Today was a good day - a good taste of married life (minus working and school, which will be returning far sooner than I want them to). Ben and I met our good friends Zach and Caitlin at Olive Garden for lunch, and treated them with the gift cards we were given (thanks Melissa!). We also went grocery shopping and picked up a wireless router so my laptop can connect to the internet. Ben got that all set up when we got home, and I continued to put things away. Our home is slowly becoming less and less cluttered, although I know we'll start the whole process over again this weekend after we open the rest of our wedding gifts.
I cooked a new recipe tonight, for the first time in our kitchen - chicken tostadas. I was nervous at first, because I wanted everything to be perfect. It took me a while, but it ended up being good, and Ben agreed. I told him not to be the husband who lies and says every meal I cook is fantastic; I'd hate to find out that he hates a certain food after being married for twenty years or something.
We still have to get my car washed... All of the typical "just married" stuff is still all over my windows.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Husband and wife
Well, I don't even know where to start. I'm amazed that the wedding is finally over, that Ben and I are finally husband and wife. Here we are now, in our little apartment that has been taken over by gift bags and boxes full of the generous gifts people have given us. And we haven't even opened all of the gifts! Half of them are still at my parents', where we will open them after they've returned from California.
The wedding was beautiful, and everyone I talked to seemed to agree. Judging by the comments of countless friends and family members, I really do think that the Holy Spirit was fully present at our wedding. The weather was perfect, the flowers were beautiful, the cake was delicious, everything ran on time, and Ben and I were clearly loved by everyone there. I cried quite a bit, and I think Ben cried even more, especially when he saw me for the first time at 11 am, at our special bridal presentation. It was just the two of us in the worship center, with J.J. Heller's "Tonight" setting the mood. Ben saw me for the first time that day, in my dress, and he about lost it. I married a man with an admirably tender heart.
Ben's brother, Dan, performed the ceremony, and it couldn't have been more perfect. So many people came up to Ben and me at the reception and said what a great job he did - what a great testimony he shared, and how God-honoring his words were. I'm proud to have him as a brother-in-law, and having him officiate our ceremony was totally special.
On Sunday, Ben and I set off to Pine, where we stayed in a friend's cabin. It was beautiful - the perfect place to spend the first few days of our marriage. Hopefully I'll be able to post pictures soon.
Please pray that Ben and I will be productive the next few days. We have a lot to do, between putting me on the apartment lease, putting away our gifts, and getting me generally settled in. It will be a good time though :)
The wedding was beautiful, and everyone I talked to seemed to agree. Judging by the comments of countless friends and family members, I really do think that the Holy Spirit was fully present at our wedding. The weather was perfect, the flowers were beautiful, the cake was delicious, everything ran on time, and Ben and I were clearly loved by everyone there. I cried quite a bit, and I think Ben cried even more, especially when he saw me for the first time at 11 am, at our special bridal presentation. It was just the two of us in the worship center, with J.J. Heller's "Tonight" setting the mood. Ben saw me for the first time that day, in my dress, and he about lost it. I married a man with an admirably tender heart.
Ben's brother, Dan, performed the ceremony, and it couldn't have been more perfect. So many people came up to Ben and me at the reception and said what a great job he did - what a great testimony he shared, and how God-honoring his words were. I'm proud to have him as a brother-in-law, and having him officiate our ceremony was totally special.
On Sunday, Ben and I set off to Pine, where we stayed in a friend's cabin. It was beautiful - the perfect place to spend the first few days of our marriage. Hopefully I'll be able to post pictures soon.
Please pray that Ben and I will be productive the next few days. We have a lot to do, between putting me on the apartment lease, putting away our gifts, and getting me generally settled in. It will be a good time though :)
Saturday, March 6, 2010
I could not be more ready
I'm sorry that neither of us have updated for so long. Obviously life has been very, very busy for us. The wedding is one week from today, and I could not be more ready for it to finally be here. I cannot explain how much I am looking forward to having no obligations for those several days following the wedding - no phone calls to answer, emails to reply to, decisions to make, or homework to do. It will just be me and my husband :)
Please pray that this week will go by quickly and smoothly. Pray that I will not get stressed out and be able to accomplish all the tasks that still need to be taken care of (including the two midterms I have on Monday). Pray for patience for both of us.
Please pray that this week will go by quickly and smoothly. Pray that I will not get stressed out and be able to accomplish all the tasks that still need to be taken care of (including the two midterms I have on Monday). Pray for patience for both of us.
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