Two for one

As of today, Brent and I have been married for exactly two months. Hard to believe that it's only been two months since we stood up in front of our friends and family and said, "I do." He and I discussed how surreal the whole event was. It was as if it was happening to someone else, like we were simply guests at another wedding who happened to be dressed up in a big white gown and a nice suit. The day flew by, as everyone had warned us, but we managed to try to soak everything in and embrace each moment as best we could.

Now that we're living as man and wife, the most common question we get is, "How's married life?" While my immediate response is "great!," I'm always taken aback just a little because I don't know what answer would be most appropriate. Do I tell people that I wake up every morning and go to bed every night thinking how fortunate I am to have such a great husband? Do I tell people that I can barely contain how excited I am to grow old with this man, to see what a wonderful and loving father he'll be one day and to continue to build our lives together? Do I tell people that strangely, married life doesn't feel different to me because we've known for so long that we were going to continue our lives together so we've practically existed as man and wife for years anyway?

I have a feeling that if I went on and on about how married life is and what it means to me, I'd get looks like this or this. So for now I'll continue to say "great!," knowing that there is so much left unsaid.

"We will marry at... quarter past Wednesday on the 74th of November, and our anniversary will happily be... on those days where we both remember." - Alice Kinnian, Charly