six months with the mister.

We made it. We're here at the half year mark. Some days were fabulously wonderful. Some days we wanted to rub the other one's eyes with jalapeno juice. Some days we were best friends, and some days we didn't speak if it wasn't necessary. I've learned that Reed is in fact the pack leader, and that Piper will listen to him always. I've learned that living with a boy involves cleaning things more often, but it also involves having steak on a stick (fork) for dinner. I've learned through numerous open letters via the internet that half of the world thinks we were too young to be married, while the other half probably thinks we were too old. I've learned how important it is to carefully study our marriage and constantly work at improving it, and not to compare ours to other marriages by which we are surrounded. I've learned that sometimes God throws you into a situation where the only tangible person you can rely on is your husband, and that is a life lesson in itself. Through the lack of a full time job, the frustrations of a small apartment, the frustrations of living far from our friends and families in Auburn and everywhere else, and the normal frustrations of life, we've made it. It's messy, but it's wonderful.