I'm Married Now!!!

That's right folks. I finally did it! I got married! On Saturday April 5, 2014 I got married to the love of my life and my best friend Mark. It was such a wonderful & emotional day. And it has been a busy whirlwind adjusting to our new lives together as a married couple ever since. Sometimes I feel I have to stop and catch my breath because it all goes by so fast!

We have already been married now for 3 months! I still can't believe it. We had a great wedding & reception & had a blast on our honeymoon in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. I didn't want the honeymoon & vacation to end. But like all things in life, it must come to an end at some point. Now life is back to normal, the new married normal that is. And I often find myself feeling bored and hungry for more fun now that a lot of the fun & excitement of the wedding & honeymoon is over.

I feel like I've been bit by the fun & travel bug ever since summer hit. And nothing seems to quench my thirst for fun. No amount of ice cream, walks outside, movie watching, swimming, or eating water melon seems to help. My only hope is that a trip to my favorite local water park called Holiday World & Splashing Safari in Santa Claus, Indiana with my hubby will do the trick. Weather permitting of course, we hope to go there very soon for a day of fun & make a weekend trip out of it.

We also want to go back to the Indiana State Fair this year in August. We went last year together and had a lot of fun & are looking forward to it. The summer is going by so fast & we hope to fit in all the fun we can before it's over. So while the adjustment to married life has been difficult at times, it has been good overall & I wouldn't change it at all. We still look forward to seeing each other every day & discovering together what the next day will bring.

God knows what plans He has in store for us & we are looking forward to a long happy future together. As our "couple" verse says in Jeremiah 29:11, "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." We love that verse so much that we have part of it engraved on our wedding bands.

Here's to spending a lifetime together honey, I love you!

Top 10 Worst Dates Ever

Since my wedding is fast approaching, I thought for fun I would take a walk down memory lane about my top ten worst dates ever. So please enjoy and have a good laugh while I count down the top ten worst dates I've ever had in no particular order:

1. The guy who bought me a dozen roses on the second date, then never called me again. (Good times. Ha ha.)

2. The guy who snuck me into his basement to watch a movie & didn't want his parents to know he had a girl in the house. (I was like you didn't tell your parents I was coming over? What are we in high school? Thanks. Ha ha.)

3. The guy who on the fifth date said he liked me enough to date me, but not to be boyfriend and girlfriend. (So he didn't really like me THAT much. Ha ha.)

4. The first date I ever had, was with a guy who was so quiet, talking to him was like pulling teeth. I was so glad when our date was over. (He went in for a hug at the end of the date & I was thinking, "Really?")

5. The guy who on our first date, when we went to McDonald's to order some food off the dollar menu, made me pay. (I know I'm a cheap date who likes a good deal, but that's not the way to impress a girl.)

6. The guy who lived seven hours away so I took a road trip with my brother to his town to meet his family & friends. We stayed at his friends house which was the filthiest & stinkiest house I had ever spent the night at. (The people had locked their dogs inside all day, so the house smelled like animal...  well you know. All I could think was, "You let your girlfriend & her brother sleep here?" Ha ha.)

7. The guy who I had to break up with via text message because I could never get a hold him by phone or in person. He replied, "Ok." Then he later lied & made up stuff about me on facebook & said I had cheated on him. (How nice of him.)

8. The guy who always fell asleep on our dates while we watched movies on tv. I would ask if he was tired & wanted to go home & he would say, "I wasn't asleep, I'm fine." (SURE...then why are you falling asleep? Ha ha.)

9. The guy who broke up with me after we had one disagreement. (I wanted to work it out, but he wouldn't talk to me anymore after that.)

10. The guy who called me before our first date, talked to me for a few minutes, then he sent me a text message & said he didn't like the sound of my voice & had to cancel our date. (That's the lamest line I have ever heard to get out of a date. I mean I don't sound like Fran Drescher or anything. Ha ha.)

What's the best worst date I ever had? The guy who stood me up on our second date, which led me to call up my now fiance & ask if he was free to go on our first date. He said yes & he said that maybe that guy stood me up for a reason. Now I know what that reason was...so I could meet & fall in love with the love of my life... Mark! I can't wait to marry you in just over a month! I love you.