We decided to exchange gifts and go out to a nice dinner the night of our anniversary. We wanted to go to a nice, trendy place to eat, and we decided on Julian Serrano in Aria. The restaurant is a Spanish tapas restaurant and definitely did not disappoint. We ordered lots of food, all of which was yummy and nicely presented, as well. We ordered a few tapas to start with, continued with our main course (Jason ordered Crispy Chicken Breast Roulada, I ordered Beef Tenderloin), and we finished off our meal with Spicy Hot Chocolate Churros for dessert. We snapped a few pictures inside Aria before and after dinner... this casino is always decorated so pretty!
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| 25 Weeks Baby Bumpin' |
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| Mixed baby romaine salad |
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| Crispy Chicken Breast Roulada |
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| Beef tenderloin |
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| Spicy Hot Chocolate Churros |
For "one year", the traditional gift consists of "paper". I decided to spend a lot of time and dedication to making our Honeymoon Album (which I had been putting off for a whole year!), and give that to Jason as his gift. The final result... 100+ pages, came out amazing, and I love our photobook that has every single memory of our amazing Hawaiian honeymoon we can look back on and remember for years to come.
Jason's gift to me was a night out to a dinner and show on the Strip. He had a few ideas that we thought long and hard about, but we finally decided on getting tickets for Absinthe and eating dinner at Serendipity. Because we had just gone out that night, we decided to do dinner and a show the following weekend. We spoiled ourselves with good food!
The night of our anniversary, we also got to enjoy a recreation of our wedding cake top tier. Our wedding cake vendor was nice enough to recreate our whole top tier (minus all the detail) for us to enjoy, rather than unthawing the old piece that we had kept. It was SO delicious and I enjoyed every bite. The inside was similar to how our cake tasted a whole year ago... Lemon cake with lemon and raspberry mouse, surrounded by butter cream frosting. Yum!
Fast forward a week later, and we were off to wine (or lack thereof, for me) and dine ourselves for dinner and a show. We started at Serendipity and enjoyed a frozen hot chocolate with our meals... so delicious!
Since Absinthe is located right outside of the restaurant, it made for an easy and convenient transition from dinner to the show. Since the show is sampled after a variety/circus/stunts show, the outside venue is shaped like a circus tent which is very cool! Once inside, the details are even more amazing. With a vintage circus feel, there is a small, roundabout way of seating that makes every seat a good one in the whole venue. The show is super vulgar and offensive, but hilarious and very talented. Of course I didn't snap any pictures of the actual show, but I did get some shots of the inside of the tent before it started, although the lighting isn't the greatest! If you aren't easily offended and have an open mind, I would definitely recommend seeing this show. It's as good as a Cirque show with a little bit more humor and audience involvement in a more intimate environment.
Overall, our first anniversary was everything we hoped it could be. We spent it enjoying each other's company and celebrating, and I love that we kept our gifts traditional and decently simple. We are so grateful to have an amazing life with each other, and we know it's only going to get better with the arrival of this little guy in a few months! We can't wait to see where the next 50 anniversaries take us!
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