One Year

Last post was about the first half of our Christmas break.  This post is about the main event of the second half, our anniversary celebration.  On the twenty-seventh, Ashley, my family and I all went down to the Denver Temple to do a session.  It happened to be the one year anniversary of when Ashley went through the temple for her own endowments.  It was a wonderful experience and it brought back a lot of memories.  It also happened to be the first time that Ashley had been in the Denver Temple.

Ashley and I outside the Denver Temple

The rest of our festivities took place on the 28th and the 29th.  We booked a hotel in downtown Denver for the night of the 28th since we had decided that staying over into Sunday morning would be challenging to get to church.  Because of that, we decided to do more of our celebrations on Friday, even though it was not the actual day of our anniversary.

We went into downtown Denver in the early afternoon and immediately visited the Molly Brown House.  We had already taken the tour, but Ashley really likes visiting the house and I wanted to go again in preparation for a paper I am planning to write (more on the paper in a later blog post, probably in a few months).  It was another wonderful experience and I learned a lot more than I did the first time. 

Us at the Molly Brown House

 Ashley in front of the Molly Brown House

Afterwards, we decided to drop off our stuff at the hotel before going exploring the 16th Street Mall, a outdoor mall (that spans the length of the street).  We had selected a hotel that was right on 16th Street and in an older building that had been turned into the hotel.

 

 We got into the hotel and checked in and got our keys.  When we entered our room, we were surprised at how nice it looked.  Later on, we were looking at the website, when we realized that the hotel had upgraded us to their Presidential Suite (the best room in the hotel) for free!  We were so excited.  It was spacious, on the top floor, and had a balcony where we were able to enjoy the mountains, the skyline, and the buildings lit up for Christmas.

We had a great night.  It was quite cold out that day, so we didn't explore as much as we originally had planned, but we still had fun wandering down 16th Street, eating at the Hard Rock Cafe, getting hot chocolate together.  It was a wonderful night!

The next morning, we went out again to have breakfast at a bakery, which was really delicious, then packed up and left our hotel.  Instead of heading home, though, we went back to the Denver Temple to do sealings as a way to commemorate our own sealing exactly one year before.  It was a wonderful experience.

We are so grateful for our marriage.  I know that for myself, it has been the best year in my life.  I have grown so much and had so much joy in my life.

Ashley's notes: Incredible weekend!! This anniversary celebration was more amazing than I could have imagined. The hotel was so cool and Denver was so beautiful. The best part was being in the temple (albeit different temple) and remembering looking at Adam and promising forever (I know this sounds cheesy but I'm just being honest). This past year, and almost two years has been amazing because of Adam. He is seriously a better husband than I could've imagined existed outside of romantic comedies. I am looking forward to many more years :)

Love,

Us