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Happily Ever After

Well...we are married! We are back in PA! I live with a man! I had to go back to work!

I feel like the month of may was a complete blur and somewhere in there everything came together and Brad and I got married in there somewhere. I had a WONDERFUL wedding. I enjoyed spending time with all my friends and family a head of time, the actual ceremony was a blast. I am so thankful that I was able to enjoy it and remember it...I was afraid that I would not be able to do that cause I'd be all emotional crying and stuff.

I got some pictures in the mail today from my friend Anne. Thanks. I hadn't seen any pics except what was on our photographers website. I can't wait to see the rest.

I have to say that I didn't think all of it would go so fast. I certainly don't miss all the planning but I have to admit that I was a little sad it's all over. However; now I'm starting to get adjusted to daily life again and I'm looking forward to getting somethings in order. I'm feeling unsettled yet settled all at the same time. I love to adventure but I'm finding that I want to adventure away from my home as long as I can come back to that home when the adventure is over. I'm not much for moving that home. I never would have survived being an army brat or preachers kid.

Speaking of which. When Brad and I start a family that's going to be something I'm extremely sensitive to before moving my kids and family all over creation.

Okay so a lot of topics are rolling around in my brain as I'm sure you can see. I just know this is another part of my journey and I'm both very excited and enjoying my new husband and nervously excited as to what the future holds. I have to get settled in the Lord because I don't want to be one of those people that everytime I get settled I have to move. Ummm.

Anywho. Gotta go. Lots of organization needs to happen in this place.

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Wedding fun!!

WOah!!

So I'm here in Virginia. It's 3 days before my wedding and I'm so excited it can't come fast enough and on the other hand its going so slowly. I have so much to accomplish today. Heather and Ryan get here today and the fun will begin from there. Brad and my dad have been hanging out together...and they are talking, laughing, and having inside jokes...weird. My universe is upside down. They are out getting their tuxes today and mom ran some erronds and I am here running around like a nut.

I have lots to do and I'm avoiding doing it. It seems overwhelming and kinda like its the morning calm before before the next 3 days takes off into the rest of my life.

My friend Jenna sent me her bag "here comes the bride" in silver sequence lettering to use this week. SO COOL! I bought white flip flops Oh i'm ready.

For some strange reason I'm listening to country. It's all emotional and stuff. Oh boy. Well hey...I guess I gotta move. Bring it on wedding crazy bliss!

3 DAYS!!!

Oh the sweet smell of brownies. Only 5 minutes until they are done. Ah. It's beautiful to have a week off. Actually nine days of beautiful mindless relaxation. Three of those days are completly without people for the most of the day. I have been reading, watching very minimal TV, making brownies, shopping, picked up a really girlie movie, spent time reading about God, and cuddling in the evenings with my love.

Yeah they are done!!! Time to scrapbook!!!

Happy Turkey day!

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Process. As daily life happens you process the events of life and every so often I actually take a little time to process what has happened in my life and what is changing about me internally. As much as I say I'm willing to share anything with anyone that is probably an idea I've put in the past. I'm a little less trusting these days. Brad is one who (humanly) I trust with my daily thoughts but moreso because he is living life with me. Not judging but encouraging, for those of you that buck at the idea of leadership in a relationship I'm here to tell you that without Brad's leadership our relationship and my personal life would not be this intamate and I would be a mess on the inside because of the insane changes I've faced this past year. He has encouraged me to do the things I know I need to do in order to be true to myself. He has walked with me through friends hurting me and parents throwing curveballs.

I sound a little depressed today I realized just now. I have one week of working with YAP then I am taking a week off before starting my new job. I think that will be a good week of self reflection and spending some time in the word. I haven't put a lot of my stress and problems before God because I don't want answers and I don't want to admitt some realities. But I think that will be a good time to do it. I think I need to remember that I don't do change very well and this might be a pretty emotionally charged week.

I am however looking forward to spending some quality time with Brad for his birthday tomorrow!!! Give hime a shout on his site or call him to wish a happy birthday...he's 27!

Hope you enjoyed the ramblings...

oh and as for wedding plans they are coming along nicely...florist and photographer are nailed down...yeah two steps closer...and I believe Brad has a countdown going...one hundred eighty something days?

And away I go.

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