Marriage Can be Hard.

Marriage can be Hard. 

I once had someone tell me that she and her husband never fight. I find that extremely hard to believe so when I found the following picture I laughed so hard:

Photo credit: http://myfriendsaremarried.tumblr.com/post/31991561178/when-my-friend-swears-she-never-fights-with-her-husband

Honestly I think a lot of the time people do not see their own faults or choose to ignore these faults. I got married at 21 and this May Hans and I will be celebrating our two year wedding anniversary. I get that we're not perfect. We fight but who doesn't? But we're also best friends. I am so grateful that I have Hans. I love our adventures together and I think he's worth fighting for and worth fighting with. Hans is my best friend and I am so excited for all our adventures ahead. Even though I've been married I still found a lot of really funny things on this blog called myfriendsaremarried. I know that since I'm married there are some things that I should not like about the site but honestly I think it's hilarious. Hans and I found ourselves laughing about many of the silly picture and statement combinations. I feel like being married does not exclude you from some of the comments she has gotten as a single person. SO to those friends of mine who are single and to those who have a great sense of humor and can appreciate a good laugh (even when it's possibly poking fun at a situation they might be in) check out http://myfriendsaremarried.tumblr.com :)

Valentines Day DIY

So excited for my husband's birthday! It happens to be on Valentines day and I've been working on a fun surprise for him. This year I wanted him to have something that was related to his birthday's holiday along side his birthday presents. This is what I came up with. It is a Valentine's day Ornament! How fun is that? I did the stitching a few days ago and now I am finishing the edges. I really enjoyed this project and thought I should share since it can be difficult to find Valentines day things for males. 

How Sweet it Is

I am so blessed to truthfully say that I am in love with my best friend. My husband is such an amazing man and so much fun to be married to! We have been working on all sorts of projects lately and I can't stop smiling that I get to have so many adventures with him! He is an amazing man. Ephesians 3:20-21 says, "Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory." Well God is at work in a big way. I am excited to see what happens next, where we'll go, and what God has in mind BUT He has already done more than I could have asked or imagined in Hans and I.

Here's to the little blessings that God blows us away with! God is faithful and I am so grateful He is such a good God!

Truly in Love

I am truly in love with my best friend! Today we played tennis together and I was so impressed with my husband's athletic abilities. I am amazed that at such a young age I've already met my soulmate and we've already been married a year and a half. He is an absolute keeper and I am so blessed in so many ways by our life and adventures together! I have always found it annoying when my married friends post on Facebook the day or week etc. after their wedding that they love being married! Even before I was married this annoyed me. I just feel like that is too premature and I've always thought 'you mean your loving the sex/honeymoon not marriage!' But this got me thinking.... When has someone earned the right to say "I love being married!" or "I love being married to this person." My grandparents who have been married over 50 years have certainly earned the right... And my parents who have been married for more than 25 have too.. In my opinion. But it is difficult to say when it is okay before that. Okay being defined as not grossly annoying. Yet I really do love being married to and in a relationship with Hans. He is my best friend. He is silly. He is a hard worker. His list of amazing traits could go on for miles! But we have fights too yet I still would not want to be with anyone else; in all the ups and downs Hans is my best friend! I am grateful to God that Hans is who I get to live with, laugh with, fight with, relax with, watch hockey with, go on adventures with, and everything else in this crazy life.… I want to be with him through it all. Marriage is not something I would lightly recommend to anyone. It is a huge commitment and I am blessed to be with the right person for me. If I was with anyone else I do not believe I would have as much fun or grow as much or anything else. I hope others remember with marriage that the goal of life I not to get married but that with the right person marriage is a truly beautiful thing and such a blessing from God!

Nearly Vegan and Sugar Free

Hans and I are doing a cleanse this month where we are nearly vegan and eating no sugar! I say nearly vegan because we are still finishing off the eggs in the fridge. I had read some interesting materials about how long it takes our body to process meat. Apparently meat is what takes the longest to digest of all foods.  Our body cannot digest even the fastest digesting foods until the slow digesting foods have been processed. I still do not understand all of this and I do not think that no meat forever is the way to go BUT I think it is healthy to give our body breaks from hard to digest foods. We are only on the second day but it is hard sometimes! I have noticed that I can eat a LOT more if I want to when I am noting eating the high calorie foods that seem pretty normal to me.

Yesterday for lunch we had a really yummy treat. It was asparagus with cut cherry tomatoes, avocados, and a little bit of vegetable oil baked and lightly grilled after being seasoned with Paprika, salt, and pepper. I did not take a picture but it was really delicious! I knew that Hans would not be filled by this so I added sliced potatoes for him.

The food was delicious and SO yummy. It was filling, delicious and healthy. I did use a little bit of olive oil and peanut oil would have been better but I wasn't going to run to the store when I was already so hungry! Anyways. I hope that this goes well. I'm making a nearly vegan sugar free pumpkin pie for Hans birthday right now. Hans prefers honey to sugar so I am hoping that the delicious smelling pie that is being baked right now will taste as yummy as it smells now.


Our fridge is filled with vegetables, fruits and coconut milk! It is colorful and beautiful but this healthy eating is hard in some ways. I especially miss cheese! ONE MONTH!!! I think this challenge will end positively.

I feel so classed to have a husband who is so willing to support and encourage me in this! I love that he is doing this with me! I know that it is almost valentines day and really a time of year when most consume a lot of sugar but this year even though there is valentines and Hans birthday (In the same day) we are going sugar free! So hard but great! I just feel so weirdly coupley right now! Love my husband!

Happy Belated Birthday Jessica

So This weekend was my amazing sister's birthday! She is such a champ! I am beyond blessed to have her in my life! I had planned to visit her but unfortunately that did not work out as planned.

I love her so much and I am beyond blessed to have her in my life. Jess Happy Birthday! I hope you had an awesome day and that you know how much I love you!

Anyone who has a chance should get to know Jess because she is one of the most incredible people I have ever met. She's amazing. Hopefully I'll get to be with her for her birthday next year!

Also: She's just so stylin'! I should do a series on my sisters amazing style. She's so precious. 

A Dear Friend of mine

Emily and I have been really close friends since we were both in high school. She told me instantly about her and Zach's relationship and I could tell that she was more excited than usual about this guy. Em is one of those friends in my life that I cannot stop thanking God for. Emily is goofy and fun and wonderful. I love hanging out with her and I am so grateful that she has found such a wonderful man to be her husband. I admire her so much! She and Zach have been through their whole relationship in the long distance. Zach is in the military and has been away a lot. Emily's faithfulness to Zach and love for him are such an encouragement and blessing to me. I am happy to say that they are getting some together time right now. :]
Here are some pictures from their engagement. The photographer's name is Melissa McFadden and I've really liked her pictures of Em and Zach. Here are just a few of my favorites :) Enjoy...

 Plus aren't they just a completely adorable couple. 

I love you Em! Hope you're having a fun time with your Hubby!

One Month!

It is now ONE MONTH away from the rehearsal dinner for my wedding! I am so excited for that day and to marry my amazing fiance!!! So the Save the Date video has been out for a while but I thought I would share it with all of you! So here is the link! Enjoy!