Happy Anniversary to Us!

It's been one year to the day since we got married! We celebrated by going to the last day of the Renaissance Festival out in Bonner Springs with Cliff and Sara, who celebrated 8 years together this past week. It rained like the dickens Saturday nearly all day, so the fairgrounds were soggy in places, but not a complete slop pit. We managed to keep the mud below our knees, and nobody fell in it, despite the number of beergarden pitstops. All in all, the day was absolutely beautiful, around 75, mostly sunny with a nice soft breeze.

We finished up Sara's Halloween costume (pirate, it will be awesome) with accessories from the various vendors there, learned a bit of history, and met Captains Jack Sparrow and Barbossa. If I hadn't known better, I would have thought Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush had walked right off the set into the festival, these guys were that convincing. I wish I had gotten a picture of them, but I didn't get my camera out fast enough.

I tried on a barbarian hat, which as you can see, was not large enough for my massive cranium. Clearly I am far more evolved than a barbarian. RenFest is a very dog-friendly place, and we ran into a four month old Weimaraner named Sammy with one blue eye and one brown eye, so I had to snap a picture. Here he is, posing very patiently while he waits for his treat.

Sara and I took a break at a wine tasting, and had a fantastic time at that. One couple had been sitting there for some time, and by then they were very social. We passed around our cameras and camera phones for everyone to see snapshots of our pets and ate cheese and crackers and grapes, and of course, the vino. Two Musketeers came through on patrol, ensuring general order, and were kind enough to pose for this shot. On our way out, we found a Henry VIII cutout and John braved the splintery, tetanus-enhanced stairs behind it to pose for this one.

And now, my friends, it is time to follow through with our last ceremonial duty as newlyweds: eating the top of our wedding cake. Mom wrapped it up nice and tight for us last year, and we kept it in the freezer, and have been thawing it all week in the fridge. We unwrapped it last night, and snapped a picture. Not bad for a year old, eh?

I'll let you know if we survive it. ;)