Why do we eat year old cake???

The question “why do we eat year old cake?” came to me yesterday as I went to Mama’s to pick up our defrosted (thanks, Mama!) top tier of our wedding cake to eat on our anniversary. I took our polka dotted cake home and proceeded to unwrap the plastic. The icing still tasted pretty normal…we decided to proceed with the rest. I cut into the cake and put a piece on a plate for Stan and me to taste…yuck! It’s hard to even describe the consistency! Not very tasty! I looked on the Internet and found why people eat it…”By tradition, a bride and groom save the top tier of their wedding cake (also known as the Anniversary Tier) to share on the first anniversary of their wedding date. Considered to be good luck contributing to a long life together, it will also give you the unique opportunity to again feel the love and emotions of your wedding day. Partaking of the cake on this date will give you another perfect opportunity to renew your love and commitment to each other.” I must say tasting our wedding cake yesterday gave neither Stan nor I the opportunity to feel the love and emotions of our wedding day…it tasted nothing like that a year ago! I am very interested to hear if anyone’s wedding cake was good a year later…

Here is our year old cake...very different from what it looked like a year ago!!!

First Anniversary Weekend

Stan planned a surprise trip for our anniversary this weekend. On Saturday afternoon we drove to Black Mountain which is located just outside of Asheville, North Carolina. We went to a sweet little Bed and Breakfast called “Inn Around the Corner.” When we arrived we took a nice long nap…what a treat! Later in the evening we walked over to another Bed and Breakfast for an amazing dinner. After dinner we went back to our room and just sat, relaxed, and read…it has been a looong time since we have been able to do that. We also exchanged gifts! Stan got me a gorgeous Black Onyx ring…I was so surprised! I got him a Fossil Sport watch. The next morning we got up and had an incredible breakfast and headed back to Tennessee.

Ignition

Friday night we had an Ignition...this is a youth event for Middle School students only...we just hang out at various venues throughout the year. This Ignition was "Pump It Up." It was in the church Family Life Center. We had four different inflatables...including a 50 foot obstacle course. We had such a fun time!!!

One Year Anniversary!

Sunday, April 22nd will be our one year anniversary! What an awesome year it has been! We continue to learn so much about each other on a daily basis. We will always cherish this first year together, but look forward to many more wonderful years ahead. I anxiously await what God has in store for us.

I have an amazing husband who strives daily to be the best man he can be in serving the Lord. He encourages me in my walk with Christ and keeps us focused on the One who brought us together. I feel so blessed to be married to Stan. I am so thankful for what God continues to teach me through him.

Thank you all for your continued prayers as we continue this journey together.

Pre-Wedding Day Festivities

With our one year anniversary approaching this weekend...I thought now would be a great time to share some of our Pre-Wedding Day Festivities...showers, luncheons, friends, family and fellowship!

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Welcome!

Welcome to my new blog! I just love Blogger and feel that there is so much more that I can do here. Carrie tried to help me figure out how to put all my WordPress posts here...but it looks to be impossible. Hopefully I will get around to cutting and pasting them at some point. But...welcome to the new home of all of my future posts.

Happy Birthday, Joy!