Once Jesse was off of work we went for dinner at Firebirds. The meal began with a loaf of bread. Any restaurant that brings be freshly baked bread first is already racking up brownie points in my book. I had the grilled salmon with mashed potatoes and mixed vegetables, while Jesse had an enormous steak (slow-roasted ribeye) with sweet potato fries.
We then had high hopes of recreating our wedding day cupcake flavors (chocolate, key lime, carrot, and red velvet) at Gigi's cupcakes only to remember that they bake only certain flavors on certain days. When we arrived they had none of the above flavors, so we settled for a Wedding Cake cupcake and called it even.
(No photo of the cupcake, as we ate it after the next event, and it fell over in the car ride making it far from photo-ready.)
Our last stop of the evening was Vulcan Park. This is on our Birmingham bucket list, and we felt like it was a proper night to gaze at the city from up high. We slowly walked through and read all of the signs telling about Birmingham and the Vulcan's history. Then we decided to take the stairs up (instead of the elevator...why?!) to the outlook point. It was quite romantic - seeing the city at night all lit up. Definitely one of the best views (if not the best) in the city. We were surrounded by a few other couples, and we giggled at those that were obviously on their first (or so) date getting to know each other. Then I politely interrupted one couple to snap a picture (or twelve) of us. Thankfully she was overwhelmingly sweet about it, and after some trial and error did a decent job. I couldn't leave without one (good) picture of us on our anniversary day!
(for more photos, click HERE)
I often sit and think of how blessed I am to have such a wonderful man at my side, now and forever. I've realized this more and more over the past year while I've been drowning in studies and he picks up all of my slack. He's patient when I am not. He's quiet when I should be. He's level-headed and keeps be balanced when I think the moments at hand are more important or overwhelming than they really are. He loves me through it all, and I cherish all of our moments and memories together. I'm looking forward to another year of memory-making - who knows what's in store?!
