As a child, I wanted to be Ariel from The Little Mermaid. I used to watch The Little Mermaid every afternoon, and I would beg my Mom to watch it with me. She would bring down her sewing or some other busy work and try to get a few things done while we watched this …
I woke up early one Saturday morning, sat in the morning light, and wondered if I was pregnant. To clarify, I have convinced myself I am pregnant multiple times in our first nine months of marriage. Not that we are trying, but simply because I enjoy maintaining the thought that at any given time I might …
I started writing letters to my future husband five years before I met him. I don’t know what prompted me to start compiling a book of letters to him. Maybe, while at a sleepover, my best friend mentioned she was writing letters to her future husband. Perhaps I found the idea in one of my many relationship …
On my wedding day, I walked up the aisle thinking about getting married, and then walked back down the aisle thinking about babies. Baby fever set in fast. I have always known I wanted to have a big family, and part of the reason I fell in love with husband is because he wants lots of …
We’re going to make it, you and I. You married a girl with stars in her eyes, and dreams in her belly. A girl with an image in her mind of what romance was supposed to look like based on twenty-three years of romantic comedies, books about knights in shining armor, and long lists of all …
Have you and your fella taken the 5 Love Languages test? This short love languages quiz radically changed how I approach loving my husband. I always used to buy him a lot of little gifts throughout the year. I would grab a bag of pistachio nuts, a couple hymnals for his collection or a rugby shirt. He was so sweet about …
Six months ago today I was walking around surrounded by my bridesmaids, posing for pictures, and trying to ignore the butterflies in my stomach. The feeling of walking down that aisle was unlike anything I have ever felt before. There are no words to describe knowing that you are committing your life to another person. The …
I grew up watching Star Wars, Princess Bride, and Star Trek. My parents have good taste, and passed on their love for the classics on to us. Some of my earliest memories of movies include the trilogy that involved light sabers, a large hairy dude, and some inexplicably lovable robots. Of the entire series, the romance between Han …
Hubs and I will have been married six months on January 18th! It is hard to believe that my new marriage is almost half a year old. The past few months have been filled to the brim with college classes, theatre, my hubby’s musical group, family, and lots of trips! I was counting up how …
I got my wedding pictures back this week! I am in love with every one of them. I teared up as I looked through them, and then I started giggling because I remembered a few of the more humorous stories surrounding that day. So today I am sharing “10 Things that went Wrong in my Wedding” …
