SCCREEEEEECCCCCHHHHHHH......

Reality check time!

These last two and a half months of marriage have been like nothing else. It has been the best thing to happen to me for many reasons.

From everything I heard prior to marrying my husband, marriage was supposed to be so easy. It would be like cutting through soft butter with a plastic knife. Instead, it has been like cutting through steel with a piece of string. No, we don't fight. We don't wake up and hate each other, or get on each other's nerves. We get along just fine, like any couple in love should. I'm talking about merging two lives together who have baggage.

I have my car to pay off.

John has his student loans.

And when you least expect it, you've got everything going against what you have planned.

John and I are still waiting to hear about if he got this job in Salt Lake or not. And me being the girl with off-the-chart emotions, I freak out when we don't hear from them the next day. My panties are in a huge bunch from stress.

We got a notice yesterday that we were to start paying off his student loans next month. We weren't expecting this until next July. And it was a HUGE wake up call.

Life has kind of taken an unexpected turn. And all we can do is love each other and trust that the Lord will take care of us as long as we keep His commandments.

"When life gives you more than you can stand, kneel."

Through these different trials and surprises, I have grown my relationship with my Father in Heaven so strongly that it catches me by surprise sometimes. I have never prayed as much as I have in the last month than I have in my 20, almost 21, years of life. Yes, I am human and have my doubts sometimes. But I know that He is always there to comfort me and to catch me when I fall.

Life certainly is no walk in the park. But I wouldn't want any other partner in this crazy journey than the one I have.

Time to get creative!! ;)