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<\/p>\nOur anniversary was spent in typical Brighton & Hilary fashion\u2014 A photoshoot. I wanted a reason to dress up and get pretty. I asked a photography friend to do a mini session for us in our new house in the place that we now call home.<\/p>\n
Even though the house isn\u2019t what we have decorated, redesigned, and lived in yet\u2026 it will be! I wanted to capture these first few weeks in our house together\u2026 with our newest family member\u2014 Koda! I wasn\u2019t sure if she\u2019d be in the photos, but she decided she wanted to be so there\u2019s that. She\u2019s an beautiful 5 year old (?) golden retriever that we\u2019ve adopted from Brighton\u2019s sister. She\u2019s friendly, loyal, well-trained, and the perfect adventure dog for us as an adventure couple. We\u2019re excited for the rainy spring to end, and the summer to begin so we can start getting her out on the trails with us. Photos from our shoot to come, but here\u2019s a sneak peek! Thanks Natalie!<\/p>\n
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I am about to fly to Tucson for a few days for a work trip. I\u2019m excited to go to this summit, and see a new place at this beautiful resort. More details on that to come! When I return, we\u2019ll be taking off for a mini trip to Moab to adventure in honor of our anniversary. All the things we love to celebrate\u2014 good food, road trips to national parks, and a photo session. \ud83d\ude42 I love adventuring with my favorite person.<\/p>\n
Dear Brighton,<\/p>\n
Today marks our first wedding anniversary. Has it really been a whole year? Life moves so quickly these days that it\u2019s hard to believe. In one year, our life has changed dramatically, yet again.<\/p>\n
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Aside from getting married, the biggest change we\u2019re tackling together is owning a home. It\u2019s still very new as it\u2019s only been a couple weeks. We\u2019re excited to build a life in together. It\u2019s hard to fill all the empty space, but I know we will. \ud83d\ude42 We\u2019ve moved around the SLC area quite a bit since my first home in Somer\u2019s basement in Sugarhouse, but this time feels different. Perhaps because it feels permanent (or at least for the foreseeable future)? Maybe because it\u2019s \u201cours\u201d that we can decorate, modify, or simply be in without the back of mind thought that we\u2019ll probably be picking up everything in a year and moving again? Last night, we went to Ruth Chris\u2019 to celebrate in downtown SLC. For some reason, on our drive back from dinner, our move away from the downtown area seemed so much more real<\/i>. I tried to articulate the feelings in the car to you on the way home. The closest I got was that every other move we\u2019ve done was always temporary, but this one feels more permanent.<\/p>\n
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You know how people usually say that they fall more in love with their spouse as their relationship continues? I think that\u2019s true for us as well. While we\u2019ve always loved each other deeply, the more we weave our lives together, the more I see your layers\u2014 like an onion! (Sorry, I know you hate onions. But I love them. They are one of my favorite foods, as you know). We often think alike, without even realizing it. Is that weird? I think so. But I like it.<\/p>\n
I love that you\u2019re my biggest advocate. When I wanted to start a photography business, you said \u201clet\u2019s make you the best in the business!\u201d because you believe in me, and proceeded to help me through it all. You have been my willing assistant, even if it you have to cut into your \u201cweekend relax\u201d time. You understand that it\u2019s hard for me to truly do \u201cnothing\u201d even though I need to work on that.<\/p>\n
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I love that we are our own team, always there for each other, whatever the occasion. I could keep going, but you already know all of this. It\u2019s time for us to go and enjoy the rest of our day. I can\u2019t wait to spend many more anniversaries with you, doing what we love, together. You are my partner though life, and I am so lucky to be your wife.<\/p>\n
Happy first anniversary, love!<\/p>\n
Love you to the moon and back,<\/p>\n
Hilary<\/p>\n
Celebrating the First Anniversary Our anniversary was spent in typical Brighton & Hilary fashion\u2014 A photoshoot. I wanted a reason to dress up and get pretty. I asked a photography friend to do a mini session for us in our new house in the place that we now call home. Even though the house isn\u2019t […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3170,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[131,119,403,448,283,485],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n