya'll. It's amazing what a year can do.

Tonight, we're cutting our cake - and toasting Moscato in red solo cups. HA! We're turnin' redneck ya'll! (OUR TOASTING FLUTES ARE STILL PACKED.)

Here's to the next year, and hoping there are lots more successes, a completed house that we can have a party in for our second year anniversary and maybe a munchkin on the way. You never know! It could happen. ;)

P.S. Our cake was AHH-MAZING! So fresh and moist! It should be! I wrapped that bad boy in 3 layers of saran wrap and 2 layers of foil! HA! (WE ALSO FOUND A COUPLE WINE GLASSES INSTEAD OF SOLO CUPS. WE'RE MOVIN' UP IN THE WORLD!)