One Year Down...Eternity to Go

Yesterday we made it to our first anniversary! It is so weird to think that our wedding was already an entire year ago! It feels like it just barely happened, but at the same time feels like we've been married forever. In order to celebrate this occasion we decided we needed to get away. Living with my parents is great and all until you need some time alone- and then it's a slight nightmare. Well not a nightmare; but just not really possible.

So Tay and I decided that we would rent a hotel for an evening up in Salt Lake. We opted to stay at the Hotel Monaco which was so amazing! It was classy and swanky and we loved every second of it. One of my favorite parts was that we got to stay in a King sized bed which was such a treat for us! I could sleep on my back with one of my knees up and Tay still fit in the bed too. It really was incredible.

So Sunday night we went to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory at City Creek Mall. It was so good to be together for a night out. We then went back to the hotel for the evening. This morning we woke up with the intention of going to breakfast, but ended up having a lazy morning in which I was totally fine with! Sleep is a rare thing for us these days, especially for us to be able to sleep in together. As soon as we were ready to roll out of bed we showered and put on the zebra robes they gave us and sipped on fancy juices. We then got ready and went to lunch at one of Tay's favorites: Tony Caputo's. It was once again, delicious.

All in all it was so nice to be together on our own. We were able to just hang out and be lazy and have a good time. Getting away from our everyday life and spending time together was so special. It took me back to our dating days when we were carefree. Life is good and we are more in love than ever!

Happy Anniversary to us!

Busy Bee's

After having put in 5 hours at work by 10am, we were feeling a little tired

Before Tay and I got married I had this idea that marriage was going to be the best thing ever. And it is! Except for the fact that just being married automatically makes you 10,0000 times busier. I don't know what happened, but since getting back to our normal lives together we hardly have time to see one another. [Maybe its the multiple jobs that we have...who knows... ]

Lucky for us we come home to each other after the long days work and then hang out for a few minutes before passing out.

Married life is wonderful :)

Although most days multiple jobs stinks, we occasionally love it because we get to cater an event together. For some reason, work is a lot more tolerable, and dare I say enjoyable, when your spouse is there with you.

This morning was one of those occassions where we worked together. We had to get up early because it was a breakfast for a golf tournament which started at 5:30. So painful! But we made it out alive and even managed to have a few laughs [and naps] along the way.

'Merica!

 

Unfortunately, during the day we didn't do much to celebrate our Countries' Independence. This was due largely to the fact that I had to work at Vivint all day. Not my most favorite thing, but such is life. After work though, we were able to celebrate with both my family and Taylor's by having a BBQ at Tay's parents. We ate brats, watermelon and chips in true American fashion followed by PG's firework show. Not the craziest holiday, but one that we were happy to share together.

Back to Blogging

Starting a new blog is a daunting task these days. I want it to be a true depiction of our married life without being overly cheesy. Mostly, I want a place to document our adventures together without having to pull out a pen and paper to do so. That being said, we are pleased to announce The Rodericks Relative!

Exciting, I know.

Now for a slightly longer than short back story to set the stage for our current status:

We got married just under a year ago (July 14) in the Draper, Utah temple. Had our reception that night at Thanksgiving Point Gardens and it was truly the perfect day We got married in the right place, and followed that by the best dance party we could have imagined. We spent the night in Salt Lake at the Grand America so we could feast on the Sunday Brunch they host there which was delicious! We then road tripped to Vegas and on to California to indulge in a week-long vacation during which we ate tons of food, relaxed on the beach, and visited amusement parks.

Since then we have been working and going to school to try and finish up. I (Chelsey) will finish my degree this year with a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education. Taylor is doing an exchange program for the next two semesters to finish up his Undergrad which will be the reason for our move to New Hampshire in the Fall. We are super excited to move back East and being on our own for a time. We look forward to traveling up and down the East Coast to try and take it all in. In the meantime we are living with my parents in Highland to save money for the upcoming year. We are enjoying the summer together and will continue with updates as our lives continue to change.