November 3rd, 2019 was one of the most exciting and beautiful days of my life. This was the day my husband and I married each other and said "yes" to a lifelong commitment. As I reflected on the past year yesterday, November 3rd, 2020 I realized there was a lot of monumental and culture changing things that occurred. There was the Covid-19 pandemic, Nick extended to stay in the Marine Corps for another year, I got a job, riots, protests, and the election.
Talk about a year of transition! It felt like we were just rolling with all the punches this past year, as I'm sure many of you had your fair share of that. Despite all of it I can't stop smiling as I reminisce over the time we've had together so far. We rented our first apartment and made it a home. We've shared quite a few road trips and celebrated all our first holidays as a married couple. We've fought, we've made up, and we've gotten to learn even more about one another.
For our anniversary we celebrated a few days early by going to coffee shop in the morning and exchanging gifts. We also re-exchanged our vows with one another as a reminder to each other of our promises and commitments. We later went out for a nice dinner and enjoyed our quality time together. Regardless of the expensive gifts and fancy dinner, this last year of being married was the real gift to one another.
Here are just a few tidbits I'd like to share
One thing I've learned: Nick re-charges when he's alone so it's important for me to give him that time, even though I really like to be around people (especially him) 24/7!!
One thing I failed at: I had my fair share of selfish moments and I also like to find conflict in a lot of situations, when in all honesty the things I've needed to express could have happened in a calm conversation and not a fight.
One thing I succeeded at: I have found new ways to express my love and care for my husband, like getting up with him at 4am and making him breakfast and lunch (I'm not always good at this though)!
I hope you enjoyed getting a closer look at Nick and I and maybe it gives a little bit of a distraction from the stress the country is feeling right now. There is always Love and there is always Hope, sometimes we just have to know where to look for it. I see it with my husband and I see it in my family. We are so looking forward to this next year together and many, many more!
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