i'll use any excuse to celebrate

today marks the one-year anniversary of my move to cali!

while it's not nearly as exciting as celebrating one year of marriage,

i still think it's a little bit exciting, right?

for the first weeks of my life here, i was somewhat of an emotional mess.

(joe might argue that that's an understatement)

i was absolutely thrilled to be living in a new place,
with my husband!, starting our new life together.

but, i was also terrified to be living in a new place,
with my husband?, starting our new life together.

i was experiencing true homesickness for the first time in my life,

and for the first few days i'd burst into tears for no reason at all.

each day was better than the last though,
and joe and i fell into a comfortable routine of daily life together.

right now, i wouldn't change a thing about our lives

i love the freedom we have to go anywhere,
or do anything,
and i love that we can do it all together.

we've made so many great memories in just one year,
and this definitely feels like home now.

here are some of my fav's from the past year:
going to the beach

muir woods

visitors!!!

our first christmas tree together

the redwoodsbaseball gamesmonterey/carmel

and most of all:
living with my hubs.
it sure is fun exploring this place together!

sometimes i get anxious to move back to utah,

but i know i'll seriously miss this place when/if that time comes.

i don't know how much longer we'll be here,
but i'm definitely enjoying this time while it lasts!