Lesson #4: I am truly blessed.
There are many times in my life that I have realized this. Sometimes I forget, and I need reminding. But when I sit back and really think about it. I am TRULY blessed, for many different reasons. Where do I even begin? I guess with the first thing that pops into my head.
Here I go, I love lists.
1. I have the best husband a girl could ever ask for. I know that each day I log on facebook someone has that exact same status, and I admit, it is a bit of a cliche. But really! I do! I knew that I loved dating Matthew and I knew I was making the right choice when I vowed to be his wife... but this is so far beyond my expectations. Every morning I wake up and I am overwhelmed with love as I hear him say, "Good morning." There have been moments where I have loved him so much that I have felt anger! (Yes, anger!) I am angry because I am sitting there, heart swollen with love, overwhelmed with feelings, and there are literally no words to explain to him the extent of my love. I try so hard, but I feel that nothing I say can explain the intensity I feel. I am truly happier than I have ever been and I cannot wait to live my life with him.
**Side note: Please keep comments about being young and in love and how this will pass to yourself. I am happy and I would appreciate the negativity being kept to yourself**
2. My friends are the best friends in the world! My wedding day was the best day of my life. One, because I married my best friend of 7 years. Yes, that was important. But it was also the best day because I had all of my closest friends with me. My girls made my day so special and I loved having all of them in one place. They all became friends and it was one big happy group. I was drowning in all the love and happiness they had. Then, at the wedding. The entire wedding party was amazing. The groomsmen and bridesmaids and flower girls and ring bearers together were so wonderful. I could not stop bragging on them. They were amazing. They danced all night, they talked to everyone, they checked on us, and they just simply had good, honest fun!
I have been asked what my favorite moment of the day was. I feel like I should say "you may kiss the bride" or "saying i do." But, I think that would be a lie. I think I have finally decided that my favorite moment was sitting at our table. The caterer had fixed Matthew and I plates full of delicious food. I sat down at an empty table, with my husband, to eat. I look up a few seconds later and our table had filled up with a part of our wedding party. There I was, with my husband and best friends, at our wedding, and everything was perfect. I felt so lucky in that moment to have so much love in my life.
Wedding party, if you are reading this, thank you. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. Each of you played such a big part in our day and it meant the world to have you standing by our sides. We love you so much, you will never understand. We hope that whenever your special day comes, if it hasn't already, we can help make your day just as wonderful.
3. My family is the bomb! Seriously, I know I am lucky to say that! There are so many torn families, broken families in the world. I KNOW I am lucky to say that. My family means the world to me. My brother and sister were the best Maid of Honor and groomsman you could ask for. My sister was with me all day and made a wonderful speech I can't forget. My brother made me cry with a big hug and words of excitement. I know we fight (a lot sometimes) but you all will forever be my siblings and I will always love you, no matter what.
My parents, where do I even begin? First, they gave me the wedding of my dreams. I could not have pictured a better day. They put so much money, time, effort, frustration, and PATIENCE into making my dreams come true. Week of, they were amazing! My mom had to work because of her brand new job, so my dad took off. He did everything he could to make everything perfect. At one point the guest table was not staying and I just closed my eyes and yelled, "DAD!" (It was day of people, I was a bit stressed.) And he just walked up to me and said, "I'll fix it, don't worry." (Probably top 10 favorite moments of the day) (Wow, I sound like a spoiled brat) My mom, she had the best excuse for not being there, everyone would have understood. But she was not absent at all. She was just as present as if she was off work. Everyday she got off and I got the call, "What needs to be done?" She did anything she could to be the best mom ever, and she was! All of those picture frames were put together by her hard work, and she sacrificed some blood too. One night I was lost in working on something and I looked up and it was midnight. I felt so bad! My poor mom is up at midnight and she has to work in the morning. I looked at her and she was lost in her project too. She didn't care what time it was, her daughter's wedding was on Saturday. That's all that mattered.
4. Having (nearly) every person that you love in one spot is literally the most overwhelming feeling, ever. And I got to experience it! At one point in the ceremony, while Tim was reading scripture, our pastors had us turn and face the crowd. At that point every face looking back had a special place in my heart. I tried to look at every face, but the blessing is there was too many. To know that we are loved by so many people is just something that makes me want to cry everytime I think about it.
(If you haven't noticed, I was very overwhelmed June 16)
Well, this is officially the longest post I have posted. I hope it isn't too long. I have so many more other blessings in my life. But I think I will leave it there. I need to go work on stuff for Haiti. (WHICH IS 3 DAYS AWAY!) I might post about that tomorrow... Talk about overwhelming!
Hope you are having a wonderful summer, learning lessons everyday.
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