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 :)

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!

16 Days Till I do.

I am so grateful for the man I am going to marry! He is amazing and a blessing to me.
Hans is my best friend and I am so glad for his love for God and care for me. I am so blessed
and grateful to have Hans in my life. With all the wedding plans going on I am so thankful
for the time that I am blessed to have with my fiance and soon to be the best husband ever!
I love him very much! I am so beyond blessed and grateful to have him in my life.

Young and will be Married Soon :S :]

This Spring I will be marrying my best friend Hans. We'll both be twenty-one and are looking forward to this very much! Hans is hilarious and so much fun. For as long as I can remember knowing him we have some of our best talks when we go on walks. When we first met our freshman year of college we both looked like little babies and sometimes acted the same. We were in a bible study together and sometimes we would get into arguments about what certain points in the bible meant. Some from our group thought we were flirting but we were legitimately duking it out. I find it pretty funny now. On our walks sometimes we talk about theology, evaluate our lives, share memories or just fall on the ground laughing. One of my favorite things about Hans is that He continually challenges me, in my faith, my understandings, my cultural expectations. In Christ there is always adventure and I am so glad that Hans seeks to go through that adventure with God and me too! Hans is such a blessing to my life and love that I get to spend the rest of my life with him!

Hans and I want a relationship that lasts till death parts us... I would hate for a spiritual death to part us... I need to be spending more time focusing on my adventures with God so that I can truly be alive.

Wooot Woot!