But I think we are settling into a routine. Slowly but surely. I pray that we settle it sooner rather than later. I'm a creature of habit. I love routine. I thrive on it. I do everything in my power to create it when it's lacking. Steve will tell you, when there's no routine, when I don't know what to expect, I stress. And stressed I have been. But like I said, things are calming down and while still really busy, there is a bit of routine back in our lives. I'm so very thankful for that.
I think it's definitely time for a few updates. A lot of these are mainly for the benefit of my family back home, so if you already know, just bear with me.
1. We'll start with the most fun part. We are the proud parents of our very own fur-baby. His name is Duke and he's five years old. He's also completely adorable and precious. We got him just this past weekend when our apartment complex hosted an open house for the Humane Society of West Michigan. I walked in, just to look, honestly!! And he totally picked me out. He walked right over and kept nudging at me wanting to be petted. Our building isn't normally one of the buildings that allows dogs, but thanks to our awesome apartment manager, they're bending the rules. She must have a heart for animals like I do. It also probably helped that she witnessed the whole him picking me out thing and saw me loving on him. Puppies are great, but let me tell you, adopting an older dog definitely has its own benefits. Like, he's completely house trained and has great indoor manners. He doesn't destroy and chew on everything like a puppy. He knows how to relax and not play 24/7. So far, we're really enjoying him, even if it is a little more work for us. Totally worth it!
2. This is much more serious, but thankfully is improving as we speak. Many of you know that Steve has been dealing off and on with a wound for a really long time now. It flared again shortly after our honey moon and due to his insurance changing and such, it took longer than it should have for some things to happen. Trust me, not a happy camper about that at all. About 3 weeks ago, we finally got approval for him to get a wound vac. Finally! This wound that has been worsening week after week despite our best efforts is making great strides towards healing! We are so grateful that those prayers have been answered. We're hoping that within another week or two, the vac can come off. For those of you that have ever dealt with wound vac's, you know just how finicky and stressful they can be. We'll be thrilled to have that off of shoulders. It's really been much more stressful than we anticipated. Thankfully, that area is improving as well thanks to some amazing home care nurses and staff at the wound clinic that have really gone to bat for us! They've truly been a great support.
3. We survived the Michigan-Alabama game! Needless to say, I was much happier than my dear husband, but I tried to keep quiet about it and not rub it in his face.
4. I'm really settling into this wife thing. I've mentioned it before, but it still continues to amaze me at how much I enjoy doing things for him, whether it be simply cooking dinner, or baking something I know he loves, or even just taking a lot of satisfaction in keeping our home running smoothly for him. I love it. And for me, a generally practical girl, feeling satisfaction and contentment in those things is what makes me know that this is right. I knew going into that marriage isn't all roses, and I was right on that one. It's not about all those lovey-dovey feelings. We do have those, but that's not what makes it real. What makes it real is that every day, we get up and intentionally choose to love one another. Then we do our best to carry out that decision. We're not perfect and I know we have so much more to learn. But I think we're both excited about that. This is just one of those many things. And for me, there's no one else I'd rather learn with!
Until next time!
