Be fruitful and multiply...

Babies, babies, babies! I love me some tiny toes to nibble and rosy cheeks to kiss and soft little bellies to tickle. The second most popular thing that seems to be happening to people my age aside from marriage, is the blooming of baby bumps. Ironically those two things are rarely related.

Aside from politics of which comes first, marriage or a baby carriage, I have been running some baby fever.

Pregnant women are the most adorable creatures to grace this earth. It is amazing that our bodies were made to create, grow and birth life into this world. It is truly magnificent and something I am very excited to experience.

Since we tied the knot over 6 months ago, one of the most asked questions has to be about children. I have two extremes. The ones who are waiting on bated breath for us to announce a new little life into the world and others who like to add "we hope you wait awhile" at the end of it. Well thanks for the enthusiasm!

A child is a huge responsibility as well as a huge blessing. I do not doubt that if we found out that we are pregnant tomorrow we would be ready to take on the challenge with open arms and mounds of love for our future son or daughter. However, if it doesn't happen for a few more years, I am alright with that too. We aren't trying for any babies if you were wondering. But if it happens I wont be upset.

We have our to do list before baby G makes it's grand entrance. We want stable jobs in the city we plan on raising our littles in as well as owning our own home. None of those things have happened right now and thats okay. The Lord plans out everything in his timing and I trust in that.

Whether we welcome a precious gift this year or 5 years down the road I will be grateful and joyous.

So no, we are not pregnant, no we are not trying, but yes we would be elated if it happens. I trust in us and the timing allotted to us. After all, babies are so darn CYUTE!

I mean look at that little munchkin! I just want to nibble him.

Young and Married.

As the title explains, we get to discuss the terrible, wonderful, no good amazing life long sometimes ends in divorce contract covenant that is marriage. Could I fit enough individual definitions into that title? Everyone likes to view marriage in their own special way. Lets review a few:

Marriage: a choking contract that leaves you broken hearted and with half the cash

Marriage: an everlasting convenant that binds two souls to one another forever

Marriage: The legal status, condition, or relationship that results from a contract by which one man and one woman, who have the capacity to enter into such an agreement, mutually promise to live together in the relationship of Husband and Wife in law for life, or until the legal termination of the relationship.

Now which of these definitions do you suppose I find most accurate to my own standing. 
First lets go over my own life.

I met my husband at 18, he was 22. I was a student at a church camp and he was a youth leader. We spent time together for several weeks, without even a touch of lips in order to understand each other on a spiritual and emotional level first. 

What my husband has revealed to me in trust I will not reveal without permission, however I can tell you of my own decisions before I met him that June day. 

I had had a number of regretful and sad events happen to me in the years before. I had my heart broken in more ways than one and vowed to wait for the one I was to marry.

At 18 this was a big decision. A big fat crazy hopeless decision. But it was a wise choice indeed.

We met, engaged and married in less than 2 years.

Thats pure insanity and stupidity to most people.

I hear it all the time. The examples, excuses and reasons are endless. "your crazy to get married?" "You haven't matured into yourself yet." "How do you know you won't meet someone else?" "What about a career" "You dont have to get married, just live together"

Well I get sick of listening to that. I'm sorry but I don't recall ever asking for anyone else's opinion on my life choices.

Sure, I met a boy, fell in love and committed my life to him.

Not unusual.

What's unusual is that I was a mere 20 years when I tied the knot. 

The funny part is, that up until 30 years ago, it was not unusual at all.

Why is it that we are so arrogant to feel that we are so much more enlightened than another? 

My husband and I both love one another. With a love I wish others could experiance. I trust him, he trusts me. We committed. We both come from loving families, with two sets of parents still married. His mother at 18, father at 20. My mother at 21 and father at 23. Youngsters who didn't know what life would bring. Still in love and still committed 32 and 24 years later. If thats not a good example to follow, I don't know what else is. 

I have a best friend. His name is hubby, baby, sugar, honey. I am elated that I can spend a lifetime with him. I hope you can be happy for that. I would be for you. 

Welcome Home!

As many of you know, my dear husband and I have been apart for a number of reasons over the couple of years we have been together. Right before he proposed to me last winter, we had been apart for 6 months due to military training. 2 1/2 of those months had no communication allowed whatsoever aside from handwritten letters. This year, we have been apart for 4 months of our marriage.

J was fishing on my Dad's boat off the coast of Oregon and California for the past 2 months trying to earn some money for a down payment on a house. I was not expecting him home for at LEAST another week. But my father, with the sucker of a heart he has for the happiness of his daughters, drove down to Newport, Oregon, a 6 hour drive one way, to pick up my hubby and bring him home early to suprise me.

My parents had me fooled into thinking that I was going to go to dinner with them at Fred's Alehouse before watching the Glacier Peak homecoming football game last night. I was irritated all day after waking up late for work and staying over an hour and a half after close to help with a final patient that had been scheduled wrong. I love my job but 10 hours there a day is more than enough and I was beyond pissed off by the time I got to Fred's. Little did I know that that anger would all melt away in less than a minute.

My sneaky man was sitting at the far end of the bar like a creeper waiting for me to join my family at a nearby table.

Not suspicious at all to nearby bar patrons.

asking if the empty seat next to me is taken.

"What the h***"

Notice my fathers face?

Beyond happy my other half is home to me again.

I can handle my husband being gone. It's hard but its doable because I love him that much. But I would rather be in his arms every day either way.

Another Gere Proposal

My husband has an older brother, Jordan. Exactly 2 years, 1 month and 14 days older. He has been dating a very funny and pretty girl named Breanna who is exactly 4 years, 9 months and 17 days older than I am.

They started dating about a month before the hubs and I met. Meaning that we have been waiting for the ring and the question for awhile since J and I married nearly 6 months ago already.

Breanna was an impatient squirmy worm for Jordan to ask her the big question. We have been mentally planning her wedding to the elder Gere brother for awhile now but it never was the right time.

Jordan was full of excuses. "I have to finish school" was the number one.

And he lied! Because he proposed this past weekend and he wasn't done with school. He just wanted to throw her off. And he did very well. This is the proposal story I helped make happen. Only a little though.

So it all started when this little even invite popped up on facebook!

Holy cow it was Jordan's plan to propose! I almost had a heart attack since it was on facebook and I hoped he was for sure for really sure that this event was private and Breanna couldn't see it.

To summarize his master proposal plan, he was going to gather all of Breanna's friends and family and future in-laws (me and the fam bam) at the Mukilteo Light House which they apparently had one of their first dates at or something along those lines.

We were all to make signs signifying certain steps in their relationship such as their first kiss, the giving of a promise ring and the asking of blessings from her parents.

He would then sneak her there without her suspecting any of this and bring her around the lighthouse to all her waiting loved ones. As their song played in the background we would all come forth in pairs as our signs progressed down their relationship until they reached the days date of October 6th, 2012.

It was there that Jordan would get down on one knee and present her with the ring of her dreams. She nodded yes through her tears and now another aisle trot is in the making. Here are some photos I stole from her mom to document the day.

 and they lived happily ever after. Until the wedding planning begins....