sweet lazy saturday

(This post is from Saturday, but I forgot to publish it)

It is finallllllyyyy chilly here and that means Chrismas is coming soon!

I have had an icky cold for the past two weeks and it will not go away... I guess I am seeing it as a welcome gift from the kids at work. It is incredible to think how quickly life changes. In the past six months I have moved, changed my last name, became a wife, gotten a new job, and more, more, more.

I have had so much vision lately for my life here in Illinois and the season we are in. Which is so good because for the longest time I just was ready to move and see new things and felt like this was just a transition time. I feel like for the first time, I am settled and content here. We are still incredibly unsure of what is to come or where/what we are doing, but for now, we are settled.

Today, I was sick alllll day. My sweeeeeet husband cleaned house, made chili and surprised me with my favorite ice cream. I love being married. And that is the understatement of the year. It is the sweetest feeling to come home to your best friend (who happens to be quite handsome). To share meals together, have pillow talk at night, argue, make up, argue more, learn from each other, forgive each other. Sharing a home with him is the most incredible thing ever. For me, it is my first time having a place of my own, and I live here with the man I love... who loves me in my crankiness and messiness and imperfection. And he just loves me. I remember talking with my mom in the first few weeks of marriage and wondering what it was that made being at home with Nate so wonderful. I remember saying that it was like a "taste of heaven." And in reality that is exactly what it is. Having someone love you, and accept you in your weakness. The good and the bad. And not only love you, but take delight in you. It is such a beautiful picture of the gospel. That is what is so wonderful about the husband/wife relationship. There is so much comfort in it.

Nate and I have been majorly procrastinating on our wedding thank you's. Zero excuse. So we have been trying to stay focused and complete them this weekend. We'll see how that goes.

But now it is bedtime. Nate is sleeeeepy and has been trying to get me to go to sleep for at least an hour. Goodnight to you all.