So today, I realized that I totally overlooked the 6 month wedding anniversary. Not that it's a huge deal, but it was in the middle of finals week and I was sicker than a dog. Today, I realized that in two and a half months, I'll be 23. That will be here before I know it. January always seems to slowly crawl by, but February flies. And then it's March and my birthday day. 23. Wow.
Okay, okay. I know what some of you are thinking. I'm so YOUNG. But to me, 23 seems old. There are so many things I wish I was doing by now that I'm not. But there are a few more that I didn't think I'd have by now. I'm happily married to a man I can call my best friend. We have loving family and I am in school for something I truly love and can be passionate about.
Will and I have known each other for 3 1/2 years. And we've been together nearly as long. We have some terrific friends, many of whom were just his but now I count them as mine as well. One even gave us a Christmas present. We got a gift card to eat at Red Lobster. I'm excited to go on a "real" date. We plan to go to a movie afterwards! We don't usually do many formal "date nights", but we do go out to eat or to a movie together. Mostly we sit around and watch movies at home or read together. So a real night out, maybe even dressing up a bit, will be fun!
The simpleness of our relationship is what I like the most. It's great to be with someone that you don't need to put on any shows for or make any adjustments to be comfortable around. He really the most important human being in my life and I am very grateful for him and his family. His parents live in town and we get to have dinner with them at least once every 4-6 weeks. My family lives three hours away and I miss them a lot. I wish we were closer so we could dash over for dinner, but isn't really an option. We try to go see them at least every 8-12 weeks. Family is incredibly important to me. I never realized until I went to college that not everyone has the type of family that I do. It made me even more grateful for them, but also miss them even more. Once you realize what you had, you miss it.
What do you miss most? What do you appreciate more than anything else?
**Apparently I shouldn't put my posts into word to check for grammar. It just messes with the formatting. Okay. Lesson learned.**
MK and I are like you and Will. We watch a lot of movies at home. When we lived in the city, we went out more but now it's harder to go out and it costs more and more money with gas and rising movie ticket prices. I think not going out all the time makes it special when you do get to go out. Man, we could use a real date. Those are few and far between since the baby came.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely post. You are a very blessed young lady and you even are aware of it. That's even better. Cherish the great aspects of your marriage and each year it will get only better. I was married at 22 and each year was better and better. Some never find that once in their lifetime. Awesome post. Happy New Year.
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