Paper Anniversary || Part Two

Like I said, our anniversary was spent with a lot of baseball. I loved being at the field with Adam. I got to watch three games in Montana, and I met a lot of wonderful people while I was there. Two of the games Adam was in the chairs charting and one of them he started! It was perfect timing. I love seeing Adam pitch. You can just tell how dedicated he is.

Adam is such a wonderful role model. He has made a lot of friends on his team and with the fans because of his friendly personality and his example. Fans are always coming to talk to him after the game. People just gravitate to Adam. It is so impressive. I feel very lucky to have married a man that is hard working in his sport, in his relationships, and in his example.

It was so wonderful to meet his teammates and the people that work at field and have become Adam's family. I loved meeting the fans. There are three couples with season tickets, and I sat by them ever single night. They are a hoot. They told me that they thought Adam looked like Buddy Holly the first night. the next night they brought him a Buddy Holly CD, Buddy's bio, and a headshot of him that said "Adam Miller AKA Buddy Holly". And the last night they talked the people that run the press box into playing a Buddy Holly song for Adam's walkout. It was so funny. But it might have helped Adam and I pick our new Halloween costume from Wezer's song Buddy Holly... Buddy Holly and Mary Tyler Moore! Oh, and they told me I look like Brad Paisley's wife.

A Paper Anniversary || Part One

A little over a week ago I was able to make the trek up to Montana to celebrate one wonderful year with my husband. It was so fun to see Adam, to see where he has been living this summer, to meet the people who cheer for him, to meet the people that take care of him, and to see him pitch. 

My flight left at 5:00 PM on Friday afternoon. I left work around 3:00 PM to finishing packing up. Not only did I need to pack my normal stuff for three days away, but I also packed Adam's gift and the top tier of our wedding cake! And I fit it all in ONE carry on ( I don't believe in checking bags for trips less than four days) bag, which I would say is pretty darn impressive.

When I got there I checked into the hotel, changed my clothes, and headed over to the field. Adam's team was in the third inning when I got there. But lucky for me, he was charting so I got to sit a row behind him rather than wait to see him when the game ended. After the game it was a quick dinner with the team and then off to celebrate with cake, cider, and gifts.

Look at that cake! Can you believe it travelled so well? I was pretty impressed. And I also need you to know.. the cake was SO yummy. Whoever said year old cake tastes bad clearly didn't package their cake well. And Adam got cider and fancy glasses for the party. Cute, right?

So. Per the title.. a paper anniversary. Why paper you ask? Tradition. Adam and I love a good tradition. Which is why he didn't see my wedding dress until the wedding. We saved our top tier to eat on the 1st anniversary. And now we will incorporate traditions into our anniversaries. Traditionally, each wedding anniversary is celebrated by giving a gift made from a different material. The first anniversary is symbolized with paper, and subsequently anniversary gifts become more precious or scarce to reflect the growing number of years a couple has remained together. So for our 1st anniversary, we agreed to incorporate paper somehow.

Luckily for me Adam had mentioned some paper items he wanted.

We had been talking a few weeks prior about books and baseball and history.

He mentioned how he really wished he knew more baseball history and wanted

baseball books about the greats. Done and done.

I got him three books to start off his collection and 50 handwritten notes.

 As always.... I am a little bit more difficult to shop for.

Adam did a wonderful job though. And I was so impressed.

First he got me new running shoes (for the third time) but this time I kept them!

He also got my a beautiful cameo locket.

Last of all, to include paper, he got me a message in a bottle.

It had some of the most beautiful words, and as you can tell from the picture on the right...

I cried.

It was perfect.

And so clever, how the heck is he so creative?

 All in all, it was better than I could have ever hope.

Baseball. A wonderful Jaker's lunch.

More baseball. A drive around town.

Meeting friends and fans.

Seeing where he lives.

And just spending time with the love of my life.

Our Year In Numbers

1 beautiful sealing in the Salt Lake Temple
2 receptions
7 days honeymooning
0 children
2 homes
3 cougar tails
4 different hairstyles for Deidre
1 layoff
2 new jobs - one for each of us
113 baseball games
2 baseball numbers for Adam
15 trips to In N Out... at least
57 lunch dates
1 baseball draft and professional contract
7 different trips and vacations
1 surprise trip from Deidre
8 surprise flower bouquets from Adam
95 days apart
569 between us during baseball season
dozens of date nights
hundreds of photos
thousands of cell phone minutes & text messages
millions of memories and laughs