365 days….and Counting…

Posted By Steph | November 15, 2008

Reaching milestones in relationships is always exciting. There’s the first date, first kiss, first time meeting the family, first “official relationship stance talk”… and so on. As the milestones begin to build, a beautiful relationship is developed and continues to grow as it feeds off the past and looks towards the future. Wow… that’s pretty deep huh?

One year ago, Ryan and I were riding this milestone wave. We started dating in August of last year, and by November 13th,2007 Ryan finally took the plunge into classifying me as his “official GIRLFRIEND”. In the most romantic way possible, Ryan simply said,”So I guess I’ll just call you my girlfriend now, if that’s ok with you…”. I concurred and ever since, this has been the most incredible relationship and adventure that anyone could hope for.

We spent our evening at a lovely, quaint, and romantic little restaurant in Palo Alto called The Empire Tap Room. Don’t let some of those reviews fool you. The ambiance alone is enough to suffice one incredible date atmosphere. We ate outside under the stars amongst white lighted trees and dimly lit candle table tops directly next to a trickling fountain. Sound nice? Yes, it was incredible. We reminisced and laughed over the past year of fun and excitement we have experienced together while enjoying some refreshing riesling and tasty entrees. I couldn’t have hoped for a more perfect night. It was the perfect location, perfect restaurant, perfect starry night, and above all the perfect companion, my best friend and love of my life, Ryan. Ok… everybody say it together… Awwweeee


The Empire Tap Room was the perfect place to celebrate


The Vino never tasted so good


I don’t think that there’s a better seat in the place


Talk about a romantic place to have dinner…wow

Of course we had to document this incredible event in our lives. Before we left we popped open a bottle of Whole Food’s finest champagne and toasted to our first year together and to many more to come. Check out the video below or over here on YouTube.

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    1. sWell on November 17th, 2008 7:31 am

      congratulations, kids!

      i must admit i don’t know your relationship all that intimately, but i still say you’re the best couple (at least of our generation) that i’ve ever known.

    2. Hup on November 17th, 2008 4:01 pm

      sWell, you rock….thanks SO much for this comment, it means a lot to us that our friends actually really like seeing us as a couple.

      Also, good to hear that we’re representing an entire generation….no pressure, folks. :)

    3. Taylor Norrish on February 19th, 2009 7:36 pm

      Nice shooting Tex… You got the camera! Hahaha!

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