1st Yr Anniversary in Atlanta

Well my love surprised me for our anniversary to a trip to Atlanta, GA to go to a Christina Perri & Jason Mraz concert!
I was beyond  excited!!! I saw Jason Mraz in concert a few yrs ago in Portland and always tell Mr. V how bad I want to see him again in concert.

We got up Saturday morning and made our trip to Atlanta. A couple of hours later we arrived at The World of Coca-Cola.
We had such a great time! We tried different types of soda from ALL over the word! Some were good (Asia's were REALLY sweet -- like liquid candy) and some were.. bleh (Germany ...uh! It was like SPICY.. idk.. gross)!
We also watched a fun 4-D movie! Our chairs shook and we got blasted with wind and water! It was fun!
There were some really neat old coca-cola things too!

The 2012 Olympic torch was in Georgia that same weekend so we took a picture with it!
Martin said that we are so favored by the Lord. It was a really awesome opportunity!

When we left they gave us coca-cola in a glass bottle. We had so so much fun!!

After that we went over to Gorden Biersch Brewery for dinner. It was really good. My Mr had a little beer sampler to try a little of all the beer that they brew and I had a peach ice tea (I was determined to get something with peach in it hehe).
Mr V ate a chicken avocado sandwich with REAL garlic fries and I ate a BBQ Chicken sandwich with regular fries. MMMmmmmm! It was delicious!
My silly phone then died at the restaurant when I was trying to take a picture of my love.

While we were leaving the restaurant it started to rain. HARD. We were starting to get bummed because the concert was outside. The rain FINALLY stopped right when we parked -- but it was still all wet and I walked in a lot of muddy puddles.
Mr V got AMAZING seats and it was covered! It was such a great concert!
Christina Perri is absolutely adorable and has a phenomenal voice and Jason Mraz is such a great performer!
It was our first concert together and it was awesome.
I was sad that I didnt get any pictures or videos... but my love just said that our first concert was very very intimate -- just us two. hehe.

I drove home after the concert and we attempted to go to Starbucks... but ended up in scary downtown Atlanta.. so we left without the coffee. We saw TONS of people. A very strange "ice cream truck" playing rap music. Aaannnddd a Cinderella carriage being pulled by white horse. No joke. haha. Crazy!

We had such an fun adventure for our anniversary!

Last night we read the memories from our memory jar. (:

It was fun remembering the past year together. (:

one year. (:

this video is from the concert we were at.... but I did not record this... I just youtubed it. hehe.

We were a little further away then this. (:



hooray for one year of marriage and 100 more!

fun anniversary celebrations and love. - Monica
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Friday's Letters

Friday is seriously my favorite day! The weekend is just about here and I get to write some letters (:




Dear Sophia, 
You sleep in the silliest of places! How is it comfy on the floor? Or with your head on the cable wire? Or on an empty box?! Hehe. You are too funny! I am so glad that your daddy is off this weekend so he hang out with us.  Hopefully he will take you out to go potty at 3am. (:
Love, Your momma.

Dear Honey Vanilla Chamomile Tea , 
Thank you for being our companion these past few evenings. Not only are you absolutely delicious but you help to relax my love and I for bed. I have so enjoyed our time together and I hope we make a habit of it. (:
Hope to See You Soon, A relaxed Wife.

Dear Washer and Dryer , 
I adore you! The way you make our clothes so sparkling clean is so wonderful. Mr. V is so excited when he comes home to clean relax clothes and clean work clothes. I am overjoyed with clean kitchen towels. I couldn't do it without you!
So Grateful, Mrs. V

Dear Love, 
I cannot believe that it is already your birthday on Monday and then our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY shortly after that. Time has gone by so quickly! You truly impress me with your ability to get up every morning and work as hard as you do! It just amazes me. You are an incredible man with a fantastic work ethic. I know God will open more and more doors for you!
Love Forever, Your Rib

Our first dance 8.20.11

Dear Lord, 
You are always awakening my heart to You. You are so incredibly powerful and gracious that I cannot even wrap my mind around it. You are all powerful and yet You still want to know me on a personal level. Wow. Thank You! I am trusting You more and more, Lord, and I believe in Your promises for my life. Thank you for blessing me and my little family. I want to always praise You and give You all the glory. I love you.
Always In Awe, Your Princess

Dear Follower/Friends, 
I am so glad that each and every one of you found my little blog! This blog started out with just a way to document my wedding planning and to keep friends/family updated... but now I have 50 followers! I am so blessed and humbled by you all. I hope that you all feel encouraged and uplifted when reading my little blog. I am so glad when I get to know you all better and I love every single comment that I get. You all inspire me to keep documenting my life. I really want to look back on my blog, smile, and remember my life just as I write it and in this process you are all making me feel so blessed!
I have decided to change my 'Confession Tuesdays' weekly link-up into 'If You Really Knew Me Tuesdays'... with all the new followers I am getting I would love for you all to get to know me a little better and to get to know you all a little better. (: I will start on Tuesday! (:
So Thankful, Monica


Have a fantastic Friday!

Letters and Love. - Monica
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Also don't forget to check out my new facebook page. (:

Celebrating 10 months

Martin and I have officially been married for 10 whole months!

We went out on a romantic date last night celebrating. hehe.

He called from work yesterday and said "be ready by 7pm - I am taking you out."
Oh I love hearing that!

I got ready and tried out a new hairstyle too! I have always loved side pony-tails but I never knew if I could pull it off. I thought I would try though since Martin always thinks I am beautiful. hehe.

My wonderful husband got reservations at a cute little romantic spot called Courtyard Cafe.
It was so much fun and our waiter was so nice! (also had an intense mustache. hehe)

There was a HUGE group behind us. hehe.

anniversaries and love, Monica
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