Popular inquiries pt. 2

We get asked a lot of questions. Being in a new place, having moved away... -they just come from all sides! It's awesome - I love question-and-answer conversations :)

Along with all the great questions we get, we also get the question, "So where are you living now?" Answer, Fort Hood, Texas. It's about an hour North of Austin. (If I'm driving... but add forty-five minutes to that if Daniel is driving! ;P)

That answer then leads into the following conversation:

"OH! Fort Hood!!

That's where that shooting happened!!

Have you heard anything?

What's happening with the trial?

What jail is he in?

Where is he from?
Have you ever seen him?

What does he look like?"

That is what Fort Hood is known for, I guess! I can honestly say, I know nothing about it. But I just found this article yesterday. Pretty interesting and yet so heartbreaking for the families that lost loved ones due to this mad man's actions! I cannot imagine how frustrated the families must be that the defense attorneys have continued to delay the trial!

So, there you have it. We live in Fort Hood. Where a crazy man killed 13 innocent people.

I had never even heard of this trial until Daniel got stationed here. But it is what a lot of people think of when they hear "Fort Hood."

Caught ya!

I understand that I sleep heavily. However, Daniel finds it necessary to show me through pictures! O.o

The other morning, Daniel walked in and found me sleeping like this. I had woken up earlier, went to reset my alarm but fell back asleep in the process. So this is what that looked like... and Daniel caught a picture of it! >_<

Then, the next morning, before Daniel left for PT, he chose to use my phone and take this picture. He said I was sleeping funny and he had to get a picture to show me! He didn't have the chance to show me because I found the picture before he could. I look...well you know.

...

this is my husband's love for me
<3

Popular inquiries pt. 1

"What is the best part about being married?"

We get asked a lot of questions. Being in a new place, having moved away... - they just come from all sides! It's awesome - I love question-and-answer conversations :)

I can't put one aspect of marriage into the category of "best". There are too many "best parts" about being married to Daniel!

To name a few, just off the top of my head:

-It is a great day, every day! Even if there is a disagreement, it is still a day spent waking up next to my best friend and falling asleep holding his hand.

-There is a future. It is there and it is seen. It is not definite and it is not completely planned out. But it consists of him and me, together. And that future is something that can be scary but so exciting, at the same time! In middle school, they would say, "You have a future!" In a middle school girl's mind, that 'future' is high school and being out of the awkward stage. In high school, they would say, "You have a future to work toward!" In this high school girl's mind, that 'future' was college and being on my own, with no one around, being completely independent and loving it! In college, they said, "You only have a future if you pass this test and walk at graduation!" In this college girl's mind, that 'future' was limitless. It was full of open doors and fear of the unknown was absent. It was full of opportunities from all over! It included, but was never limited to, marriage. So, for marriage to fall privy to first place is surprising. It was not what I saw for my future, but it was what I saw when I was in middle school, what I wanted in high school, and what I lost sight of, but yet daydreamed of, in college. And in college, I was unsure of what I was going to be set on, but I was sure it was going to be something great! I wasn't afraid of running out of options and I wasn't afraid of being alone. I had the future, in my hands, and I was independent. But the future I have now is even greater!! I will never be alone. I am a dependent. And my hands are now in Daniel's hands. I've never seen better than what I have now. The future we see for us now has everything I ever really wanted, but didn't know.

-I love the feeling of being wanted! Daniel wants me and he wants to be with me as much as possible. That shows so much love towards me and it makes me feel more than just another body in the house, or just a woman to call "wife". And I want him just as much!

-Everything is "we", "us", "our"... that took some getting used to, but it is a great feeling! :) We vowed away our "mine" and "me" rights on our wedding day!...actually, October 4th, the day we got engaged!! ;)

-I have a consistent accoutability partner. On any given day, whether it be busy or lazy, we remember to keep each other accountable to picking up our bibles and saying our prayers before bed. We fail to remember every single day, but we have eachother to get back on track. We give each other the accountability to read on our own and to read together! We have discussions on what we've read and those times are so beneficial because it allows us to learn about scripture and about eachother! <3