Wedding
So in my last appearance on the blog page I was announcing our future wedding. JP and I got married this past August during our vacation in Iowa visiting our good friends Rach & her SO. I wish it could have lasted 100 days, it was so blissful and relaxed! For a very quick recap of the wedding festivities: That morning we had set up the space the boys had carefully prepared for the reception; Rach crafted gorgeous wildflower bouquets, and she and I concocted the decadently delicious wedding dinner featuring marvelous veggies harvested from her garden. I'm getting hungry typing this up, ha!
The ceremony was held at the farm, in the shade of a majestic elm tree in the early afternoon. There was 8 of us: JP and I, Rach and her SO our witnesses, my uncle who officiated and his wife, and Rachael's photographer friend and her husband. It was minimalistic, intimate, peaceful, packed with emotions and tears; if I had to describe the way I felt in one word it would be "comblée". No translation can convey the sentiment.
Following the ceremony we headed back home for the dinner. Lots of laughs, champagne, warm fuzzies, good food and excellent company! There even was a fire outside on which we roasted fresh corn and around which we sat at the end of the evening. The love and support we felt that day, oozing from everywhere around the globe , will always be a treasured memory.
Thank you to each and everyone of you who sent a card! it was such a touching surprise!
Writing this I realize I should sit down and journal our entire stay. The longer i wait to do it the more details i'll have forgotten!
For you picture lovers, of course there are pics!
Here's a link to a private photobucket album as i can't include them all.
Therapy
Remember that blog in Nov 2013 when i realized I needed help? Well it's taken me over a year to take that step, but I have finally started therapy last Thursday. I actually have homework for my next session so that's nice... It has been a really long road getting here and hopefully this will eb the start of an interesting journey in self discovery and healing. There are so many things going on and so many things i need to get out there that i don't know where to start, but i'm sure we'll get there; slowly but surely..
Health
Health issues have started to become more present and annoying since October, so i've finally taken the plunge and entered the shocking world of US healthcare (no offense). I mainly suffer from troubles of the digestive system. So far all my tests have come back negative or normal. I've been put on a very restricted diet for a few months to see if it improves. The Docs not finding anything wrong with me medically was the last straw that pushed me to seek out counseling. Hopefully with better stress management and dealing with all those internalized issues my stomach will be better..
USCIS
Last week we sent out my Adjustment of Status package out. Waiting for my NOA to officially be part of the group of people going through the process! This in itself has been a significant stress factor, but now there's nothing i can do but wait to i'm trying to forget about it.
Nuclear Family
JP and I have been discussing our plans to expand our family for a while now and we've gotten to the point where we're looking forward to start trying in few months : D We'd just like to get a few things sorted out first health and logistics wise. The thought alone is so @$%**@ exciting!! We've been reading up on things for the past year, and have been using NFP so this will also help when the time comes. I was wondering if you lovely ladies had any books and websites you'd recommend? Be it for preconception, prenatal or postnatal all is welcome. It's crazy to think that this time next year, hopefully, we will be expecting our first human child, with our future four legged family member by our side.. Just picturing this gives me butterfiles!
Family
In the past 22 months, i've spent 2 weeks with my family. To some this might be normal, but not for someone who up to two years ago was living with 7 other people! It has now been 18 months since I last saw them. I wish i could fly them all over and keep them here for a couple of months.. This being an adult living far away is hard! Hopefully JP and I will be able to visit this summer/autumn.
To end things on a more positive note than the last paragraph, please enjoy the video of the day
It was such a beautiful time for us. We are so honored that you both chose to share it with us...
Dez&Mlle, bookmarks have been added and books put on my waitinglist; thank you!
USPS delivered our package to USCIS; the waiting game begins now
And the wildflowers... *sigh* They are so beautiful!