Six Months Already?!

Matt and I got married June 26th this year. In a few weeks, that will be six months! It's hard to believe it's already been six months. :) Time is just flying by. I want to capture so many of our memories and moments together.

We had a beautiful wedding weekend with our family and friends. We could not have asked for a better weekend with more special people to spend it with. Things I remember most are visiting with our family the night before the wedding, getting ready with my sisters and now little sisters the morning of the wedding (yum to pepperoni rolls from our West Virginia family!), seeing Matt's smiling face as I walked down the aisle, the kiss! There are so many little moments that I think back and they still make me smile and fill my heart with happiness.

I was truly calm and just filled with love and could not have been happier on our wedding day. I was only nervous for a brief bit right before walking down the aisle, mainly because I didn't want to fall! haha. When I saw Matt though, I was calm again and could not stop smiling.

In six months since our wedding, we've had some great moments. We went on our honeymoon-a cruise to Canada and stay in New York City. We had so much fun! I think I found my new favorite place in NYC. :) And who doesn't love cruises?!

Also this past summer, we took our first family vacation with my whole family-my sisters, their boyfriends, and my parents. We live close to my family, but it is a rare occasion that we all get together all eight of us so a vacation to the beach with all of us was a real treat. I was especially excited for this trip as I see this as our future. A new phase for our growing family. I think my dad is probably most excited to have more males around! 

Most of all in these last six months, Matt and I have leaned how to be us again. Right before the wedding we lost our puppy, Hogan, and didn't really have time to deal with his loss because of the wedding. As summer went on, we dealt with our loss and learned how to be a couple again without a little puppy around. This was truly harder than I think we both expected. Even though Hogan was just a dog; he was like our first child and it was a hard loss for us. We went from being puppy parents to now childless and it was an adjustment.

Time has healed us for the most part (I don't think you ever fully recover from such a loss or at least not right away). We're back to our new "normal" and enjoy leaving our shoes on the floor again, being able to go away for the day, and sleeping in. Although we still miss little wet kisses and warm snuggles.

So our first six months has been filled with love and happiness, as well as a little bit of pain and healing. I guess that's life right? I found my partner to share in all the ups and downs of life and I wouldn't want to spend it with anyone else.