One year strong!

L and I had a quiet dinner on our porch the evening of September the 13th, 2009 to celebrate our young marriage turning one. Although we had to make some last minute changes, everything turned out fantastically.

Our friend M made us a pork tenderloin roast and some grain-free carrot cake. The tenderloin came out nice and tender with all its juices remaining. The carrot cake was a nice alternative to the one year old carrot cake from our wedding, which was grain-o-riffic.

While I picked up the cake and pork, L set up our 'dining room' on the porch. Luckily we had some borrowed TV trays from a recent BBQ and they served as our tables. L even went to the point of stamping some little cards, on which we wrote messages for each other and put them in a tin for next year.

After a fabulous meal L opened her gift and quickly sported its contents. We had way too much cake and called up some friends who attended the wedding, but live in Pittsburgh to join us for the remainder of the slices (even though we still did not finish it).

The weather was gorgeous and punctuated the evening perfectly. Here's to another wonderful year!