Every year this happens

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Across
  1. 1. Accept, Acquire
  2. 3. Sweet, Beautiful (ly)
  3. 7. Endless
  4. 10. Strange but often used Greek version of your name
  5. 12. name rhymes with Vanilla
  6. 15. Thou, Yew
  7. 16. Hoped for
Down
  1. 1. Joy
  2. 2. Not Two
  3. 4. Encompassing all
  4. 5. Not Four
  5. 6. Expecting, Wishing
  6. 8. Annual Celebration of Life
  7. 9. Grace, contains a double s
  8. 11. Unity, friendship, - doves, has a symbol
  9. 13. Unseen force, tenderness, affection
  10. 14. To Be Present in One Place
  11. 17. Rhymes with biz