Day 14 Thoughts

Today is day number fourteen of Nick and I living in our apartment in Rexburg. 

So in the last two weeks we have...... 

been to the grocery store for what feels like a million times, 

we have learned not to keep wet things in the bathroom (it starts to stink), 

we have enjoyed the available hot tub and pool, 

we have cooked a lot of stir fry, 

I got a job, 

we realized how annoying laundry can be when it's not in your apartment, 

we have met both of our neighbors (the loud ones and the quiet ones... I like the quiet ones more... for multiple reasons.), 

we realized how easy cereal is to eat (and how little mess it makes), 

we went to church and finally got to the right ward... eventually, 

we found out a lot of married couples never go to church, 

we saw lots of babies at church and fell in love with them (* but no. no babies any time soon!!!*), 

we have heard an ungodly amount of one direction- at 1 o'clock in the morning, I might add- thanks to our noisy neighbors (that's one reason I like the other ones better), 

we bought a calendar to keep our schedules straight, 

Nick has sold his body for money multiple times (no... not that... he was donating plasma), 

and we have seen how great it is to have our own place and be able to actually live on our own! 

19 and Married

I hate the questions and comments I got. 

"Why are you doing this? You have your whole life ahead of you."

"You are still a teenager, what do you know about marriage?" 

"You have your whole life to get married."

"Why do you want to be tied down?" 

and then there was the worst. 

"wow... marriage!... congratulations!..." 

They tried to be happy for me, but I could see the judgement behind their eyes and hear the questioning in their voice. 

I just have a few things to say to those questions. 

I do have my whole life ahead of me. And I feel to fortunate that I get to spend it with someone whom I love and adore. 

I am a teenager and I may not know a lot about marriage, but I want to learn how to have a successful relationship early so I don't have to experience years and years of heart break. And not only do I want to learn, but I want to learn with my best friend. 

I do have my whole life to get married, so why not now? I want my whole life to be with the one I love. 

I am not tied down. If you think marrying your best friend ties you down, then you have some other issues you need to work on. 

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Now, I will be frank with you. I did give up a lot when I got married. 

I gave up my time. I gave up my money. I gave up my freedom to do what I want when I want. I gave up my body. I gave up every last part of myself. 

But that does not compare to what I gained. 

I got someone who is committed to me forever. I get to have a sleepover with my best friend every night. I got a man who loves me. I get the opportunity to start building a healthy relationship  for my future family. I will get to have children. I get to depend on someone I love. 

I would not take back anything. I love living with my best friend and I am so glad that I chose to get married. I will forever be grateful for my best friend. 

I got a job!

So... I got a job! I am pretty excited! Its gonna be long hours and long days, but I will be okay! I will be working Monday through Friday noon to eight o'clock PM... although I get off Saturday and Sunday being a full time employee! So that is good! Nick applied for the same job (but part time) today so hopefully he will hear back soon! I am so excited to be starting our lives together! I feel so grown up! We even bought a big calendar for our wall today so that we can keep track of schedules!

We Are Here!

So we are finally in Rexburg! We are so excited we are settled into our little apartment and we love it! It is kind of small, but it will work perfectly for us. Our complex has everything we need from laundry to exercise, but we also have a pool and hot tub! So we are loving it!

When we first arrived we were excited about how quiet it was. We soon found out that it does stay pretty quiet except for what I like to call "happy hour" on the weekdays it happens around 8pm and Saturday its kind of an all day thing and then on Sunday its right when everyone gets out of church. So yeah. It isn't very quiet around those times. All you hear is the creaking of beds and people turning on their TV's trying to drown the sound out. Plus, the walls here are pretty much paper thin. I can hear my neighbors conversation almost clear as day. And I am sure they can hear ours. But oh well! We still love it. It is a great first apartment!

This is where I leave you.

As I sit here eating frosted flakes, with no milk I might add, I am overjoyed about the new journey I am about to embark. Tomorrow I will be on a plane that will arrive in Salt Lake City, Utah. Then the next day I will be on the long journey up to Idaho to move into an apartment. Now, the best part about this new journey and this apartment is who I will be sharing it with. My darling husband. I feel so fortunate that we are going to be able to financially support ourselves and live on our own. And I hope I don't regret saying this, but I am grateful that we will have to struggle a little bit and live as poor college students do.

I am grateful for this opportunity and I am so glad I have my best friend to experience it with! Idaho, here we come!