The Beginning of Fall

It used to be that I would dread the arrival of fall because that only meant the snow was about to come but it seems that this year I am so excited for it's arrival. The excitement of scarfs, sweater, hoodies and boots. I just wish the weather would realize that it is fall and we should not be enduring 90 degree weather at this time of year. Besides the weather, things have been great! We have been keeping busy with church, work and family. Our vacation was awesome and greatly needed. I finally started running again yesterday after a 2 week break. ( I did not run on vacation and the week we got back I was sick). I am enjoying the season of life we are in now. Everything seems to be falling into place and while I know that seasons come and go, I am really enjoying the one we are in now.

Mission: 5K

So recently Brandon and I have been noticeing that we are no longer in shape and have made the desicion to start working out and eating betther. We feel that we are way too young to be feeling the way we do now. I know myself all too well to know that if I do not set a goal then I will work out for maybe 2 days and then get tired of it and quit, so I set a goal. My goal is to run a 5K (3.125 miles) by November of this year. Running for me was always a time for me when I could do a lot of thinking by myself and release some stress, on the few occasions I did run. I found this great app on my iphone called Couch to 5K and started the program this morning bright and early at 5AM (which isn't really bright). It was really hard to wake up but once I actually got out of bed and got myself and Bronx ready to go, it was very nice and I enjoyed it! For someone more fit than me, my 30 minutes of walking and jogging would have been a walk in the park but for me (who hasn't worked out since high school) it was harder than I thought. I am really excited about this and I hope to complete my goal. Brandon has been a big support. Now I need to actually find a 5K to run. Any suggestions?

Life has been going great! Summer is here and we both are ready to welcome it back. We have a busy summer ahead of us and then our first vacation with just the 2 of us since our honeymoon. I can't believe that we will have been married for 1 year in just 2 short weeks. This past year has been so amazing but feels like it has gone by so fast. Not only do we have our anniversary coming up next month but we also will be celebrating both of our birthdays as well. Brandon will be 25 and I will be 23. Right now I don't really have any complaints about life. God has been speaking some amazing things to both of us and we have been truly blessed through this past year. I am so excited to see all the things He has spoken to us fulfilled. It's going to be amazing!

Just Wait...

"Oh your still in the honeymoon stage, just wait" These words have been haunting me for that past week. Every week since our wedding people have asked us, "How is married life?" and every week our answer has been the same. Its great! And every week the response we receive is this, " Oh, you are still in the honeymoon stage. Just give it a few years." This never bothered me at first but recently a few of our married friends have struggled with their marriages and many of them are ending in divorce. For those of you who still don't know why this all has bothered me so much I will tell you. Not only did my parent's marriage end in divorce but 90% of the marriages in my family have all ended the same way. With the attack that all marriages are going through right now I started to become afraid. What if this is the way my marriage ends up? I then started to feel guilty for not being miserable in my marriage and then it hit me. Couples always tell us just wait, your happy now but just wait. Well, what are we waiting for? It that really God's will for us. To get married and then just sit and wait for it to get bad. We do argue and fight but this I believe is healthy for a marriage if done correctly. I know that God does not want me to be miserable in my marriage. He wants me to live harmoniously with my husband and as we continue to on our journey we would trust in Him more and we would learn to work as one. So for all of you who are thinking just wait well, I am waiting. I am waiting for this journey to just get better! We will go through trials and we aren't perfect my I am taking a stand and proclaiming that I am choosing to live our my marriage the way that God intended it. I know it's not going to be easy but I know that He is a great God and He is in control. As long as we keep our eyes on Him, He will not fail us.

BURRITOS!!!!!

Tonight we decided to make bean burritos for dinner. They turned out really tasty. I made homemade tortillas and then we filled them with beans, rice, cheese and Brandon's favorite, Chalula. They were super filling and super easy to make. I did have one accident today. I burned my arm on the oven door while making a pizza for lunch today. The burn is really bad and I tried to get a picture of it but the lighting made it look like nothing was there, but trust me, its bad.

New Home

We just moved into our new place last weekend and we just absolutely love it! Here are some pictures of our new place.

Our life has been a little crazy recently. We are in the process of moving to our new home and everything feels scattered everywhere. Brandon and his best friend Jon spent all day today moving boxes and our couches to the new place. Only 2 more weeks until we officially move! Through all the chaos we did find time to go to a Nuggets game and spend time with each other.