I Have Survived... so far

I was pleasantly surprised to see that Erik updated my blog for me.

Erik recapped the honeymoon nicely, but he missed a bit of the wedding. As Eriksaid, it poured. It was quite disappointing. Still great though. Two best decisions for the wedding:
1. All my flowers were from Pike's Market. We went the day before and picked them all up for $150. That is 6 massive bouquets and then 20 centerpieces. The centerpieces were BEAUTIFUL! I gave the lady my order and they were all ready in an hour! My bouquet (which was massive) only ended up being $10. That is AMAZING!
2. Doing pictures before the ceremony. This was great because a) It started pouring right as we were done our pictures and b) The rest of the day was much more relaxing. Not that I was nervous for pictures, but it was so nice to go from the ceremony to the reception... especially considering the fact that it poured so there was nothing for our guests to do between the two anyway. It was so nice to see Erik beforehand and to have a couple moments to just enjoy each other without worrying about anything but being with each other. I had always been so against seeing each other beforehand because it "ruins the moment", but it was so good! I still cried walking down the aisle... and every time I looked at all the people there to support and love us. It is honestly strange and wonderful to have all these people you love smiling at you.

This past month has been crazy! The first week back at school was a bit of a blur. We came home from our honeymoon on Sunday, moved to Kelowna on Monday, and I had class at 8:00am on Tuesday. Talk about hectic. I don't know if I would recommend it, but I have enjoyed it... or at least survived.

Marriage is great. I don't really know what to tell you about it, but I love being married. It is a HUGE change from dating long-distance... and it rocks.

You'll have to verify this with Erik, but I think I am more relaxed this year than I was last year. I am not quite as stressed with school and I am a bit more level-headed. I would attribute a lot of that to Erik. He is always encouraging and supportive. He goes for walks with me when I'm going to freak out and ... this is a little embarrassing... but I haven't had to cook once since we've been married. I have helped him a couple times, but he does most of the work. He has brought a lot more balance to my life. I'm definitely not doing as well in school as I have in the past, but I am enjoying life more (I actually have a life) and I am a generally happier person. We even had a games night when I had an exam two days later! That is unheard of!

I don't have much else to say. I am excited for Thanksgiving. Some of my family is coming out here so we should all have a good time.

Oh! Erik's brother just got engaged! So the familial count is still growing. We don't have much further to go! There are only 5 siblings not married between the two of us.

I'm supposed to get pictures from the photographers this week or next, but I'll put a couple pictures up for your viewing pleasure.




Ok... pictures are taking a really long time. You'll have to wait.