he said, she said

happy anniversary to us!
here’s the year in review…
sept ’07: got married and spent a week with our favorite people on the big island!
oct ’07: went scuba diving in the channel islands (brrr!)
nov ’07: attended sharks games, cal football games, and watched mythbusters live!
dec ’07: welcomed a 75lb rottweiler into our home (who promptly delivered 10 healthy puppies!). hosted both our families for christmas dinner.
jan ’08: lost my mom =( celebrated her life surrounded by supportive and loving family and friends
feb ’08: celebrated dad’s 60th bday!
mar ’08: celebrated grandma’s 80th bday!!
apr ’08: traveled to vegas for a vball tourney
may ’08: spent a relaxing weekend wine-tasting in sonoma
june ’08: paddled in a dragon boat race
july ’08: hosted the annual queen’s tourney and played lots of grass vball
aug ’08: mike started a new job far, far away. we also welcomed 1 week old koda (and his 3 sisters) into our home.
sep ’08: celebrated our first anniversary

we managed to do all that while i was traveling 50% time (some months), and fostering puppies. we’ve had… (lemme count em…) pepper (1), hockey litter (3), mountain litter (11), britney + lovebug (2), veggie litter (2), henessey littter (2), lion king litter (4)… that’s 25 dogs we’ve had in our house this year. haha. koda, however, is here to stay!

so, do you wanna hear how we celebrated our first anniversary? well, mike was sick. bummer. so we cancelled our dinner plans, and mike slept on the couch while i made him soup. romantic, huh?

we did, however, untie and read all the omikuji wishes that were written for us at our wedding! that’s was fun. there were some unsigned notes, but here are some thoughts about those that were signed!

most perfectly tied knot: mimi. of course.

most creatively tied knot: nelson. it wasn’t a knot, but it sure was creative =P

most prolific writer: li’l sis alice. i think she wrote 6 messages for us. haha!

nicest penmanship: angus and grace.

most inaccurate predictions: john h. and will. john drew a picture of us with 10 kids and 2 dogs. he should’ve drawn 10 dogs instead — that would have been closer =P will said to always pick cincy over whoever they’re playing. cincy is 0-3.

thanks to everyone who helped us celebrate our wedding day and for being a part of our life together for the past year =)

we’re starting off year 2 with a new puppy and a trip to italy!!! so, lots more adventure in store for us. i think this is going to be our last post. so, thanks for reading. it’s been fun!

*the end* -the doors