Almost one year and four months ago we set off to Mexico to celebrate the beginning of our new journey! I'm just now getting to display these memories. Every year I understand more and more of what our elders mean when they say, "time flies". Anytime I see an anxious bride and groom I can't help but tear up in remembrance of our incredibly magical day. It was so fun to pull out these pictures to remember that short year or so back when we were so so new to this whole marriage thing. I can honestly say that I wouldn't change a thing. We were so spoiled on our honeymoon and I can still recall the excitement of boarding the plane together and REALLY being all alone with one another, saying"here we go". It was wild to realize that it was just us two. No one was going to call us at midnight asking where we were! No one was going to tell us to empty the dishwasher! It was so exhilarating, yet so unreal and foreign. My advice to any of you who have yet to be a "honeymooner";
1. Live it up. You can go on all of the vacations you want with your man... but none of them will feel exactly like your honeymoon.
2. When you get home from the honeymoon, you are piled in with the rest of us "married people". Take advantage of the fact that you are a newlywed! There is definitely special treatment with that.:)
3. You might start having the, "we just want to start real life" feeling. You don't mean that. Ha! Real life goes on forever. The oh so loved "honeymoon phase" can last as long as you make it, but stretch that vacation out like your life depends on it. It only happens once. Sadly.
4. Lastly. This is the kick-off of your marriage. This is where you begin to learn things about your spouse that you couldn't have possibly anticipated before marrige. It's hilarious and no one really prepares you for it. You will decide which side of the bed you sleep on, are you really a morning person?, is your sleep talking really as bad as your family and friends say?...(in my case, Dan was not let down) and inevitably one of you will be the covers stealer.:) New nicknames will set in (tay-tor-tot) and your inside jokes will be funnier than ever. AND remember you are bringing two people together that have grown up with different habits...you might be tempted to feel that YOUR way is better or more right than your other half's...help each other out and see the good in what you both bring to the table..
You see each other in a new light. Like, "oh, hey HUSBAND". You've spent a good portion of your life without this person and then all of the sudden you're in Mexico on a honeymoon thinking, "am I really married??". Yes, yes you are. Personally, that thought was one of the most peaceful feelings. I knew that for my entire life I was going to be protected and loved. Mr. B is the most loyal man I have ever met. I'm so grateful he is mine and I am his. I mean, there is probably a minimum of 200 nose/cheek/forehead kisses a day! I love it, but, I need to get better at appreciating those little things. Note to self: Never take those little, sometimes seemingly inconvenient things for granted. It's really not that big of a deal if he insists on giving you 30 kisses all over your face while you are trying to brush your teeth.
A letter to myself...
You absolutely LOVED your honeymoon. You will never forget it. Always remember that excitement and magic that was held within the new experiences and the feelings of finally being a "real" adult. 10 years down the road, think back to the days when it was just you and Dan, lying on a beach in Mexico, with no idea what the future held for you. You were so clueless about what you were getting yourself into:) With that first year of marrige will come A LOT of laughs, love, frustrations, tears, firsts, goof-ups, spontaneity, craziness, prayers, hours of Netflix, meals gone wrong, the list goes on and on. Don't dwell on the tough stuff... enjoy every emotion and find the good in each situation. You guys will make it through whatever comes your way. I promise.
Love,
your one year older and wiser self.
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