well...almost. This time we have parental units with us...so maybe not quite the same. However, we are enjoying Bar Harbor ME, the site where we spent our first week as a married couple almost three years ago. Nathan's dad has a conference for special ed. administrators and we are sharing a room with mom and dad-in-law.
Our room in right on the edge on the harbor and we can look out our windows at peaceful little sailboats bobbing in the dusty-gray water. In some ways, this week will be even better that our honeymoon was. Of course, nothing can compare to the first week as husband and wife (especially in our case when he had been living in South Carolina, 9 hours away for most of our engagement.) But I look back on how awkward it was to "get used" to each other that week. Just the little daily activities that we had to learn, like brushing our teeth while sharing a sink, or arguing if we were going to be a toilet seat up or down household (I think you know who lost that battle.) Anyway, I'm being a little silly, but those of you who have never lived together before marriage know about the incredible beauty and wonder of those first weeks of sharing like together...though you probably also know the friction that can accompany wedding bliss over minimal stupid stuff....and that is why I breath a sigh of relief about spending THIS week together.
Three years have passed since we stood together in these sidewalks, newlyweds with SO much left to learn about each other. And these three years have helped wear down our rough spots, softened our hardened places, and joined us together for good. Now this is life...to share it with the one who is so natural that sharing their presence is like sharing breath. And my life is so much sweeter because I share it with Nathan....and his parents for the week :)
Our room in right on the edge on the harbor and we can look out our windows at peaceful little sailboats bobbing in the dusty-gray water. In some ways, this week will be even better that our honeymoon was. Of course, nothing can compare to the first week as husband and wife (especially in our case when he had been living in South Carolina, 9 hours away for most of our engagement.) But I look back on how awkward it was to "get used" to each other that week. Just the little daily activities that we had to learn, like brushing our teeth while sharing a sink, or arguing if we were going to be a toilet seat up or down household (I think you know who lost that battle.) Anyway, I'm being a little silly, but those of you who have never lived together before marriage know about the incredible beauty and wonder of those first weeks of sharing like together...though you probably also know the friction that can accompany wedding bliss over minimal stupid stuff....and that is why I breath a sigh of relief about spending THIS week together.
Three years have passed since we stood together in these sidewalks, newlyweds with SO much left to learn about each other. And these three years have helped wear down our rough spots, softened our hardened places, and joined us together for good. Now this is life...to share it with the one who is so natural that sharing their presence is like sharing breath. And my life is so much sweeter because I share it with Nathan....and his parents for the week :)
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