October 24, 2010

Matthew and I have officially been married one year today! I can't believe how quickly it has gone by and the amount of change we have encountered in our first year. It's funny - a lot of times I hear people talk about how difficult/challenging the first year of marriage is because you're adjusting to the other person, learning their quirks, living with them, etc. While I respect that, that has not been our experience. We've actually found that transition to be fairly easy and smooth for us. What's been challenging has been all the external circumstances - moving to a new state, finding/getting new jobs, finding a new church... Matthew and I would both agree however, that all those circumstances have done nothing but strengthen our marriage. We are definitely much stronger and closer than we were a year ago. I am incredibly thankful for Matthew and the incredible man that he is. I am so thankful that we look back on our wedding a year ago with such fond memories. Below are a few of my favorite pics from one of the best days of my life.

Mischief

Guess what he's been doing...

Time Zones: Central or Eastern?

On several occassions I've gotten voicemails from friends that say something to the effect of, "Hey Kate, I was just giving you a call to chat, but I know that it's an hour later there than here so I may not have caught you at a good time..." Well, SURPRISE! I'm in the Central timezone so I'm typically in the same time zone as most of you who read this blog. That's right, Pensacola, FL, is on Central time.

I know it sounds odd, but the panhandle of Florida is on Central time while the rest of Florida is on Eastern time. The time changes close to Tallahassee. Below is a handy dandy chart to show Florida's unique time zone division.

The Newest Member of The Hollimon Family

Matthew and I have added a new member to our family! Everyone meet Norman Hollimon! He's a 10 week old golden retriever. We got him last Monday night and he has been an adventure since the first night we got him! We're a little sleep deprived and now have limited freedom with our schedules, but he's adorable and we love how much fun he is! We're already seeing bits of his personality coming out. He's pretty laid back, rarely barks (which we're very happy about!) and outgoing. He LOVES anything cool. On our way home from picking him up from the breeder, we all discovered his love for the air vent as he literally feel asleep on top of it in the car! He loves stretching out on the tile floor and will pretty much put anything in his mouth which constantly forces us to keep a watchful eye out. He's adorable and we already love him! I'm sure we'll be putting up plenty of posts and pictures of Norman, but here are some to introduce you to our new handsome man!

OU/TX

Matthew and I were really excited to attend OU/TX with my parents this year. This was Matthew's very first OU/TX experience! We flew in to Dallas Friday night and my parents picked us up from the airport. After we got to the hotel and got settled, we hung out with my parents and then later met up with my brother for dinner. We had a great meal that Friday night at Adelmo's Ristorante. They offered a unique menu, but it was delicious!

Saturday was the game. We had a police escort to the game with a huge caravan of OU buses. It was really cool! It was kind of funny to see people's reaction to all the OU buses traveling to the game. Since we had a police escort, we stopped traffic through intersections. At one intersection, I looked over and there was a mailman who had gotten out of his car and was standing in the intersection with his longhorns up. It was pretty entertaining. The game was a blast, of course and Matthew really enjoyed his first OU/TX game.

That night Matthew and I went to dinner with my parents at a restaurant called Al Biernat's. It was delicious! They had great steaks! We were stuffed and ready for bed after the game. It was a great weekend and we were so glad we were able to attend an OU game this year! Here are some pictures of our weekend:

1 Year Anniversary

In just about 3 weeks Matthew and I will be celebrating our 1 year anniversary. It's so crazy how fast time flies! In anticipation for our first anniversary, Matthew and I have been tossing out lots of ideas of things to do and/or places to go, yet we still haven't made a firm decision yet on what we will do. A lot of this is due in part to our schedules. However, we're feeling a lot of pressure to want to have a great, fantastic story about what we did to celebrate our first anniversary.

So, as a result, I decided to ask those who read our blog...what did you do for your first anniversary. Oh and we won't be eating the top tier of our cake....we ate that the night of our wedding after it was all over!