With those rings we did wed...

Eight months ago today I was transformed from being just a girl trying to fight all alone in this big scary world into a girl with a "better half" who will fight with me and for me. Eight months ago today I was bound forever to the man who was created just for me. Eight months ago today we swapped rings, vows, and a kiss...and then he gave me his name. Eight months ago today I became the luckiest girl alive.

From that day on, for better or for worse.... in sickness and in health....for richer or for poorer....in love and in I don't like you so much right now love... He's been my partner in crime, my encourager, the one who challenges me, and my bestest buddy ever.

Now, 8 months later, we find ourselves so far from that day. We've moved in and out of our first place together, said goodbye to our families and friends, and now live on the other side of the world thinking that we MUST be crazy, but at the same time are so excited to see where this adventure takes us.

We've learned that celebrating together doesn't require fancy dinners or flowers (even though thats always nice). Tonight we celebrated by watching a dvd of ourselves from 8 months ago over peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, coke light, and cuddling on the couch....and maybe a few smootches. :)

 

(josh romantically made dinner himself...and then tested mine for poison...so loving)

Watching our own wedding, it was so wonderful to step outside ourselves for the day and see what everyone else got to see. We had some tears shed over just the sheer beauty of God's design of marriage and there were tears that were maybe a little out of homesickness...but mainly we laughed.

We laughed at how we both were bouncing and dancing around on stage, not to mention how we both are going to have to work on correcting 'the slump'....we laughed at how Caroline was wearing her thick winter coat while singing because it was so freezing in the chapel...we laughed at how Mike and Matthew decided to chew gum...we laughed at Dunahoo's funny facial expressions...we laughed at how Robert and Robin couldn't find the candle lighter and Mom couldn't figure it out...we laughed at losing Josh's ring (thank you Abby, haha)...we laughed at how ridiculous we both look when we dance, and how awesome our family and friends are at dancing (especially grandma and grandpa)...and we laughed at how blessed we are with such wonderful family and friend support (even if it means dancing out of the chapel to satisfy us).

It was wonderful to watch and I think the wedding was great, but I gotta tell you...the marriage is even better!

Joshua, I love laughing with you, living with you, and loving you. And even though I do mean things sometimes like throwing spoons at you...I love you so much. I figure that if the rest of Buddy and Babe's Grand Adventure is going to be as great as these first 8 months...woah...look out.



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