As the number of days and months get longer that Chris and I have been married, it is easy to forget about this blog, but the whole reason why I started this blog is to keep track of the memories, even the mundane every day life.
I shouldn't call every day life mundane, but people in the blog world usually don't care to read about the every day things. People usually want to read about big events or take a life lesson with them. I sadly do not have either of those to offer at this point.
What I will say is this (for those of you who care)- Chris and I are doing great! I won't lie and say that marriage has been exactly like it was before we got married, but it is going well. The reason why it is a lot different, is because Chris and I didn't live together before marriage. I know.... it is a bit old fashioned, but old-fashioned never hurt anyone, plus, statistics show that people who don't live together before marriage are most likely to last. I know it sounds like a "statistic," or "old school" but my parents didn't live together and they will be married 37 years. Anyway... Chris was over at my condo quite a bit, but living together 7 days a week 24 hours a day is a big adjustment. I also grew up an only child, so I was alone a lot. Having someone there all the time is definitely different. I wouldn't trade it for anything though.
Another thing that is happening is that we are talking about when is the right time to start our family. We had started talking casually about it after we got engaged, but once we got married, we started talking about when we would start planning to start a family. Around November/December is when we really started talking more about it. By January it seemed like more and more babies were being conceived, announcements were popping up and 2014 seemed to be the year of the baby. The more we talked about it, the more we thought we should wait for awhile longer. There are still some things that need to be done and we are waiting on the perfect time- God's time. I have really been praying about it and just seeking God about when He wants us to start our family. I am putting God as the top priority in my marriage and I definitely want Him at the top when I decide to move in to parenthood. Everyone is asking us when we are going to start having kids, so that is my answer for now. Everyone will definitely know when we do get pregnant and if anyone wants to babysit, sign up now! HAHA! There is already a waiting list.
In other, more current news, I am going on the Emmaus Walk in a few weeks. I have been trying to go for years and I guess Chris had to go before me so that I could get someone to sponsor me! Just kidding, but I am excited to finally go. I have not really had a time to really connect with God in this kind of setting since my time at Lee. I am also looking forward to going because my friend, Des is going. I am hoping she is as excited about it as me.
Speaking of friends.... sometimes I feel so out of the loop. Everyone is married, starting to have families, busy, or just forgets about hanging out with friends. I don't know if people think Chris and I are still newlyweds and don't want to bother us, but we really do want to hang out with friends more. I love Chris dearly, but there are times when I just want a girlfriend to go do things with. I guess that's just another thing to get used to while being married...
Well, not much is going on in the Branson family. When something does happen, I will be sure to post here as well as Facebook.
Aimee
I shouldn't call every day life mundane, but people in the blog world usually don't care to read about the every day things. People usually want to read about big events or take a life lesson with them. I sadly do not have either of those to offer at this point.
What I will say is this (for those of you who care)- Chris and I are doing great! I won't lie and say that marriage has been exactly like it was before we got married, but it is going well. The reason why it is a lot different, is because Chris and I didn't live together before marriage. I know.... it is a bit old fashioned, but old-fashioned never hurt anyone, plus, statistics show that people who don't live together before marriage are most likely to last. I know it sounds like a "statistic," or "old school" but my parents didn't live together and they will be married 37 years. Anyway... Chris was over at my condo quite a bit, but living together 7 days a week 24 hours a day is a big adjustment. I also grew up an only child, so I was alone a lot. Having someone there all the time is definitely different. I wouldn't trade it for anything though.
Another thing that is happening is that we are talking about when is the right time to start our family. We had started talking casually about it after we got engaged, but once we got married, we started talking about when we would start planning to start a family. Around November/December is when we really started talking more about it. By January it seemed like more and more babies were being conceived, announcements were popping up and 2014 seemed to be the year of the baby. The more we talked about it, the more we thought we should wait for awhile longer. There are still some things that need to be done and we are waiting on the perfect time- God's time. I have really been praying about it and just seeking God about when He wants us to start our family. I am putting God as the top priority in my marriage and I definitely want Him at the top when I decide to move in to parenthood. Everyone is asking us when we are going to start having kids, so that is my answer for now. Everyone will definitely know when we do get pregnant and if anyone wants to babysit, sign up now! HAHA! There is already a waiting list.
In other, more current news, I am going on the Emmaus Walk in a few weeks. I have been trying to go for years and I guess Chris had to go before me so that I could get someone to sponsor me! Just kidding, but I am excited to finally go. I have not really had a time to really connect with God in this kind of setting since my time at Lee. I am also looking forward to going because my friend, Des is going. I am hoping she is as excited about it as me.
Speaking of friends.... sometimes I feel so out of the loop. Everyone is married, starting to have families, busy, or just forgets about hanging out with friends. I don't know if people think Chris and I are still newlyweds and don't want to bother us, but we really do want to hang out with friends more. I love Chris dearly, but there are times when I just want a girlfriend to go do things with. I guess that's just another thing to get used to while being married...
Well, not much is going on in the Branson family. When something does happen, I will be sure to post here as well as Facebook.
Aimee
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