22 Awesome Things About Being Married To Stephanie For A Year

It's been one heck of a year!

1. Getting to wake up to this face every morning

Rise and shine!

2. Some awesome parties

Cookie tables and live music totally make up for our "One Day" snub.

3. Some cool new bling

With this ring I thee wed...

4. Mini-moon

Caribbean vacation forthcoming...

5. A cool new fort...

...that has come a long way!

6. Shopping for furniture and decor

Even if furniture costs a gazillion dollars (PS: You obviously love owls...)

7. Holidays

Does Easter always involve family helping with home work?

8. Game day

Steelers won the game, and you won my heart...

9. Weekdays

The reason we still have thank you cards to write?

10. Weekends

No alarm Saturdays!!!

11. Planes, trains, and automobiles

...and Sheetz. Nashville, Beloxi, New Orleans, and beyond - Proving you can make it from Jackson, MS to Lockport, IL in 10.5 hours and only one stop.

12. Visiting family getaways

Swimming!

13. Showtime

For the record: Alabama Shakes > Great Gatspy > The Snow Queen

14. Ringing in the new year

Preceding the cheese party and summer BBQ as our first husband/wife entertaining

15. Hunting down sweet treats

There's technically a formula, but the rainbow sprinkles are the real key.

16. St. Andrew's

Cathedral in the City

17. Getting to celebrate the weddings of friends

We have some pretty amazing friends

18. Walking

Still my favorite...

19. Running

Ugh, running...

20. Cooking

Brie bites, ahhhhh

21. Getting to go to sleep with this face every night.

Sweet dreams...

22. Knowing that I married my best friend - the most selfless and compassionate woman on the planet; and that this is only the first of many more amazing years to come.

the best is yet to be.