The Changes a Year Can Bring

Yesterday was Christopher and I's one year anniversary. Before the food poisoning incident of 2009 occurred, we had plans to go out to dinner to celebrate. I even bought a new dress. All things considered, we decided to delay the dinner and opt for church and a reunion at the Starbucks where we first met. My new dress is still hanging on the linen closet door, and my romantic anniversary dinner consisted of... food with zero color.

Food poisoning sucks.

We went to 5:00 mass (where Father Dennis proceeded to ask Chris which arm was broken - implying that I had to twist one of them to get my ring) and then over to the Starbucks on Pantops for some reminiscing. Starbucks was unusually packed so while we waited on a table, we did some post-food-poisoning grocery shopping at the Giant next door. (God, this anniversary sounds SO pathetic). By the time we got back to Starbucks, the place had cleared out - even our original table. Aw... So sappy. :-)

Because of my still queasy belly, I had tea and Chris got some triple shot mocha caffeine something or other. It reminded me of how he got a latte on our first date and I thought he was gay. Apparently the quadruple shot of espresso I had gotten made him think I was on speed. Perfect. We didn't even last ten minutes before I started to feel sick and asked if we could go home. But don't worry, I saved my coffee collar and put it in my "Christopher Memory Box" right next to the one I saved from our first date.


Looking at these side by side made me realize how much can change in a year. In my wildest dreams, I could have NEVER imagined that so many wonderful things could happen in such a short period of time. Yet, here we are - 365 days later - and on our way to spending the rest of our Starbucks days together.