Last Saturday, Matthew and I celebrated our 6 month anniversary. :) The night before, we crawled into bed at about 11:30 and Matt kept me up talking until midnight so he could wish me a happy anniversary. It was really cute. Honestly, I barely expected him to remember, and even less expected him to get me anything, but he surprised me with a beautiful silver beaded bracelet from Tiffany’s. It was so thoughtful (and really pretty)! Anyway, the evening of our anniversary, we had the pleasure of going out to eat with Jen Lowry and Ben Erbes who were in town for the weekend. We went to an Italian place… and it was kinda fun because I ordered one of the dishes we had at our Italian-feast-of-a-reception—cheese tortellini with proscuitto and peas. Yum!
Some of the highlights from our first 6 months together…
- First and foremost, our honeymoon! Best week of my life. :) We are actually going back to Hawaii (Kauaii this time) for our one year—I can’t wait!
- Settling into our new apartment together and making it our own. It’s tiny, but it’s cute and it’s our own place.
- Both of us starting new jobs!
- Visiting Sarah and Dave Ling in Colorado. It was so much fun. In fact, the other night we were laying in bed and Matt, out of nowhere, was like, “Hanging out with Sarah and Dave was so much fun… do you think they’d want come to Chicago some weekend?”
- Attending LeAnn and Mike’s wedding in Iowa.
- Many nights cuddling on the couch watching our favorite shows or just talking. I hate to admit it, but I’ve kind of turned into a TV junkie. :) Prison Break has been my latest addiction. I never used to watch TV before we were married, but I think 1) because we have a nice TV, 2) because I can teevo—sp? my own shows, and 3) because I’m working now and sometimes need to check out of life, I watch more TV. Interesting. Perhaps the topic of a different blog entry. :)
- Spending our first summer together as a married couple in Clear Lake!
- Getting to know our friends in IL better, and last,
- Finding out that my sister is going to have a baby!
I feel very, very blessed by God to have married Matthew James. Not to get too sappy on you, but he is an amazing husband. He is unbelievably patient with me. He makes our marriage a priority. He truly puts my needs above his own. He prays with me and for me and loves God with all his heart. And I know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that our marriage will only get better in the months and years to come.
Some of the highlights from our first 6 months together…
- First and foremost, our honeymoon! Best week of my life. :) We are actually going back to Hawaii (Kauaii this time) for our one year—I can’t wait!
- Settling into our new apartment together and making it our own. It’s tiny, but it’s cute and it’s our own place.
- Both of us starting new jobs!
- Visiting Sarah and Dave Ling in Colorado. It was so much fun. In fact, the other night we were laying in bed and Matt, out of nowhere, was like, “Hanging out with Sarah and Dave was so much fun… do you think they’d want come to Chicago some weekend?”
- Attending LeAnn and Mike’s wedding in Iowa.
- Many nights cuddling on the couch watching our favorite shows or just talking. I hate to admit it, but I’ve kind of turned into a TV junkie. :) Prison Break has been my latest addiction. I never used to watch TV before we were married, but I think 1) because we have a nice TV, 2) because I can teevo—sp? my own shows, and 3) because I’m working now and sometimes need to check out of life, I watch more TV. Interesting. Perhaps the topic of a different blog entry. :)
- Spending our first summer together as a married couple in Clear Lake!
- Getting to know our friends in IL better, and last,
- Finding out that my sister is going to have a baby!
I feel very, very blessed by God to have married Matthew James. Not to get too sappy on you, but he is an amazing husband. He is unbelievably patient with me. He makes our marriage a priority. He truly puts my needs above his own. He prays with me and for me and loves God with all his heart. And I know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that our marriage will only get better in the months and years to come.
3 comments:
Kiley!!!
Just found your blog randomly! how are you two doing? I hope all is going well for you! Miss seeing you at Cornerstone!
God bless,
Jenny (Zadow) Pitkin
Aw Kiley - I love hearing wives brag on their husbands! It is SO uplifting! It's also so refreshing to hear all the wonderful things you're experiencing in marriage! I think we all know that marriage is work and it's not always fun, but I love that you're reveling in the sweet things and enjoying married life :-) Thank you for sharing from your heart!
I'm enjoying your blog! I feel like I'm catching up on lost years!
aww... Happy Anniversary! You are just way too cute for words! Hope we can see you sooner than later.
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