Firsts

David and I just celebrated our first birthdays together as husband and wife. How good it is to be here together! David's birthday was on Easter this year, so we started off the day at church, followed by a relaxing afternoon at home, including present & easter basket opening, napping, and making desert for later that evening. We went with some friends for a steak dinner at this great restaurant downtown, came home and played Settlers of Catan with the group, ate my grandma's famous apple crisp, and David & I finished off the night with a movie in bed.

For my birthday, David woke up and fixed me breakfast before heading to class. I spent the morning on the phone with birthday calls and when David got home he surprised me with a year membership to the Dallas Arboretum. We spent the rest of the afternoon there, and it was a gorgeous day. Then he took me out to Cheesecake Factory for dinner (yum!) and we spent the evening at home, playing games, eating ice cream and watching movies.

Other firsts...

- first "husband" & "wife" cards =)
- first Texas sunrise
- first Dallas Mavericks game & also first NBA game for David
- first time shopping together (I got David new shoes, shirts and pants!)
- first time making chili from scratch
- first time playing the piano for David
- first time being unemployed without the excuse of being a student since high school
- first round of tennis as a married couple
- first apartment with a doorbell AND an awesome peephole
- first time making David fried eggs
- first time cutting my husbands hair! - not just one number ;)
- first taste of Grandma Mac's green jello on a hot night


On the road, the morning of the day we arrived in Texas


Our friends David and Andrea at the Mav's game


Our new shoes


Our front door


Seconds on the jello - it was better than he expected =)