Six months of marriage. Wow. In some ways, it feels like six minutes. In other ways, six years. It all felt like many of the best seconds of our relationship. While we quite literally just finished our honeymoon - this "phase" has felt very real. With only six weeks from engagement to wedding day, we signified what was the most important outcome of that celebration: each other. And we've continued to demonstrate this in the months that followed - roaming through our unemployment and homelessness and branding it as a honeymoon.
Having met abroad and integrating travel into our relationship from the early stages (Tazmania only three weeks in, and a six week backpacking adventure in SE Asia after only three months) - "going with the flow" is something we were already accustom to. Travel was actually what brought us closer at the beginning and adventure remains a cornerstone. So this is why it simultaneously felt like six minutes and six years: travel is exhausting but doing so together has a certain level of comfort for us. And now we're "settled". As much as two people with wanderlust can be. It's a word I'm no longer afraid of because we can still define what it means to us. For now, it means having employment we enjoy. Having a bed (after all that travel we upgraded to a king size). And, soon, adopting a dog. I've learned a lot in these first six months married to the best man I know. I've learned that he's an even better cook than I originally thought! (Seriously, I look forward to dinner every day.) That we can spend nearly 24 hours a day together for months and still not get sick of each other. (Don't ask me how. This one is a mystery. It's a good thing I married this guy - every other human I've interacted with has annoyed me at some point.) I've learned that compromise is important and that I want to. (I want to support him as much as he does me.) That we are still super competitive with each other. (Running together continues to prove this!) And finally, that saying "I do" six months ago didn't change anything, yet changed everything all at once. We went from a committed relationship to a committed marriage. We spoke those words out loud to each other in front of family and friends and we live by them every day. We're still the same people: but now we're a true team. Our honeymoon round may be over, but we're looking forward to everything yet to come.
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