It’s hard to believe that Andy and I have been married for almost 20 months. I know that seems like such a short amount of time (and it is!) but it’s mind-blowing to see how far we’ve come in these past almost-2 years. Some days, it feels like we’ve been married forever (in a good…
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“I did… and I wouldn’t have it any other way”
When my husband and I met, we both knew from early on that we would get married someday. My husband claims he knew after our first weekend-long date; I took a little bit longer to warm up to the idea — on our second date (2 months later, thanks to our long-distance relationship). Thirteen months…
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Our First Anniversary at Cumberland Falls
Back on June 12th, Andy and I celebrated our first year of marriage! We had originally planned an anniversary trip to Aruba, but when we received unexpected orders to move over the summer to Iowa, we scrapped those plans in favor of a small, more affordable camping trip. Since we were down to mere weeks…
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The Best Piece of Marriage Advice I Was Given
I was given free e-copies of Dating in Marriage by Brittany Putman and Prioritizing Your Marriage by Amberly Lambertsen in exchange for this post. All opinions are 100% my own. With my sister’s wedding this weekend, I’ve been thinking a lot about the best pieces of marriage advice I was given. One such piece of advice was from…
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Why I’m Grateful to Be a Military Spouse
Our orders into this unique military assignment were unexpected, and honestly, a bit tough to receive. They came unexpectedly, and to be honest, I dug my heels into the ground and say “No way!” After much prayer and discussion, we decided together as a team to forego that route; as a team to embrace the…
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Christmas Traditions for Newlyweds
Since this is my and Andy’s first year as a married couple, I wanted to get into the swing of creating our own holiday traditions. I totally failed and missed Halloween (we didn’t even dress up!), and Thanksgiving was spent with my family followed by a low-key weekend at home (I missed watching the Macy’s…
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A 25th birthday celebration, Star Wars style
Saturday was my husband’s birthday and I was so excited to celebrate my sweet husband! He has been my rock through all of these major changes in my life this past year. I knew I had to make this a great birthday, because I missed his birthday last year and we have no idea what next year will hold….
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