Reflections On The First Year

Bryan and I have been married for just over one year (one year and three weeks to be exact) and I can't believe it's already been that long.  Bryan and I have been talking about how quickly the year has passed and how much we have done since being married.  Between getting married, me moving to Providence, then the two of us moving to Tennessee, this year has been a whirlwind.  My dad told me once that as you get older time seems to move faster because you have more and more of your life to compare it to.  I think this is definitely the case. Suddenly we're no longer newly weds, we've been living in TN for almost 8 months, and in January I will have been at my job for one year.  Funny how time flies and how your whole life just seems to be on fast forward when you look back on it.  But when I look back on our first year of marriage I don't think about the lessons I've learned or the kinds of advice I could give other people. I really think about the things that surprised me the most, the things I never thought I would learn or grow to understand. I never thought I would love Bryan more than I did on our wedding day; it's amazing how our love has deepened and changed even in the year that we've been together. I never thought I would be able to know what Bryan's reaction to almost any given situation would be.  I never thought we would have to work on having meaningful conversations instead of just telling each other what our day was like.  I never thought that marriage would come as easily as it has, that I would feel completed and know that this was the way my life was supposed to work out.  I never thought we would end up in Knoxville and be exploring the nooks and crannies of the tiny city. All these "nevers" have come together to make a great reality.  Our reality is amazing and I'm so excited to see what else the Lord has planned for us. Who knows what the future holds, but I hope the "nevers" continue to create a new reality that keeps us on our toes. :) God is good and I'm so thankful for my hubby and the many, many blessings in our lives.