Til death do us part....

So we are now married! So far I'm loving it! :-) Our day couldn't have been more perfect. We were married at The Wedding Chapel in Hot Springs.

When we walked in, there was sunshine and blue sky. When we walked out, it had started to rain. The man who married us said that rain on your wedding day is a sign of fertility. Hmmmm....I guess we will see. :-) As we headed to do some shopping, the rain drops turned into huge snowflakes. It was beautiful. By the time we reached the bed & breakfast (Hillop Manor) the ground was almost covered.

We LOVED the Hillop Manor and will definitely go back. I can see that becoming an anniversary tradition! The house has a lot of gangster history and even has some of the original lighting from Al Capone's days. We stayed in the Rose Suite. It was beautiful in spite of all the flowers. Our favorite part was the jacuzzi tub and heated floors in the bathroom. At check in, we were greeted with a bottle of champagne and a beautiful wedding cake. Our 2 course breakfast and coffee were delivered the next morning. It was delicious!

We packed up and headed out to Crysalis Spa for a couples hydrotherapy bath and massage. I've never had a massage before, and it was HEAVENLY! I'm pretty sure Matthew enjoyed his too! That will definitely be something we do in St Lucia!

It would have been sooooo nice to be able to stay longer, but at least we have St Lucia to look forward to!

yesterday......

Well, here I am. The last few days of my life as a single person. I'm a very independent person and I'm so proud of all the things I've accomplished all by myself. I worked my way through school.....twice. I hold a Bachelor's and a Master's and am very good at what I do. I have a job that I love working with people that I also love. I bought and maintained a house for 10 years all by myself. I have supported myself without help from anyone else. Don't get me wrong....I have a wonderfully supportive family and awesome friends, but I don't depend on anyone except myself. Everything I have I worked for. But now I have someone to share it all with.

In spite of all the things I've done alone and the fact that I don't really NEED anyone, I have been lucky enough to find someone that I WANT. I'm so looking forward to next chapter in my life. In this world where "love" is used interchangably with "lust" and marriages are no longer sacred, I'm so lucky to have found a relationship with a man where the word love is used the way God meant it to be used. I look forward to working together to build our life, our home, and our family. I look forward to having someone to lean on and depend on. I have enjoyed my life up to this point, but I have completed another chapter, and I'm more than ready to move to the next and see what God has written for me.