First wedding anniversary!

I can't believe it's been a year already! It feels like our wedding was yesterday.

Instead of the traditional anniversary gifts (paper for the first anniversary? I guess a person could be creative for that one...), we decided we'd rather do a joint gift and travel somewhere every year.

So with that in mind, we had a nice relaxed day yesterday walking around the city and visiting some new interesting pubs and cafes around Amsterdam, but there is more anniversary celebration to come - we're going to Paris in a few weeks to celebrate! How romantic (we'll see about this, Brian is the romantic one, not me!).

The picture below was taken this year, not during the wedding - we took inspiration from my brother Todd and my sister-in-law Jessy, who started a tradition to have Jessy wear her wedding dress every year for a photograph. It's a nice way to bring a wedding dress out from the back of the closet, plus Brian and I thought it would be pretty fun to have an album to document how our lives change over the years. And I am happy to say I still fit in my dress!



- Krista

San Francisco Part II

After Whitney left my friend Ann (who I've known since I was 17) flew in from L.A. and we stayed in San Francisco for three nights at her very generous aunt's house in the Sunset district.

We had a great time walking around the city, exploring restaurants and bars and meeting new people. We even made it wine tasting in Napa Valley one day, a really fun experience for anyone who likes wine or pretty scenery!

Here are a few pictures from our time together:

Ann and I in Napa

It wasn't France, but Napa was definitely pretty

Ann and I together in the city

- Krista

San Francisco Part I

During my trip to the U.S., I decided to go visit my friends Whitney and Ann in San Francisco since I hadn't seen them since my wedding last year.

I met Whitney first, who I've been friends with since the 5th grade. I stayed with her family for one night (who I've also known forever) in San Jose, then got up early the next day to go hiking at Point Reyes, a beautiful spot north of San Francisco. We stayed in SF for a night and walked around the city and did a few touristy things in the sunny weather before she had to leave.

It was really nice to see her, especially since I don't know when I'll get to spend time with her again since she's going into the Peace Corps next year!

Here are some pictures from my visit:

Whitney and I at Point Reyes

The view was beautiful but I wished I could have jumped in the water!

Seals in San Fran... this guy cracked me up!

- Krista