Remembering our Wedding

On October 13, 2012, D and I got married. It was the best wedding I have ever been to (Granted, I have only been to two, including mine). I know that I am completely biased but I was so happy on that day. It was nice to be surrounded by friends and family from both sides. I cherish those memories so much because I realize it will most likely not happen again.

We got the last of our wedding pictures back earlier this week and it's been nice to go through them all and relive all of the best moments. Our photographer, David Braud, was wonderful. I highly recommend him if you are in the Nashville area. We used his wife as a second shooter and she was a really calming, comfortable presence for me while I was getting ready. All of our friends and family (some of whom were incredibly uncomfortable being photographed) raved about how much they enjoyed our photographers, which meant so much to me. I wanted everyone to be comfortable at our wedding.

Below is a sampling of some of my favorite pictures. Enjoy the glimpse of our day.

One Last Trip

With Eleanor's arrival getting closer and closer, I find myself getting more and more nervous about, well, everything really. But today, I am going to focus on my nervousness surrounding my relationship. D and I weren't exactly planing on getting pregnant when we did. I have known I wanted to be a mother my entire life, and am so excited that I am getting the opportunity to do so. I'm just really nervous about the effect that it's going to have on my role of wife. I love my husband, obviously. That's why I married him. I'm just scared that with a new baby our relationship might get pushed aside for a while.

I'm sure that Eleanor will cause some changes in the relationship that I have with my husband, but I want to try and minimize those changes as much as possible. The only way I have come up with doing that so far is frequent talks about life after she gets here and taking some last minute time for ourselves doing things that we enjoy and won't be able to do after she arrives.

Last Saturday, the weather in Southern California was beautiful. It was too pretty to stay inside, so we decided to go for a drive. D bought a convertible before I moved here... for a long time it was our only car, so we have a lot of memories in it. Many of my favorite memories involve driving up the coast, including the weekend that D proposed. There is no room for an infant seat in a convertible  so I know that it's something that can't happen as often after the baby comes.

We drove up to Santa Barbara and walked along the pier. We had ice cream and watched some dolphins and browsed through stores looking for things that said Eleanor on them. Nothing was over the top, but it was really nice to just be out in the sun and by the water. I'm going to miss getting to ride along side my husband with the top down and the sun shining. He loves getting to really drive his car and I love getting to snap pictures of the pretty landscapes we pass. It was a perfect thing for the two of us to do it together.

Love, Love, Love.

It's my first ever Valentine's Day as a married lady. I have mixed feelings about the holiday, but really, I can't turn down a day where I get to have lots of pinks and hearts and mushy sentiments.

Last year, D and I were living together, but he was super sick. The year before we were still in different states. So, not only is this our first Valentine's Day to be married, it's kind of our first Valentine's Day that we get to celebrate together. I was excited.

My night started with being greeted by a beautiful bouquet of roses, some chocolates, and a sweet card. The roses smell delicious. They are making our entire living room smell better.

Then, D helped me zip up my dress, which I can just barely squeeze into. I bought it around this time last year, and never seem to find an occasion to wear it, even though it is one of my favorites. It was nice to have a reason to get all dressed up since I haven't been doing that much lately. I should do it more often really. It makes me feel better and more confident in myself, which is something I can totally use right now. Plus, D would be happy to get the 50's style housewife routine for a while I'm sure. Heck, I may even greet him with a drink when he gets home.

We then headed off to dinner. I wasn't sure where we were going and the route D drove gave me no clues, at least not for a while. We ended up at one of D's favorite places. Chick-fil-a.

It was kind of cute actually. I know it's one of his favorite places to eat and they were doing a special Valentine's date night thing. Table service, decorations, live piano playing, and a free milkshake were included. I guess it could have ended badly for him, but I thought it was funny. And really, I don't need much to be happy. A date night, some chocolates, and an excuse to dress up are perfectly fine with me. I'm just glad that he put some effort into making this a special night and the location of said night would never change that.

I hope you all had a wonderful day with your loved ones. I know I did.

Congrats husband!

My wonderful husband started a new job today. I'm so excited for him. He is such a hard worker and really deserves to be successful. Taking this new job was a difficult decision, but it really is the best for our litte family.

I love you D! I'm hoping that your first day was everything you want it to be and more.