Anniversary No. 1
For our first anniversary, we spent the weekend at a FamilyLife marriage conference. The conference was a wedding gift from Cindy and Joe, and we enjoyed it! (Thanks again!) We decided to attend the conference in Atlanta so we wouldn't have to travel (seems like we'd been traveling a lot)--and it just so happened to fall on our anniversary weekend! We stayed in a hotel (the DoubleTree, I think--is that the one that gives you chocolate-chip cookies?) in the Perimeter area, but not the conference hotel. It was a nice weekend away ... but not too far away.
On Saturday night (our actual anniversary) we went out to eat. We also opened the bottle of wine that we'd been saving since our wedding night. We didn't save any wedding cake, but we kept the bottle of wine that was in the car that took us from the church to the reception.
We went out to dinner at Ruth's Chris. Yum!
I was just getting into scrapbooking around this time, and I had made Tanna a little scrapbook about us! To commemorate our anniversary, I also made a donation to the ministry that organizes the youth conference where we met back in 1989.
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Anniversary No. 2
We also stayed in Atlanta for our second anniversary. This time, we stayed downtown at the Westin. Check out the Westin's reflection in the photo above. Tanna actually attended a medical conference this weekend, so I enjoyed some alone time in the hotel while he was in meetings. It was nice to get away in our hometown again.
Tanna had some meetings at the new Georgia Aquarium, so I joined him over there on Saturday afternoon. That was the first time we'd been.
Oh yeah, I guess this was on Friday night--we ate at the Sun Dial, the revolving restaurant at the top of the hotel. Tanna had taken me there for my 29th birthday, and here I think we are re-creating a photo from that night.
What do I remember about that meal? I was FREEZING. I mean, it was BAD, people! And I had on long sleeves and pants. (It was colder than usual that weekend, as I do recall.) I remember seeing some scantily clad women there, and I had no idea how they could stand it. I was going to go down to our room to get my coat, but we decided against it. There was a lot going on in the hotel that night, and the elevators were taking forever. So dinner would have been halfway over (at least) by the time I got to our room and back with a jacket. Anyway, we spoke to someone about the temperature, but there really wasn't anything they could do. (?) They did bring me a tablecloth to wrap up in. No, I am not kidding. See? I was still very, very cold.
On Sunday, our actual anniversary, we checked out of the hotel, came home, and then went out to dinner at McKinnon's. Here's a pic of that.
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Anniversary No. 3
Our third anniversary was a little different. Tanna had to work a weird shift that day and wouldn't be getting home until late that night. His good friend Mike was in town from Colorado, too, and Mike was staying with us that night before flying out the next morning.
Before Tanna had to go into work, the three of us went to an early lunch at a sushi buffet place. Here are Mike and Tanna after lunch. After lunch, Tanna went to work, and Mike went to visit some more friends in the area. That night, though, Mike took me out to eat at The Capital Grille--and then to The Cheesecake Factory for dessert. Can you believe I don't have a single photo from that night? Mike and I joked because I told him he was going above and beyond his duties as Tanna's best man. The new standard is ... If the groom is unable to take the bride out on their anniversary, then it becomes the best man's duty. hahaha!
Tanna was off the next day, so that's when we celebrated. We started with lunch at the OK Cafe--yum! (Yes, as you can see, I was large and in charge!) I suppose I was almost seven months pregnant.
After lunch, we went to the Atlanta History Center.
And for dinner ... it was Hal's.
I did buy Tanna a bottle of wine--Mike helped me pick it out. I am pretty sure he liked it!
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Anniversary No. 4
Click here to read about last year's big date! ;o)
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Anniversary No. 5 ... COMING SOON!
For our first anniversary, we spent the weekend at a FamilyLife marriage conference. The conference was a wedding gift from Cindy and Joe, and we enjoyed it! (Thanks again!) We decided to attend the conference in Atlanta so we wouldn't have to travel (seems like we'd been traveling a lot)--and it just so happened to fall on our anniversary weekend! We stayed in a hotel (the DoubleTree, I think--is that the one that gives you chocolate-chip cookies?) in the Perimeter area, but not the conference hotel. It was a nice weekend away ... but not too far away.
On Saturday night (our actual anniversary) we went out to eat. We also opened the bottle of wine that we'd been saving since our wedding night. We didn't save any wedding cake, but we kept the bottle of wine that was in the car that took us from the church to the reception.
We went out to dinner at Ruth's Chris. Yum!
I was just getting into scrapbooking around this time, and I had made Tanna a little scrapbook about us! To commemorate our anniversary, I also made a donation to the ministry that organizes the youth conference where we met back in 1989.
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Anniversary No. 2
We also stayed in Atlanta for our second anniversary. This time, we stayed downtown at the Westin. Check out the Westin's reflection in the photo above. Tanna actually attended a medical conference this weekend, so I enjoyed some alone time in the hotel while he was in meetings. It was nice to get away in our hometown again.
Tanna had some meetings at the new Georgia Aquarium, so I joined him over there on Saturday afternoon. That was the first time we'd been.
Oh yeah, I guess this was on Friday night--we ate at the Sun Dial, the revolving restaurant at the top of the hotel. Tanna had taken me there for my 29th birthday, and here I think we are re-creating a photo from that night.
What do I remember about that meal? I was FREEZING. I mean, it was BAD, people! And I had on long sleeves and pants. (It was colder than usual that weekend, as I do recall.) I remember seeing some scantily clad women there, and I had no idea how they could stand it. I was going to go down to our room to get my coat, but we decided against it. There was a lot going on in the hotel that night, and the elevators were taking forever. So dinner would have been halfway over (at least) by the time I got to our room and back with a jacket. Anyway, we spoke to someone about the temperature, but there really wasn't anything they could do. (?) They did bring me a tablecloth to wrap up in. No, I am not kidding. See? I was still very, very cold.
On Sunday, our actual anniversary, we checked out of the hotel, came home, and then went out to dinner at McKinnon's. Here's a pic of that.
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Anniversary No. 3
Our third anniversary was a little different. Tanna had to work a weird shift that day and wouldn't be getting home until late that night. His good friend Mike was in town from Colorado, too, and Mike was staying with us that night before flying out the next morning.
Before Tanna had to go into work, the three of us went to an early lunch at a sushi buffet place. Here are Mike and Tanna after lunch. After lunch, Tanna went to work, and Mike went to visit some more friends in the area. That night, though, Mike took me out to eat at The Capital Grille--and then to The Cheesecake Factory for dessert. Can you believe I don't have a single photo from that night? Mike and I joked because I told him he was going above and beyond his duties as Tanna's best man. The new standard is ... If the groom is unable to take the bride out on their anniversary, then it becomes the best man's duty. hahaha!
Tanna was off the next day, so that's when we celebrated. We started with lunch at the OK Cafe--yum! (Yes, as you can see, I was large and in charge!) I suppose I was almost seven months pregnant.
After lunch, we went to the Atlanta History Center.
And for dinner ... it was Hal's.
I did buy Tanna a bottle of wine--Mike helped me pick it out. I am pretty sure he liked it!
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Anniversary No. 4
Click here to read about last year's big date! ;o)
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Anniversary No. 5 ... COMING SOON!
Hurry up, I want to know what you did this year for #5!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to hear about Anniversary 5!
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful years you have spent together! Happy Anniversary...a little bit early!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great recap of all your anniversaries-and some wonderful pictures, too! Happy belated Anniversary! :)
ReplyDeletebly!
dude, my face and neck look skinny on anniv. 1.
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