Nine Months Down

This past Saturday, March 13th, marked 9 months of marriage for Robert & I. It is crazy how fast the months have flown by...before we know it we are going to be celebrating our 1st anniversary!!! I really am trying to savor all of this "newlywed bliss" and while I am looking forward to celebrating our 1st anniversary as a married couple it makes me sad, in a sense, that our 1st year will be over! I find myself constantly reflecting on what I was doing last year at this time...deep in the wedding planning, finalizing the details, registering for gifts, preparing for our couples shower and my bridal shower, looking for a place to call "home", and anxiously awaiting our wedding date. At times I wish we could do it all over again. I LOVED our wedding and all the planning, time, work, effort, and money that went into making it such a special celebration and a fun party with our family & friends. I don't want to do it again to do it differently...well maybe I would tweak a few things here and there :)...but I just want to do it again because it truly was the BEST day of my life to date. (I know there are probably quite a few girls out there that feel the same)

Anyway, here are some of the things I LOVE about being Married:

• I LOVE that I get to spend everyday with my Best Friend!
  
• I LOVE that I have someone to share those mundane, everyday tasks with...cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping....we are a GREAT team!
  
• I LOVE having someone who challenges me emotionally, physically, and mentally on a daily basis making me the best "me" I could possibly be
• I LOVE that I have someone to share my hopes, dreams, wishes, desires, fears, and secrets with without judgement
  
• I LOVE laying my head down at night and waking up next to my husband every morning
  
• I LOVE getting goodnight and good morning kisses each and every day
  
• I LOVE having someone to laugh, cry, be happy, and be sad with
  
• I LOVE having someone who knows me better than I know myself
  
• I LOVE having someone with a shared adventure for life
  
• I LOVE being authentic with someone
  
• I LOVE that we have so many past experiences together with 8 1/2 years of dating under our belt before marriage and that we have a lifetime of shared experiences to look forward too
  
• I LOVE the comfort and reassurance that is felt from a simple hug or holding hands
  
• I LOVE having someone to do all the things I like to do with, someone who loves doing them too...snowboard, hike, backpack, camp, wakeboard, run, workout, watch sports on TV, play sports, etc.
  
• I LOVE planning our future together
  
• I LOVE knowing and experience unconditional love (aside from that of a parent) on a daily basis

These are just a few of the things I LOVE about being married...most of them simple pleasures but things I LOVE nonetheless. It would be interesting to see how my list compares in a few years from now, 5 years, 10 years, etc.

Lastly, here is us on our wedding day...9 months ago....My how time flies when you're having fun!