Adam and I got married on September 15 last year, so this weekend we celebrated our first anniversary. (And everybody who was on my friends list then is like, "Man, it's been a year already? I was so glad when she stopped whining about her wedding every other post.")

We had a fun Saturday to celebrate -- we went apple-picking at a farm in Natick, picking a bunch of really delicious apples (and testing a few for quality control along the way). We also got to pet some sheep and goats at the petting zoo, and see some of the chillest rabbits I've ever seen. (One of the rabbits calmly flopped out as a screaming child ran by after a goat. Bunnygirl would consider this a direct affront to her dignity.)

We also got to drool at some of the ridiculous houses in the town surrounding the farm -- holy cow, that's where the real money is. (EDIT: Just looked up homes in Wellesley on remax.com. Several houses for $5 million plus, almost all listings over $1 million. Holy cow.)

After we were through being bucolic, we went to an upscale burger bar that Adam had seen on the Phantom Gourmet and had a delicious dinner. We wandered around the mall where the burger bar was located (again, enjoying the lifestyles of the rich and the famous in all the designer stores), then had dessert at Finale. We came home and watched a movie and talked about one day, if I ever finish grad school, having a baby.

It was a good day.

And yesterday, Adam came home with my anniversary gift. Now, some people might get a necklace or a pair of earrings for an anniversary, but not me. I got a 3D mouse brain.



I am so psyched. He designed it based on sections and pictures he found online, made a CAD drawing, and printed it on his office's 3D printer. Everybody in my lab is totally jealous.

Baymate R said, "You have really found your true match." You betcha.