two amazing months.

Marriage is such a blessing. Today, Robbie and I have been married for two months. These past two months have exceeded my expectations in every way imaginable. It really is so hard to describe what these months have been like. It's a crazy thing...God's love for me, and the sending of His son to die for my sins, is the greatest gift I have ever received. My faith in Christ completes me. And at the same time, giving me the privelege to be Robbie's wife, and experience this new love and life together, is a completeness like no other. God fulfills my every desire, and yet He placed a desire in me that is only fulfilled by my new husband. It's as though I have always had two separate needs that I didn't even know I had, until I found both of them. And now...it is the best feeling in the world to be, and truly feel, utterly COMPLETE.

bring on the dog food.

We're getting a puppy! Robbie and I are in the final stages of preparing for a new little puppy to enter our home. We are hoping to get him by Christmas, or at the latest in January. Rob is the one who actually started the whole thing and planted the seed. He has been doing so much research on which breeder to use. We already have his name picked out and everything! You would think we are preparing for the arrival of an actual little human. I'm so excited!

Last night we had my parents, sister, neice and Grandma over for dinner. We made a pork tenderloin with couscus and I baked banana bread for dessert. It turned out really well! Someone suggested I add a teaspoon of vanilla to the bread mixture and sprinkle brown sugar on top before baking. It was tasty! I was so relieved everything was a hit. One of the greatest things is that Robbie likes to cook too. It's so fun being in the kitchen together. Tonight we're going to try a chili I made on Sunday...I really hope it tastes okay. I'm not 'gonna lie, I'm a little nervous. Happy Wednesday! Half way to the weekend!

memories in the making.

Here it goes...

God never ceases to amaze me. This time of year always makes me feel so warm and happy. What makes it even better, beyond comparison, is that this year I get to go through this special time with my new HUSBAND. I still love seeing, saying and hearing that word.

I love the holidays. I love the smells of the holidays, especially the smells of baking. This year I have my very own kitchen to bake in! I am in love with all of our new appliances we received from the wedding. I use our KitchenAid mixer and Cuisinart slowcooker on a twice, weekly basis. Robbie, being the amazing thing that he is, eats everything I create. So far I have had pretty good luck in the kitchen, but I still continue to pray our first year of marriage will round out with NO food poisoning from my end. It helps that I grew up with the chef of all chefs, my mom. I owe it to her for placing the ‘cooking spark’ in me some time ago. And now I have a new mother in law to learn from as well. I am blessed with two very important and influential women in my life.

I think the joining of families is an amazing thing. This holiday season I get to share all of the love and happiness with not only my own family, but Robbie’s too. Having a larger family makes it sometimes more difficult to keep in touch as often as we would like with everyone. I hope to keep our families and friends updated with our lives through this new blog. Please keep us posted on the exciting things happening in your lives too!