Married Life: Month 3

Three months into this whole marriage thing and we are loving it! (I know everyone always says that ... but now I know that it is true! ... being married is sooo fun!) About a month ago I started a job (and thus the end of blogging) and I am learning how to balance married life and working for a living. We are truly grateful for employment - of any kind - at this time of such great financial uncertainty in the world. Despite our great need of the job, I have to admit that I cried everyday before work that first week. Pathetic - I realize ... but we have been spoiled with how much time we have gotten to spend together these past few months. I was going through a morning period when I realized that one of us (or both for awhile) will always be working ... for the rest of our lives. Sigh. I know - that's life ... welcome to the real world ... its just the way it is ... etc. etc etc. It just seems so crazy to me that you spend 8-10 hours away from the people you enjoy the most. Working full time makes me feel like I can't be the loving wife I have always wanted to be ... dinner on the table and the house well kept - cliche but totally things that I would love to do (and have loved doing these past few months.) I hate the fact that I am tired when I come home and that we eat dinner and have maybe 3 hours to enjoy each other's company before off to bed and that "enjoying" time often includes doing dishes, laundry, and grocery shopping. (Believe me ... I understand I have no grounds to stand on for my complaining ... I know it becomes infinitely harder once you have children. But its my blog and my experience and I am belly aching about it right now!) My sweet husband said, "I think that is what being married is about ... realizing that the only thing you may have really wanted to do in your day - out of all the things you did - was walk to the corner together to mail a bill ... because we got to do that together." In his own way he was profoundly reminding me of the importance of this life and our committment to eachother. Sigh. I know its true. But I don't have to enjoy it all the time, do I?

Anyway ... a more exciting thing is to reflect upon the wedding day three months ago ... through pictures of course! These are some of my Bridal pictures taken at Crystal Cove in Newport Beach CA.

My mom altered my wedding dress (added some longer length sleeves to a strapless dress - the longer length sleeves prevented the whole "big arm" look really well I think!) and I really like how it turned out with the square neck and applique on the sleeves. I also really like how you can't tell its been altered ... she did a great job!

Another note about the dress - it was $100 at David's Bridal ... straight and simple and just what I wanted. I spent exactly 2 hours trying on dresses before buying. Never tried on a wedding dress until the day I bought one. So don't knock it before you try it ... that's all I am saying.

Nate thinks I look like I am morning my husband dead at sea on our wedding day in this one.

Can you believe i went out on a rock into the OCEAN in my WEDDING DRESS the DAY BEFORE our WEDDING DAY? I can't either. I was totally not worried about it ... like everything else about our wedding ... And the picture is amazing.

A frame that I painted and used at the reception.

This one is very VOGUE - strike a pose - to me.

More day of wedding pictures to come!