Kite Festival

On Saturday Adam and I experienced the joy that is the annual DC Kite Festival, in conjunction with the Cherry Blossom Festival.  Ever since I was a little girl I had an obsession interest in kite flying. Growing up my dad took my sisters and I across the street to the field behind our elementary school on Sunday afternoons and we would fly a kite. Something about the frustration of not being able to get the kite to take flight, running back and forth throwing the kite into the sky with hopes that it would stay there. Thinking that the dumb kite will never get higher than as far as your arm can reach, almost losing hope, when suddenly a gust of wind catches the wings and off it goes into the sky with the birds, your kite. It's sort of magical. I loved the Kite Festival.

There were so many people out flying kites, kids, adults, professionals, student clubs. All types. There was actually several competitions going on throughout the day followed by a Japanese style kite battle. It was all pretty intense.  

 

I wanted to end with this photo of our favorite kite of the day: the whale. It was something like 20 feet long and weighs a ton - it was so cool. It was swimming through the air. Pretty amazing. 

Spring

"It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold:  when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade."  Charles Dickens

Adam and I took a little stroll last weekend and took a couple of photos of the beautiful cherry blossoms. Then we got in a debate about whether or not the actual fruit grows on the trees. I told him that these aren't the type of trees that produce cherries. No fruit actually grows on them.
 What a mistake that was. It was as if I had told a 4 year old that Santa Clause doesn't exist. He was so disappointed. I think he imagined himself along with all the other Capitol hill employees cherry picking on their lunch breaks. In other news I think I mastered the "sock bun". The number of days that I can go without washing my hair has significantly increased. This is a beautiful thing.

Lately

 

Orange flavored chocolate ice cream, and old town Alexandria, 

river walks, pulled pork, 

birthday parties, a pink bicycle,

and the Washington DC temple, 1st frappuccino of the season, 

and cherry blossoms

Friday

 It rained all. day. long. today.
But around 5:45 this evening, the most beautiful thing happened. The sun peaked out between grey clouds and colored all of Capitol Hill's ivory buildings pink.

 

PS: I saw cherry blossoms today, it made me want to wear white jeans. Spring is almost here. 

Hooray!

Crazieness

April has been a hectic, busy, crazy month for me and Adam and (I hate to say it) I am super looking forward to May's comforting arms to take me in this weekend. It hasn't been bad just lots of good stuff going on, just busy you know?

I hope you know.

It will make me feel better if you know too...you know?

Ok I'm done.

So I'm not blogging right now to tell you about all of the busyness, I am actually blogging to remind you (and me) of the best day of my life.

A year ago today I was married to Adam. Isn't that crazy?

It's crazy.

This has been the most educational, most amazing year of my life. It certainly hasn't been the easiest, but it has been the happiest.

After one year as a married woman I wouldn't say that I am a professional by any means but I feel like there are few things I've learned that will stick with me for life. One of those things being that dirty socks have many homes...none of them being the hamper, and that even if I buy a towel rack the wet towels still get hung on the door, lamp, etc.

The most important thing that I'd say that I've learned this year that has helped me and Adam the most in "tricky" situation is this quote by President Monson:

"Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved."

This bit of advice has applied to us more than any other we've received. I couldn't even count the number of times Adam or I have repeated these words to one another and the problem seems to virtually disappear.

I am so grateful for my husband. For my marriage. For the Temple. For this Gospel.

Happy One Year Anniversary to me and my sweetheart.