Mi Casa Su Casa

What a weekend. It’s been a big year for me. I got engaged, married and bought a home all within 12 months! It has been a busy time in my life, and a good way of course. So many life changes, and living with my husband, getting to know all the intricacies that make us alike and different at the same time. It’s been an adventure, and while I enjoy getting engaged and the wedding, I think my favorite part of this past year was purchasing a home. This was a BIG FREAKING deal for me, because for so many years I always thought my life in Utah was temporary. I lived my life in the Beehive State …temporarily. The mindset made me miss out on a lot, but now that I’ve taken the leap of faith to spend forever with someone, everything is more fun. You grow in more ways than you could ever imagine. I always thought growth involved SELF, but that is a rather egotistical way to look at it. You can’t grow alone. You can, but in my experience, I have watched myself grow mentally, physically and emotionally with someone by side.

Anyway. We bought a house and moved in this weekend. Moving is a nightmare isn’t it? The packing, the heavy lifting (yes, I did a lot of that too) and the unpacking but the thrill of settling into a place that you know will be home is really an incredible feeling. For the past two months, my husband and I have been asking each other “do you feel married yet?”

“No…”

“Yeah, me neither…”

This conversation, the quick Q&A ensued at least a couple times a week. Saturday night, over a glass of wine my husband ecstatically confessed, “I feel married now!”

“Me too…” I exclaimed!

The feeling was indescribable. Knowing you spent years building on your relationship to reach a pivotal point like this. Home ownership, a symbolic display of adult responsibility. I’m sure parenthood takes you to new heights when it comes to growth, responsibility and all of those words used to describe that magical but arduous phase in your life. For now, I’m basking in this thing called homeowner. It’s pretty cool if I do say so myself.

XOX

Here’s a picture of our upper deck. It is the most peaceful place I’ve lived. I can walk out, take in nature and remind myself that this is what the good life is about.