A Half-Aversary

Hi all,
We had a very exciting day yesterday in our household-- it was our 'half-aversary' as my husband so dubbed it!  It was 6 months ago yesterday that we got married!  I can't believe how quickly time has flown by.  I know that it might seen ridiculous to celebrate such a small half-aversary but my husband just loves celebrating any kind of commemorative event.  I get reminded almost every month of the first day we met, when we started dating, got married, etc.  And it's amazing because we met 3 years ago.  I have a horrible memory and so I can barely remember that sort of stuff and am grateful that he has such a wonderful memory.  I always tell him that he will have to remind me of things when we are older, even if his memory goes first!  Since we are both students, I figured I should try to show him that I love him pretty cheaply and decided to make some cupcakes.  The best way to show someone you love them, for me anyway, is to spend time thinking of them and doing things for them.  I spent three hours tweezering sprinkles onto the cupcakes so they spelt 'Happy 6 Months'.  Why tweezers?  Little sprinkles are so tough to pick up but looked to great on the cupcakes.  My husband, of course, showed me up and brought home the same flowers that we had on our wedding.  He took some time out from a project he has been working on to get them and come home early.  I was still in my skirt from work and wanted to go change.  After a few kisses, I went to the bedroom to change.  He came in and asked it I was actually happy with the flowers (which I was) and he said that if I hadn't been, that he had a back-up present.  I absolutely cannot stand surprises (someday I'll tell you about the day he proposed) and asked him if would tell me what the backup present was.  He passed me this little gold box with a necklace in it with a pearl on it (like from our wedding as well)!  Seriously, could this man be any more amazing!  Sometimes I can be so frustrated with him, but it's moments like these that make it all better!  I can't believe some days that I get to hold him tight and be with him!!!  It's so nice that he remembers these little 'half-aversaries' and I can't wait until the next one!

What a day at work.

Day of Ignorance by the General Public.

That's what we named this week while I was at work today.  As well as being a full time student, I also work enough during the week to pay for our food and bills during the school year.  Since I am a student, I pretty much have no rights/benefits at work and am placed in any job they need me at (whether I am qualified or not).  Also, because I work for the federal government in Canada, my job can be pretty boring and repetitive at times.  It was a tough day because I was training a temp worker because one of my coworkers is on stress leave.  It turns out that my coworker came back early and we had to fire the temp worker after just one day.  I felt like such a jerk.  Especially because he was learning so quickly.  I guess that's life.  And I'm glad that my coworker is back.  I'll be back there on Wednesday and I am really hoping that it goes better.

As for life at home, my husband is working on his major graduation project due this week and so I won't be seeing much of him in the next few days.  I guess my approach is going to be to have a hot supper ready when he is home and to make life as stress-free as possible for him.  I haven't exactly been easy for him to deal with lately and so hopefully this will help!

First Post

Hi all,

My name is Laurie and this is my first ever blog post. I've found a lot of blogs really helpful lately and figured that I would give it a try. There are going to be a lot of changes going on in my life in the next little bit and am hoping that this blog might help me make sense of it all. I am in my last year of my undergraduate degree and am looking forward to moving to a small town in a few months. My husband has a job in this small town, and I am currently writting up some applications for jobs. It is the same small town that I grew up in and so it'll be kinda nice to go back. I will keep you all posted as to how things are going. For now, I'm going to relax for a few more minutes then go do a load of dishes and maybe get some supper ready. Tomorrow is our 6 month wedding anniversary. This is a picture of my handsome husband and I the summer before our wedding!