moving to NYC has been a great experience. we planned for a couple of months at the beginning of the year, took a leap, and road-tripped our way to Manhattan in April.
despite a couple of minor bumps along the way, we are thankful that things are working out for us here. we love our life, but that doesn’t mean everyday is perfect.
we do manage to have a lot of fun. I post a lot of those fun photos here.
we are best friends. we live in a small apartment. we see it all.
we react to each other. we annoy each other. sometimes over and over again.
but then remember we’re on the same team and we lovingly make up.
we (hopefully always) learn something.
we laugh a lot. we support each other. we love more than ever before.
it’s a cycle! and our relationship gets stronger each time. I believe that’s the key. we don’t break down or pull away. we communicate. we come together and we grow.
we are approaching our 2-year wedding marriage anniversary, and I fall more in love with my husband everyday. he’s my favorite person in the world, and we’ve been through a lot in our relatively short time together – 4 years this October.
during all the stages of our relationship – starting with a year of long distance, followed by a move to Belize, the unexpected loss of his dear father, a period of profound mourning and painful uncertainty, followed by a slow, steady rise to the realization that devastating sadness brings beauty, growth, and strength…
if you recognize it and embrace it.
so that’s what we’re doing. and we’re living a life we love. in a city we love.
it’s been a great 4 months in NYC, B! excited to see what the next 4 bring…
love,
p.s. today is my sister’s birthday – love you, B! <— there are so many Bs in my life
This post makes me smile. Jason and I are approaching our 12 year wedding anniversary. It’s true, it’s a cycle. It’s not all perfect and that’s ok.
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12 years! that is so awesome, Heather! <3
The next 4 months will bring JP and I:) Love you
I cannot wait!! love you!
we are on the same team, yes! so important in marriage. teams get in fights, annoy each other, etc. But in the end, they love and adore each other because they are incomplete without one another. I love YOU TWO in NYC!
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you and James will always be a marriage inspiration for me and B! I just can’t wait til one day when we all hang out. let’s go on a cruise!
I just LOVE this. LOVE LOVE LOVE. You two are the cutest most loving and adoring couple. It makes my heart smile to hear you talk about your relationship the way that you do. Truly.
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I feel the same way about you and Scott – PURE LOVE and best friends! We are ridiculously blessed with amazing husbands.
This post fills my heart with so much warmth! How beautiful your love is. Enjoy.
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thank you, Danielle! so sweet. <3
Oh wow, how much I LOVE you two!! And LOVE that you call it your marriage anniversary, because wow, that is right right RIGHT on, my friend. Not about a wedding, about a marriage. I love your honesty, yet your positivity and your spirit all wrapped together!
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thank you, friend, for this comment! I love your honest words of insight into relationships, love, and what REALLY matters. you help countless others through the lessons you’ve learned, and I’m so glad you share your story and your thoughts!
it was a funny moment – typing “wedding anniversary” and realizing that didn’t feel at all right for my marriage to B!
Beautiful Post! I love how you explained how your relationship moves in cycles. Through all the hard times and challenges we go through in relationships it only brings us closer. I’ve found my partner for life and your husband and yourself sound alot like us. We are going through a time when each side of our family is dealing with disease but it’s the comfort of knowing that our love is solid and reliable that makes this time easier.
Just came across your blog and love it!
-Michelle
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thank you, Michelle! it makes me really happy to hear that your relationship is stronger through the difficult times rather than falling apart – which sadly happens to a lot of people. no matter what is happening outside of my marriage, Billy and I know that we are a team and we can get through anything! sounds like you have that, too.