Happy Anniversary

This weekend marks the end of the first year.  I can't believe how much we have been through and all the things we have done.  There are about a million things we could tell people never to do in the first year. All from first hand experience now.  But here we are. standing on the other side of the 1 year mark, still married.

Our little life together started 3 years ago and I love Ryan more every day. I know things have been rough and we have had a LOT of stress in out life, but there is no one else in the whole wide world i would rather have by my side through it all. 

Ryan asked me a few months ago if i had plans for our anniversary or if he could plan it all. Of course i told him to go ahead and plan away. And plan he did.  Friday night started the weekend and ryan picked up from work and took me to a suprise dinner. We went to the Portland City Grill which is a resturant on the very top floor of the tallest building in downtown portland.  It was beautiful. Ryan must have told them what he was planning because when we got to the table it looked like this....

Little confetti hearts and Red Rose petals. It was amazing. There was a card that said thanks for celebrating with us signed by our waitor and all the managers. We had a great time, watching the sun set from the roof and enjoying our time together. After dinner we went to a little place to listen to some live music with some friends and had quite a scare. 

One of the regular dancers from Bushwhackers was there with some friends dancing away when all of the sudden he hit the ground.  Must have been cardiac failur or massive stroke. Its amazing how quickly adrenaline takes over and you start to do things you later wonder how it happened.  I somehow was able to do CPR with another women until the ambulance showed up to help.  I watched, with about 120 other standby people as the paramedic's used the AED to shock him and take him out on a stretcher to the hospital.  Needless to say it was not exactly the way we planned on ending our night out.  (We found out early saturday morning that he had passed at the hospital surrounded by his family)

Ryan and i went saturday and saw Dinner for Schmucks and did some much needed shopping at the mall, just spending time together and being silly.  We were supposed to be at Ross and Myra's by 730 for part 2 of ryan's plan. We were in the kitchen just telling them the drama of the night before when the door bell rang and everyone looks at me.  Now why would i answer the door at someone eles's house?  Thats right i wouldn't!  so i knew something was up.  Cautiously I went to answer the door with everyone watching behind me. 

This is what i opened the door to find...!

Ry had planned it so that we would get to spend the night riding around in this amazing limo!  We picked up one other couple Mike and Jamie and we spent the evening driving from the Internation Rose Garden to Rocky Butte and all over down town. We had so much fun. Here are some of the pictures from the adventure.

L-R, Jamie, Mike, Ross, Myra, Me, Ryan

At the rose garden

O M G !  I got the wedding band for my ring!!! its amazing

The 6 of us up on Rocky Butte.  We had a great time. It was an amazing anniversary and i look so forward to celebrating many many more with my amazing husband. I love you Ryan!