wedding wednesdays - our 1st wedding anniversary

the flowers George sent me

Our first wedding anniversary was this past September. The 28th, to be exact. Unfortunately, we were over 6,000 miles apart for it. I was in California and George was still gone on a work trip, so we didn't get to celebrate together until we both got back to Guam. He did however, conspire with my best friend, Casey, to deliver me flowers at my parents' house the day of our anniversary! 

the view from our room, the bay is so pretty

Once we both were back on island, we did a staycation to celebrate. We stayed 2 nights at the Hyatt, the same hotel we began our relationship 3 years ago. We have a hotel package that gives us free hotel stays, discounted meals and free bottles of wine so our hotel stay was free! 

anniversary cake!!

The first night we got dressed up and had dinner at one of the restaurants in the hotel, Al Dente. It was so good! The server let us use 2 of our free wine bottle coupons, instead of just the one. Score! The food was really good and so was the service. Our server even brought us a little happy anniversary cake!

nice calm waters for paddle boarding

The next day we walked down the beach and rented some paddle boards. We had wanted to try it since we moved out here but never got around to it. They are so much fun! We would love to be able to own some one day. That night we walked down the street to our favorite pizza place and then got desserts at the cafe in the hotel.

our last day by the pool

Our last day there, we laid out by the pool for a few hours before headed home. It was such a pretty day. The sky was really clear and the air slightly drier than normal. We really love the Hyatt and their pool, it's always so relaxing! So while it wasn't ideal to spend our first wedding anniversary apart, it was nice to have an almost free staycation at our favorite place!

thai chicken pizza

Thai chicken pizza

A couple of years ago I tried a Thai pizza at Yard House. Whenever I eat something at a restaurant that's really good, I always try and recreate it at home. Sometimes it turns out, sometimes it doesn't. While searching for something to make for dinner, I came across a recipe for an asian style pizza and it reminded me of the Thai chicken pizza I had years ago. So I figured I would attempt it at home. I couldn't remember what was all on the pizza, so I looked up their menu online and headed to the grocery store! Here is my version of Thai chicken pizza.

Ingredients:

1 package of refrigerated pizza dough

Thai sweet chili sauce (I use Mae Ploy)

shredded mozzarella cheese

jalapeños, thinly sliced

red bell pepper, julienned

cooked chicken, cut into small pieces

green onions, sliced

shredded carrots (I buy them pre-shredded in the produce section)

cilantro, roughly chopped

peanuts, chopped

Instructions:

Pre-heat the oven to 400°. Roll out the pizza dough onto a baking sheet. Bake the plain dough for 5 minutes. Remove the pizza crust from the oven and top with the Thai sweet chili sauce, spreading it evenly and thinly.

 Top the sauce with the jalapeños, use as many as you like, the more you use, the spicier the pizza will be. Top with the cheese and all the other toppings except for the peanuts and cilantro. Use as much or as little of the toppings as you like. This recipe is not an exact science! 

Bake the pizza for 10-15 minutes, just keep checking it and remove it when all the cheese is melted. Immediately top with cilantro and peanuts. Let cool slightly, then cut and enjoy!

Sometimes we'll drizzle sriracha or peanut sauce on top to change it up a bit. 

dip in a little sriricha to make it even spicier!