I admit, the drive to our new home yesterday, felt really long, and I questioned whether choosing a place so far away from everything was a good idea. However, once I stepped out onto our new back deck and felt the breeze and listened to the crickets and birds and saw the sun set – all doubt vanished. I’m even looking forward to washing dishes in our new place because I have a window to look out of and it’s a peaceful view. Of course I forgot my camera, so pictures will come next week, but you’ll have to take my word for now. We also caught a glimpse of who will be in the otherside of our twin home and it looks like an older woman, so hooray for no more rowdy neighbors! If anything, we’ll be the noisy ones, and we really aren’t that noisy. Hooray for peace and quiet!!
Category Archives: On My Mind
No longer a Miss
Ah, married life. OKay, so it really doesn’t feel all that different from pre-married life. I look at it as a plus, though. Because we’ve lived together so long, we’re already used to each other’s quirks and possibly annoying habits – we won’t have that potential stressor in our first year of marriage because we already know we live well together. We know we won’t fight over new things because we don’t really fight anyway… sure there are aggravations and stress, but usually it’s regarding a situation and not the other person, so in my case, I just need a little space and then I’m fine. When all is said and done we really have a very healthy relationship, I’d say. 🙂
Being “official” does feel good, though. I love that I’m a wife now and it’s a title/label that I’m very happy to have. Every night before bed we take our rings off and place them in a heart-shaped ring-holder and they fit snuggly together, as we do. I can’t tell you what a thrill it is to see a ring on Josh’s finger – just as exciting as when he first put a ring on mine. I remember the words in our ceremony* and that’s what I think when I look down at my hand and his.
Okay, enough mushy stuff. We won’t have pictures for a few weeks yet, but I’ll be posting some as soon as we do, or most likely creating a slideshow. We did get some pictures from my mom (yay) and I think a few people are starting to come out of the woodwork with their pictures from the day. Now I just have to pester more people to share theirs with us. :p
*”As you look at your wedding band, remember the great gift that you have been given and all that you have in one another. Remember that you have someone to share this life with.”
100th Post!
It’s my 100th post and just a few more days until the Big Day! We were crafting and running errands like mad this weekend, but we got most everything done. We just have a few more big projects to finish up like the centerpieces, our “canopy” and… actually that might be it. Oh, and my favorite part – setting up candy for the candy buffet! We got over 40 pounds of various candies thanks to Costco for some amazing deals. I love a good deal.
Another busy few days have passed, and we could have potentially big news in the works. We’ve talked a lot about moving back to Colorado and we’ve weighed the pros and cons about moving right now, and depending on what happens in the next few weeks, we may be staying in Minnesota for a bit longer. Moving to Colorado won’t be cheap, and then we have to worry about jobs. I admit we’re both worried we could end up in the same situation we were in when we got to Minnesota. We didn’t get jobs right away and go behind on bills and maxed out our credit cards… not a good situation. If we stay in Minnesota a while longer, we could potentially save up some more money. We’re more established here, so hopefully keeping (in Josh’s case finding) permanent work won’t be as difficult. We also in the past 5 days were looking at houses and we found a great place well within our price range of purchasing. It’s a new construction townhome out in the country in a smaller subdivision that probably won’t expand too much for a few years – we’d actually be the first ones to move into the subdivision, I believe, and it’s bright and peaceful and perfect for a starter-home. It seemed like too good of a deal to pass up on, so as of last night, we’ve made an offer and now we just wait and see. If it’s meant to be, they’ll accept, and if they don’t, we’ll think on it a bit more. Our one concern could potentially be the HOA – neither of us are fond of them, and we’re waiting to get their rules and regulations to look over to make sure we’re okay with them. We’d love a house, and we’ve seen a few in our price range – and they’re fixer-uppers, which we’re okay with, but a lot of them just need so much work, and this place – we wouldn’t even have to change the paint colors because we actually like them.
So, there’s that.
Wedding planning continues and tomorrow we’ll be talking cake! Our inspiration:
Seen here
Unpacking Complete!
Well, I think we’ve officially unpacked and are having a few people over for dinner on Friday night in celebration. We’ll most likely have a larger gathering a different weekend once I get even more in order. I still have a few piles here and there to work on, but it’s definitely all coming together and as soon as my new camera arrives I shall be taking pictures of our new space for the next 6 months. :p I admit that I’m eager to grow some roots, so let’s hope that our next move in 6 months (if all works out) will be a good opportunity to settle. I admit I feel like my biological clock has started ticking quite loudly, though it’s a frightening prospect at the same time. I have worries and sometimes feel selfish because I wonder about what happens to our relationship when there’s no longer just two of us, but three.
Anyhoo… pictures to come and new adventures and for once I’ll start blogging regularly again for those who do stop by and read. 😉