The One

Time flies when you're having fun.  Spencer and I have reached the one year milestone!  It's been the best year of our lives (we both agree), full of fun and adventure.  Marriage really is great, we believe it's everything it's cracked up to be.  Marriage, like life, is not always easy but it is so much more enjoyable when your favorite person is along for the ride.  To celebrate we went out to dinner and then to see The Sound of Music on Saturday.  On Sunday we taught our last primary lesson and Spencer taught Elder's Quorum, then home teaching, and finally we soaked up every anticipated minute of our picnic up the canyon. We recreated our reception with french bread, camembert and smoked gouda cheese, cherries (those were actually from the honeymoon not the reception), and fruit dip with apples, pears, and grapes.  I brought along the portable iPod dock and we played music from our reception.   

We love taking every opportunity to eat outdoors, especially up the canyon.  We found a secluded little spot under the trees and right next to the river.  The sky had been overcast all day so the weather was perfect!

The entire day was perfect...just like our wedding 365 days ago.  Here are some pictures to prove it:

Farewell treats for our primary class.  We gave them each an "Otter Pop" with a card saying "We thought you OTTER know..." and a personal message for each child.

 Yummy Saturday dinner

 The Sound of Music 

 Sunday Canyon Picnic--we'd been waiting all summer to splurge on a bowl of cherries.

 

 Me trying to beat the timer.

Spencer trying to beat the timer.

 We finally got it!

 Umm..help. I'm stuck.

Remember when I made freezer jam from those apricots Spencer brought home?  Well the day I finished the jam Spencer came home with another bucket of apricots (but the second was much bigger than the first)!  I wasn't sure what to do with all of them.  Then I remembered my friend Madison talking over lunch about how she was drying apricots and I thought I'd try it too.  We borrowed my mother-in-law's dehydrator and gave it a shot.  I didn't really think about the time as I started the apricots so I ended up waking several times in the night to check them but I think they turned out well.  I didn't use any sugar so they have a natural tang and despite dipping them in lemon water they turned brown, but they still taste fine.

 I started out with six trays but by 4:00 a.m. I was down to two.

Store in an air tight container for 24-30 months

(Looks like something you'd find in a witch's apothecary)