I'm back!

I can't believe how long it has been since I last wrote. It's not like I haven't had topics spring to mind but life has just been plain busy.
I'll try to recap without going into every detail that has happened in the last 9 months.
It was May when I wrote last. Around that time wedding stuff was really picking up. I was having wedding showers and it seems like I was running to the city every weekend.
July 13, 2012 was the big day and it was perfect! Okay.. it wasn't perfect in the sense that nothing went wrong, everything was planned and there were no "surprises". BUT it was perfect. :)
I look back at the pictures and can't help but smile. (I was going to upload more pictures but it's not working so maybe I'll post just about the wedding some other time.)
I remember how I felt that whole day. I was so happy with how everything turned out from the clothes, to decorations, to flowers, to food, to music, to slideshow... just everything! And of course being married to my best friend is amazing!!

After the wedding was the honeymoon. This didn't go as well but was still great! We went to the Dominican Republic. I was sick the whole morning of the flight! We woke up.. I got sick in the hotel bathroom. I got ready.. got sick in the hotel bathroom. We got to airport... I ran to bathroom. Checked our luggage.. I stopped at bathroom. Found our gate.. I ran to bathroom.
Pause for funny story. While I was in the bathroom this time, I hear my husband calling my name. So I go out. He said "they called my name. We have to board!" Now, my husband panics easily when he's in new situations and especially when he's trying to protect or help me. So with me obviously not doing well. He was already in a state of panic. Add to it that he hasn't flown much and never since 9/11, he was struggling. He tries so hard to take care of everything so I don't have to when I don't feel well but it ends up backfiring a lot since he gets so frazzled, he can't think straight. Just picturing him going through security makes me smile. He's a sweet guy, really. :)
I have flown more and was calm about all that stuff.
I try to ask him what they said. He said "they said my name asking me to go up to the counter".
"Did you go up there?" I asked.
You know his response was 'no' so we went up to the guy who called his name. All they wanted to know was if we'd switch seats with someone. haha. We said yes and I went back to the bathroom. (To be fair, he shares a lot of stories about me on this trip too! He even took a picture of me using my really expensive nasal spray! lol.)
Anyway...
I finally got to the point I didn't have to be in a bathroom and could just sit. I bought a Sprite and tried to relax. We then boarded the plane. My husband right away told the flight attendant that we'd need airsick bags. I was literally shaking as we took off. I kept telling myself to take deep breaths. As soon as that seat belt sign went off, yes, I was back into the bathroom. If you haven't spent much time in an airplane bathroom, I'm here to tell you... DON'T! That is where I spent the entire flight. One bathroom for me. The other for the rest of the people.
When we were getting ready to land, however, I needed to be back in my seat. We were sitting in the emergency exit row and the flight attendant was sitting there as well. We asked if there was a way I could get off first but due to regulations, that wasn't possible. So my husband asked if i could run back to the bathroom before everyone got out of their seats. This may sound like it was an embarrassing question but I had just spent a couple hours in the bathroom. The whole plane knew I was sick. The embarrassment was long gone.
The second I was given approval to get up. I went back to the bathroom until the entire plane was empty. In case you've never flown before, I'll explain why I didn't just wait to get off the plane. Once the plane lands, you drive around to get to the gate. I don't believe I was allowed up until that point. I honestly don't remember. But once people are allowed up, it's like a mad house. You have the people who are really rushed so they grab their luggage and get out as fast as they can. They're almost pushy. Then you have the ones that just stand to stretch their legs or something. They're in the way but they don't care figuring there's people in front of them anyway. There's others that sit and wait until a good time. Overall, people are reaching up to grab luggage from overhead, trying not to hit anyone with their arms or bags plus there's a long line waiting to get out. It's just not a fun time... esp when trying to not puke on everyone!
We had a two hour lay over before the next flight. I was able to finally take medicine and keep food down. I slept the rest of the way.
Once there, though, I caught a cold.
I really think it all had to do with the stress leading up to the wedding, the let down of that stress and then add lack of sleep.
Here's more advice... ALWAYS take medicine with you when you travel. The cold medicine down there was SOO expensive!
When looking back, it was still a great vacation. We were in an all inclusive resort.. adults only! Having my profession, there is nothing better than adults only!
The weather was great. The pool awesome. The ocean was cool. It was just amazing!

(again, pictures won't upload right)

What has happened in these 6 months of marriage? There's so much and yet so little!
We have figured out a way for all of us to fit into this house and make it work. We're learning things like I need to shut the door when changing clothes and the 4 year old needs to learn to knock. HA!
We're still leading youth group and actively involved at church.
We still need my husband's old house to sell but making it work for now.
Our lives are busy. It seems like when we have the boys we always have some place to be or something to do. There are times that we seriously have to purposely leave a weekend open or decide not to attend something just so we can be at home as a family. The weekends without the boys seem to be similar except more often than not, we do that to ourselves. We'll schedule certain things on boys weekends so we don't have to get a sitter and so we don't miss out on time with our boys.
We made it through our first holidays being married. This meant buying new stockings, combining ornaments on the tree, and figuring out new traditions. It was a good time!
Married life is good. I couldn't be happier!
As for my health.. the bad headaches I was having at the beginning of the year have subsided. I still have my headache and occasionally it's really bad. But overall, I can't complain at all. I praise God for that!
In October, though, I got another pain. This one in my side. We thought it was my ribs, then thought a  cyst to finally finding out it's really an ulcer. I'm still taking medicine for that and really having to watch what I eat and drink. It's not fun at all!
My business is still going well. I hate turning people away but I finally feel like I'm getting on track with my health and I don't want to mess it up by adding more kids to my life. I love the group I have right now too.
We're really focused on living and being content with how things are now but we're also praying about the future... my job, having our own kids, getting a bigger house, etc.
One thing that has been a lot easier since being married is being under one roof. Before we did everything together but since we didn't sleep together or live together, we had things split between two houses. When we'd make plans after work... before it'd be like "who's picking up who?" and now it's just "let's go!". Or when my husband works on the farm late.. before he would go straight home and I wouldn't get to see him. Now he comes home.. here... together. It's hard to explain but it has made a huge impact on our lives.
With that said, I feel that I should be able to have more time to write on here. I pray that God leads me to do so. Like I said, I've had many topics spring to mind and now I hope to share them with you. I pray that you haven't forgotten about me but that you can rejoin me on my journey of life.