Well today has been 5 months since we got married! The weather has been beautiful the last couple of days and today is supposed to be the nicest day yet. It should get up to 67 degrees and be sunny. God knew just what I needed today!
I am a huge sucker for Teen Mom on MTV and last Tuesday night Catelynn and Tyler got married on it. They got married just one week exactly before Darren and I, them on August 22nd and us on August 29th. All I could like about was what we were doing on that weekend they were getting married...attending the pre-deployment conference.....yay us. I was a blubbering mess throughout the second half of the show. It just took me back to Darren's and my wedding and it was just such a wonderful day. It took me back to our rehearsal, saying our vows, exchanging our rings, kissing for the first time as husband and wife, and our first dance. It was just magical! Thankfully I have our wedding on DVD and can watch it anytime I want.
This month has taken a huge emotional toll on me. I think it's because Darren and I haven't seen each other at all this year. Of course we "see" each other on FaceTime but we can touch, tickle, cuddle, and do all the other things that a husband and wife should be able to do. I think, in a sense, we have been getting closer through prayer and our daily devotional. It's helping us to learn even more about each other and bring us closer to God. It's also making us appreciate what each of us does for the other better. Darren said he was never going to take me for granted ever again. When he comes back I think we will live in the moment more and be there for each other in ways like never before. We have a lot of stuff to look forward to and that is the only thing that is keeping me going these days. We are almost half way done.
So how does a girl celebrate 5 months of marriage when her husband is deployed? By going to Blingo Bingo at the base and taking her best friend Emilie! Here's to hoping we both win some fancy jewelry!
Friday, January 29, 2016
Monday, January 4, 2016
Marriage: Month 4
Well Darren and I are officially 1/4 of the way done with our first year of marriage!
This month we learned even more about communication than we ever have before. Being over 6,000 miles apart will do that to a couple. We use FaceTime, Facebook Messenger, and email as our three main forms of communication, with Facetime being the biggest. We have even utilized Facebook calls as a way to communicate with FaceTime doesn't quite work right. Who knew! Technology has played a huge part of keeping us connected while he is gone. I would be lost without it.
We started praying every night on FaceTime together. It's one of my most favorite parts of the day and soothes me a little bit before I *try* to go to sleep. Before he left I was all about my sleep, but now, it's hard to sleep when he's not beside me. In turn, I watch Netflix. Technology, though. Isn't it the greatest? We have also started doing daily devotionals every evening. He's usually at work and I'm sitting in my comfy bed with HGTV on in the background. Today will only be day 4 of that. I think it will help us learn even more about each other.
The topic of kids comes up quite a bit in our conversations, and I may or may not have already bought baby L something. Before he left, we were both all about trying when he comes back. Now, we aren't quite sure. We want to be selfish and take some time to ourselves and just be us for awhile longer. I feel kinda robbed of time with him leaving the country after only two months of marriage, and I know he feels the same way. We are both young so I don't see it as a big issue :)
This month we learned even more about communication than we ever have before. Being over 6,000 miles apart will do that to a couple. We use FaceTime, Facebook Messenger, and email as our three main forms of communication, with Facetime being the biggest. We have even utilized Facebook calls as a way to communicate with FaceTime doesn't quite work right. Who knew! Technology has played a huge part of keeping us connected while he is gone. I would be lost without it.
We started praying every night on FaceTime together. It's one of my most favorite parts of the day and soothes me a little bit before I *try* to go to sleep. Before he left I was all about my sleep, but now, it's hard to sleep when he's not beside me. In turn, I watch Netflix. Technology, though. Isn't it the greatest? We have also started doing daily devotionals every evening. He's usually at work and I'm sitting in my comfy bed with HGTV on in the background. Today will only be day 4 of that. I think it will help us learn even more about each other.
The topic of kids comes up quite a bit in our conversations, and I may or may not have already bought baby L something. Before he left, we were both all about trying when he comes back. Now, we aren't quite sure. We want to be selfish and take some time to ourselves and just be us for awhile longer. I feel kinda robbed of time with him leaving the country after only two months of marriage, and I know he feels the same way. We are both young so I don't see it as a big issue :)
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