1st Anniversary

Our 1st Wedding Anniversary was Sunday 7-10-11.  Jason and I had a great weekend filled with yummy food, sunshine, TCR, and good friends!

It all started with our stay at the Hotel at Kirkwood.  We checked in and had a VERY yummy dinner at the Class Act Restaurant.

Jason had the Iowa Lamb- lamb chops, braised curried lamb, gremolata, couscous salad, hummus vinaigrette

 

I ordered the Black Angus Steak- Beef Tenderloin with mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetable, bordelaise or truffle mushroom demi

We got to sit at the Captains Table- a crescent shaped booth in the middle of the restaurant with curtains for privacy.  Also complete with Constellation Blown Glass Art above our heads! We definitely felt like VIPs!

 

Next we were off to see Guys & Dolls at Theatre Cedar Rapids!  When Jason proposed to me in NYC, he took me to see Guys & Dolls on Broadway since Lauren Graham was in it (from my favorite show- Gilmore Girls!). 
It worked out that this month Guys & Dolls was playing out our local theatre, so it was pretty neat to tie the proposal back to our 1st anniversary celebration.

To finish up the celebration we of course cut into our cake topper and it was surprisingly good!  White cake with Raspberry Filling.... YUM!  Paired with Prosecco from Italy...

...and opened up our 1st Anniversary Cards from our wedding guests.  At the wedding reception, we left note cards and envelopes for each of our guests at their table setting.  Each envelope was labeled with an anniversary year so they had the chance to write us a note or advice to be sealed until that year.
Each year we'll be able to enjoy a special note from our wedding guests to remind of of the very special people who were there to share the day with us... and hopefully gain some helpful advice along the way!

Here's to many more!