We went on our one year anniversary vacation this week. :) Actually, our one year anniversary is June 23rd, but Justine starts school again that day so we took our "anniversary" a little bit early this year. Maybe one of these years we'll get the right day. We went camping, not alone, but with our good friends, Josh and Lisa, to Maple Lake. Maple Lake is just south of Spanish Fork. It is a beautiful place. Private and relaxing. Although we only went for a day, it is amazing how much of a difference a day of peace and nature can make in this world.

Josh and Lisa are a great couple. They really are. We enjoy spending time with them every chance we get. With us moving to Colorado and them possibly moving to Oregon, this was a much needed get together. Everything was perfect. The girls, Kiara and Akhila (we don't have children yet), enjoyed the lake very much. They were infatuated with dead fish floating in the water. Yuck. But other than dead fish, the lake is gorgeous and calm. The lake is petite in size, yet it captures some of the most beautiful magic.

We took a hike before coming home. We were supposed to hike 1.75 miles to Red Lake. It is a mild hike and enjoyable. Once we figured things out, we've gone too far. We never made it to Red Lake because we got off path (sorta). We still were on the trail, but it didn't lead to Red Lake. It was too late to realize our mistakes and we headed back to our starting point. The river/stream/creek we crossed on our hike was COLD, yet refreshing since the temperature was in the high 90s.

All in all, our anniversary has been wonderful. A year went by fast and our marriage is great!