Dated Thursday, May 31st: Right now I am actually driving to Utah. Ryan’s Grandpa Hayes died Thursday and so we are headed home for the funeral Saturday morning at 11. The dental school has been so good to let Ryan head to Utah and take his exams through Weber State’s testing centers. It will be good for Ryan to be with his family during this time!
Lydia is doing so well on the trip! She eats, stays awake for an hour, and then is out for 2 1/2 hours like clock work. Now the question is will she continue to do well the whole 24 hour trip? I think (hope) so. :) We are stopping at Jordon’s house (Ryan’s brother) in Des Moines Iowa for 3 hours of sleep and then he’s headed out with us for the rest of the 16 hours. We are in the 2 door Honda Civic and it is actually super cozy and not squishy like I was thinking it would be.

It’s Ryan and I’s 1st year anniversary tomorrow but we will celebrate next Friday when things aren’t as busy. But I’ve been reflecting all week how great it’s been this first year. I am shocked how time flies. I think of all that’s happened in a year and wonder what lies ahead in the years to come. Our first year recap...
I graduated right before we got married
We got married June 1st
Went to the Bahamas on a cruise, drove up to Daytona stayed a couple days playing on the beach, then drove to Orlando and went to Universal Studios for a couple more days and then flew home.
We went to Island Park
Lived at the Hirschi’s for 2 weeks
Moved to Indiana
Ryan started dental school
I started dental assisting
We had a baby girl that we named Lydia Ann Hirschi
Wonder what this next year will bring? When I think of the first year of marriage I think of the country song, “It doesn’t get better than this and it did!” I think that’s what it’s called?