Jake and I have been married a whole month!! I can't believe it. While I know that it has only been little over a month since we did our I Do's, but it feels like we have been married so much longer. We have gone through a ton in this last month. There was the whole wedding thing, a honeymoon, I had a funeral to go to two days after I got home from Florida, I started a new job at Walden School, insurances to get started and worked out, gifts to open and sort through, shopping for things that we still need, Jake started school this last week. It has been a whirlwind of activity. And to be perfectly honest I wouldn't trade any of the frustrations or joyfulness for anything in the world. I know that this is all just part of becoming an adult and starting a married life.
Many of my still single friends ask how I am liking and adjusting to married life. I have to be perfectly honest with them, I would change a thing. Being single was great, being able to go out and do what I want, when I want and not have to check in or ask if it is okay, but what a thrill it is knowing that there is someone waiting for me at home, wanting me to be there to spend time with. It is also great to know that if things aren't going well there is someone who cares to know and tries to figure out or just listen to the problem. That eternal support system is such a blessing and I don't see how people would want to jeopardize a relationship like that and just throw it away or not even want one to start with some special. How sad. I love my husband with everything that I have and it continues to grow with every passing day. Marriage is a wonderful blessing that should not be taken lightly and held onto with everything a person has.
The Nichols
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Honeymoon Adventures
We're back!! Jake and I are officially back from our Honeymoon from to Florida. It was such a wonderful adventure for the two of us. Jake had never been there and I hadn't been there for over a....well a long time. We went places, saw things, did stuff, and Jake nursed me back to health (I'll explain this don't worry).
So our adventure starts off with the two of us spending an extensive amount of time in the confines of the car as we traverse the sparse barren land of Nevada. Whoever decided to willingly live, outside of being in big City i.e. Reno or Vegas is crazy! It is a bazillion degrees and you are in the middle of nowhere with little prospects of anything other than sagebrush, dirt, and rocks. I am not that big of a fan of Nevada....sorry.
We got there with no problem and Jake and I were able to go to dinner with my bestest guy-friend Sean and visit with my former Boss Fran. We were stuffed beyond belief (this being just the beginning of our eating out ventures) and content to being able to visit with two of my favorite people in California. This is the part of the story where you get the run down why Jake had to bring me back from the point of death. We went shopping for some shorts after dinner and everything was fine till I started to have pain in my back. This isn't the pain you get with a pinched nerve or pulled muscle. This was a sharp pain that would not let up. After deliberation, and the threat of me being in serious trouble Jake, my mom, and I rush to the emergency room at 10pm with me crying in the back seat praying for death to take me. After a quick blood test and CATScan it turns out I myself a nasty kidney infection. They pump me full of pain meds and antibiotics and a prescription for me to take. I am so tired from this whole thing that I am asleep by the time I am dragged into the house and put to bed. It was one of the worst nights, in terms of pain, that I have had to endure in at least 8 years. I would rank it up there with the time when I had debilitating painful ovarian cysts. Jake also made me drink cup after cup of Cranberry juice...YUCK!!!
By the next day I was feeling better and was able to visit my kids at ESS. It was so funny because Jake and I walked in and it took them a minute to realize that it was me. After they realized it was me they all got up causing a mad stampede tackling me to the floor. I LOVED IT!! I miss those kids so much that it was nice being able to see them again, even though I wasn't able to see some of my more favorite ones (shhh I wasn't supposed to have favorites). Jake was so adorable running around playing with my kids. I even got in on the action, but it caused me to feel sick again. It was so worth it though being able to play the Tickle Monster just one more time. As I was running around playing, I was able to watch Jake with them and it just reinforced my assumption that he is going to be best Dad, when it comes time. It is the way he plays with them, how he is able to get on their level, relate, and just have fun with them. I love it!
When we were getting ready to leave because I was in so much pain, we had a Q&A session. I am always amazed what kids come up with. Some of them caused the adults in the room to check themselves from not laughing at the implications that they had no idea they were asking.
Saturday Jake, Sean, and I went to have lunch with Fran in San Jose. It was great being able to sit down and just enjoy each others company and enjoy some good authentic Chinese food. Our Open house was that night and we able to greet those people from California and just have some pudding, which I still haven't gotten any of, and cake.
Our fight to Orlando was at such an early time that I was convinced that only scheduled these flights to punish those that are going to have fun at the theme parks. We got to the airport with time to spare so we decided to get something to nibble on since I was getting hungry and they had to page us or we would have missed the plane!! Long flight, that is all that needs to be said.
Florida is hot and humid!! Even at night you can't get a real break. The humidity was so high that it felt like you could swim or drink the air. We did Universal Studios and Disney World. Each had their perks, but our favorite park was Islands of Adventure! It was so much fun. It had the best rides (Hulk, Dr. Doom, Dueling Dragons, Jurassic Park, Dudley Do-Right...) and the best scenery. We loved it!! We are so going back.
So our adventure starts off with the two of us spending an extensive amount of time in the confines of the car as we traverse the sparse barren land of Nevada. Whoever decided to willingly live, outside of being in big City i.e. Reno or Vegas is crazy! It is a bazillion degrees and you are in the middle of nowhere with little prospects of anything other than sagebrush, dirt, and rocks. I am not that big of a fan of Nevada....sorry.
We got there with no problem and Jake and I were able to go to dinner with my bestest guy-friend Sean and visit with my former Boss Fran. We were stuffed beyond belief (this being just the beginning of our eating out ventures) and content to being able to visit with two of my favorite people in California. This is the part of the story where you get the run down why Jake had to bring me back from the point of death. We went shopping for some shorts after dinner and everything was fine till I started to have pain in my back. This isn't the pain you get with a pinched nerve or pulled muscle. This was a sharp pain that would not let up. After deliberation, and the threat of me being in serious trouble Jake, my mom, and I rush to the emergency room at 10pm with me crying in the back seat praying for death to take me. After a quick blood test and CATScan it turns out I myself a nasty kidney infection. They pump me full of pain meds and antibiotics and a prescription for me to take. I am so tired from this whole thing that I am asleep by the time I am dragged into the house and put to bed. It was one of the worst nights, in terms of pain, that I have had to endure in at least 8 years. I would rank it up there with the time when I had debilitating painful ovarian cysts. Jake also made me drink cup after cup of Cranberry juice...YUCK!!!
By the next day I was feeling better and was able to visit my kids at ESS. It was so funny because Jake and I walked in and it took them a minute to realize that it was me. After they realized it was me they all got up causing a mad stampede tackling me to the floor. I LOVED IT!! I miss those kids so much that it was nice being able to see them again, even though I wasn't able to see some of my more favorite ones (shhh I wasn't supposed to have favorites). Jake was so adorable running around playing with my kids. I even got in on the action, but it caused me to feel sick again. It was so worth it though being able to play the Tickle Monster just one more time. As I was running around playing, I was able to watch Jake with them and it just reinforced my assumption that he is going to be best Dad, when it comes time. It is the way he plays with them, how he is able to get on their level, relate, and just have fun with them. I love it!
When we were getting ready to leave because I was in so much pain, we had a Q&A session. I am always amazed what kids come up with. Some of them caused the adults in the room to check themselves from not laughing at the implications that they had no idea they were asking.
Saturday Jake, Sean, and I went to have lunch with Fran in San Jose. It was great being able to sit down and just enjoy each others company and enjoy some good authentic Chinese food. Our Open house was that night and we able to greet those people from California and just have some pudding, which I still haven't gotten any of, and cake.
Our fight to Orlando was at such an early time that I was convinced that only scheduled these flights to punish those that are going to have fun at the theme parks. We got to the airport with time to spare so we decided to get something to nibble on since I was getting hungry and they had to page us or we would have missed the plane!! Long flight, that is all that needs to be said.
Florida is hot and humid!! Even at night you can't get a real break. The humidity was so high that it felt like you could swim or drink the air. We did Universal Studios and Disney World. Each had their perks, but our favorite park was Islands of Adventure! It was so much fun. It had the best rides (Hulk, Dr. Doom, Dueling Dragons, Jurassic Park, Dudley Do-Right...) and the best scenery. We loved it!! We are so going back.
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