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Mrs. Daffodil, San Francisco/Los Angeles Age and Occupation: 26, Nonprofit Strategy Consultant Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Resident Physician Engagement Date: December 29, 2006 Wedding Date: May, 2008 Blogging Since: August, 2007 Venue: Church w/ floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the Valley; Westin in downtown LA About Me: I moved around a lot growing up, but consider myself a Southerner at heart. I love scrapbooking, dancing, doggies, and diet coke. I am all about personalizing everything and hence, I'm a DIY bride who is just loving the entire wedding planning process! Mr. Daffodil and I met in our college fellowship group and were "just friends" for three years before we started dating. We've been together for four years now and can't wait to get married in sunny SoCal, Mr. Daffodil's hometown.
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Why, hello hive! Yes, it’s really me - I know, long time no blog! I guess I sort of missed doing a “one-year” post, but better late than never, right? smiley3 Much has happened since I last posted, including many wedding/marriage-related things that I plan to write about… so I thought I’d give a preview of what’s to come in the form of a Daffodil update of sorts!

We celebrated our one-year wedding anniversary! We spent an extended weekend in beautiful Maui, a second honeymoon if you will (considering how our real honeymoon got cut short!). It was perhaps the most relaxing, carefree vacation either of us has ever had. It’s hard to believe we’re already quickly approaching the 1.5 year mark!

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Sister Daffodil got hitched! Sister and BIL Daff had possibly one of the cutest and most FUN weddings I have ever been to, in good ol’ Durham, NC where their story began!

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Photo taken by Yun Gen Yang Photography

We rescued a puppy! OK, so this is not wedding-related, but isn’t he adorable?! Meet the newest addition to our family! We have no idea what kind of dog he is, though our latest guess is half wire-haired dachshund and jack russell terrier (he has quite a long body with short stubby legs, and he can jump 5 feet!). We are considering getting one of those dog DNA tests this holiday season as a Christmas gift to ourselves! smiley3

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We witnessed three more couples and good friends exchanging their vows!

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We became season pass holders to Disneyland! The benefits of moving to Los Angeles, I suppose! I hear it’s something every SoCal resident must do at some point in their LA life. But really, what this update is about is how in spite of this incredibly busy season of our lives (business school and residency), we are learning how to make time to still enjoy the little free time we have together.

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I still haven’t sold my dress. I got an email from WedClean about a new site that is launching soon, that promises to make selling and buying pre-owned gowns even easier than before. But somehow, I still can’t bring myself to list it. I wonder if I may just keep it in its WedClean box in my closet forever.

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We’ve learned (and are continuing to learn) that marriage takes work, but that it is so incredibly worth it. No matter how well you think you know each other, marriage inevitably brings new challenges and reveals new aspects of both your and your spouse’s personality. We’ve learned how to deeply communicate (premarital counseling was more helpful than we realized), how to truly stand by each other and as one unit, and also how loving each other when it’s hard actually makes us love each other even more. And having that kind of confidence in each other’s love, knowing someone and being known so deeply, and feeling completely free and understood - is truly, indescribably priceless.

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27 Responses to “One Year and… Five Months Later?”

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Kalibali (message)  272 posts, Helper bee

What a sweet post :) Your dog kind of looks like a border terrier, they are great agility dogs.

 
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Miss Cloud (message)  802 posts, Busy bee

It’s so good to see you all are doing so well! And I’m super jealous of the Disney passes :)

 
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Miss French Fries (message)  2,217 posts, Buzzing bee

Great post! :) Your puppy is adorable — love that he’s a rescue. And the last paragraph about making marriage work is so sweet.

 
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Mrs. French Bulldog (message)  7,730 posts, Bee Keeper

Great post Mrs D :) and your doggie is adorable! Happy 1 yr (and 5 months)!

 
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Miss Moonbeam (message)  1,732 posts, Bumble bee

What a sweet post. I still think we need a SoCal meetup.

 
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Miss Cola (message)  2,868 posts, Sugar bee

Congrats on the (almost) 1 1/2 year mark! Your new fur baby is adorable!

 
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Gilneas (message)  1,393 posts, Bumble bee

Cuuuute puppy :) My parents have a dachshund mix, too, and she can sure leap!

 
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LatteLove (message)  5,587 posts, Bee Keeper

welcome back and happy belated anniversary!
your puppy is too cute!

 
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MrsBtobe (message)  141 posts, Blushing bee

Congratulations on your 1.5 year anniversary! Your fur kid is adorable!

 
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Mrs. Taffy (message)  3,104 posts, Sugar bee

This is a wonderful post! :) Thanks for sharing your updates!

 
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Miss Giraffe (message)  4,216 posts, Honey bee

Awwww Congrats! And your new baby is sooooo cute!

 
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tea (message)  7,263 posts, Bee Keeper

you puppy is adorable! and congrats on your first year!

 
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mrspaetz (message)  3,805 posts, Honey bee

welcome back! thanks for sharing your updates.

i loved your wedding recaps and your make-up / hairdo served as inspiration pictures to my make-up artist, not to mention, the planning templates you shared were a great help too.

congrats again!

(and P/S: i think yr wedding anniversary’s on my birthday, what a coincidence, haha!)

 
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Mrs. Onion (message)  710 posts, Busy bee

welcome back — great post mrs. d! sounds like it’s been a busy year. i can’t believe you’ve been to 4 weddings in the last 17 months. but i agree totally about how rewarding being married is — we just celebrated 2 years in sept. and poof — it flew by. all my best for many years of happiness.

 
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Mrs. Daffodil (message)  565 posts, Busy bee

thanks for all the sweet comments everyone! :-)
@Mrs. Onion: i actually counted only the ones in 2009 so far…we also went to another 3 in 2008 AFTER ours! Wow, I can’t believe it’s already been 2 years for you…I still remember your wedding prep and recap posts like they were yesterday!

 
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BaghdadBride (message)  352 posts, Helper bee

that dog is soooooooo cute! way to rescue!

 
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missvintage (message)  571 posts, Busy bee

Thank you for your post. I love hearing about reflections on marriage.

 
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alishaneva (message)  2,152 posts, Buzzing bee

This was a wonderful post! So glad you came back to update us!

 
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Have your adorable puppy tested - you can do it yourself with the Canine Heritage Breed test - http://www.http://www.canineheritage.com/

 
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Jessie516 (message)  5,480 posts, Bee Keeper

I’m so glad you’re doing so well! :) I’m glad you had an extended “2nd Honeymoon”. We’re hoping to do that, as we were only able to go on a mini-moon following our wedding.

 
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Mrs. Daffodil, San Francisco/Los Angeles Age and Occupation: 26, Nonprofit Strategy Consultant Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Resident Physician Engagement Date: December 29, 2006 Wedding Date: May, 2008 Blogging Since: August, 2007 Venue: Church w/ floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the Valley; Westin in downtown LA About Me: I moved around a lot growing up, but consider myself a Southerner at heart. I love scrapbooking, dancing, doggies, and diet coke. I am all about personalizing everything and hence, I'm a DIY bride who is just loving the entire wedding planning process! Mr. Daffodil and I met in our college fellowship group and were "just friends" for three years before we started dating. We've been together for four years now and can't wait to get married in sunny SoCal, Mr. Daffodil's hometown.

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