Well the wedding is over and so is the honeymoon.
To be honest, the best part was coming home. There is something about seeing familiar faces and getting settled into our new home that put allot to rest inside of me.
Mexico was beautiful, but due to an unfortunate case of food poisoning, Joe spent 2 days in the Cancun hospital. That was kind of a downer, but hey, we have a good story. You really should ask me about it. Just remember kids, don't eat anything but the hotel food. It was a long enough vacation (10 days) that it didn't really matter, it was just like we were at a new hotel those 2 nights, except I slept on the couch and Joe was hooked up to an IV.
But like I said before coming home has been the best part. Still challenging. Some people say the first year of marriage was their best and some say it was their worst. I would like to hope that it keeps getting better. Now that all of the wedding planning and preparing is over, I feel my mind is allot more clear than it has been in months. It's nice to come back to reality. One thing I have figured out fast from being married (only 2 weeks) is that God has to be at the center of my heart. I know I have herd that a million times, but seriously if I don't, I am eaten alive by expectations of myself and My expectations of Joe. I have so much to learn.
We all long to love and be loved. Sometimes love doesn't come in the way we had imagined it, and in that case we can either become angry at what we feel we aren't getting or embrace the way in which love comes. I am figuring out I can't control how someone else gives or receives love, I can only change the way I perceive love to be. That is so hard, and sometimes it hurts. It usually only hurts when I am looking for love from a person, people don't seem to have the capacity to love unconditionally in the way we are designed to receive it. So again, God at the center, not people.
Relationships hurt. Life is hard. So just keep your eye on the prize, which is beyond anything we can see.
I love you all, It is good to be back.
P.s. I got a new cell phone due to leaving my old one in my car during a rain storm with my sunroof open. I have lost everyone's number so please call my phone so I can put you back in my address book. Please call me anyway, we may be newlyweds, but we don't have a serious illness. I would love to hear from you.
P.s.s I hate it when people do the "p.s.s." thing, but I just have to say thank you to all who helped with the wedding stuff. I am amazed at everyone's willingness to give of their time. Joe and I have said a million times that we are so blessed with friends that wanted to help us. There is no way we could have done it without you.
*~Krystle~* | 
