Day 1: Your current relationship. If single, discuss how single life is.
I am married. I have been married for almost 16 years (next month). I got married very young (19). I would not trade my marriage for anything, but I really wished I would have waited until I was a little older and done a few more things. I have never lived alone. Ever.
What I love about being married, I have someone who is always there to share the responsibilities with. Since I don't really like sweets, but I love baking; I have a recipe tester. I have a shoulder to cry on. I have someone to take the trash out.
What kind of sucks about marriage: I now have more people to clean up after (throw in a kid and that is triple the work). Not really any of alone time (I love my alone time). The laundry hamper battle (laundry hamper sitting there and laundry all around it just not in it...ugh).
Our first two years of marriage were a very trying time and we came out of it stronger than ever. He graduated college, we found out we were pregnant, we moved 500 miles from home (and we didn't know anyone when we got there), our baby died, and we found out we were pregnant again; all within the first year. We went through things that were highs and lows of emotion and we came out of it with a strong foundation for our lives.
We still have our hiccups but for the most part, our marriage is good. I took my wedding vows to heart and my husband did too. We are in this together for better or for worse.
Join me over at Paula's Place for this challenge. There are no real rules, you just do what you can. She is also hosting a Photo Challenge too. I am participating in that as well.
Day 1: B is for...
Bud - A beautiful rose bud.
You are brave doing both challenges ! Your marriage sounds a bit like mine-overcoming adversity and letting it make you stronger plus always having a friend around which you would need living that far away from family. Lisa x
ReplyDeleteWe will see how far I get through this one. Especially since the next two weeks are show weeks and I will be extremely busy. I am glad we went through most of that by ourselves. We learned how strong we could really be together.
DeleteI might join in the photo challenge after I get my new camera device. :-)
ReplyDeleteOoh, that sounds fun! I love new camera devices.
DeleteThank you Cristy for being my friend and helping me with this challenge.
ReplyDeleteThank you for being my friend as well. I am here if you ever need anything. I really mean that. I think it's awesome you are hosting your first challenge after doing 3 in a row.
DeleteNo freakin' way! I was 19, too!! Just two weeks short of 20, but still sounds young even to me and I'm the one that did it to myself. lol I also kinda wish I had waited. I wasn't even single for very long before I met Aaron so I haven't had much time to myself, forget about living alone! So great y'all were able to work through your rough patches. :) That really is an awful lot to go through and making it just makes you that much closer.
ReplyDeleteI like it when I meet someone else who married that young, never lived alone, and is still married. Especially when so many divorces in the world now. I think everyone has rough patches in their marriages. I am glad we were able to work through ours too.
DeleteWow 19 :o I'm 20 and I can't imagine being married any time soon......
ReplyDeleteLive life first. :)
DeleteI'm so sorry for you loss. Sounds like a real roller coaster, but am glad things are going so well for you all. Congrats on your 19
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Thanks. The loss was hard, but we dealt with it together.
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