New Beginnings

Here's to new beginnings. It's 2010 and I feel like its a fresh start.



I'm a newlywed {and loving it --well mostly :) }. I'm starting to get into the groove of my new job { and sort of not completely hating it but certainly not loving it :S }. It's (literally) the end of an era and I'm ready to start a new chapter. Lindsey wrote a blog about not starting a new chapter, but a whole new book. Well, for me, it really is just a new chapter, because I haven't finished this book yet. I'm not ready to.



I'm moving on to being a wife and enjoying life with my new husband and in the not so distant future (but distant enough that it hasn't happened yet :) ) being a mother.



For nearly the first time in my life, I feel like an adult, and while I'm not completely sure how I feel about that, its starting to grow on me. :)



Brad and I, are also starting a whole new phase in our relationship, beyond even just "being married". I'm not sure if we're still in the "honeymoon" phase, but things feel more intimate between us. I feel like we're more connected than ever and while dating and being married doesn't feel that different, its like making that committment is something both of us are recognizing as something seriously worthy of respecting. Which seems obvious...I wish I could explain it better. Standing before God and your friends and family and telling them you are committing your life to this person makes you take serious stock of who you are and who you want to be with this person. It makes you take your relationship, literally, to a whole new level.

We still fight over the same old things. Some arguments have taken on new urgency, but it seems like the good times have taken on more importance. We're having more fun. We laugh...really laugh. I love it.

I know it isn't always easy. Believe me its not. Love is such hard work. Every day you have to fight for your marriage and even if its in a small way. But its worth it. Believe me. :)