a thursday...

Is this what being married's about?  blogging about daily adventures and talking to the cat while your husband plays with ducts (and maybe ducks) while installing an air conditioner? 'Cause pretty sure that's what's going on right now....

It feels a bit surreal to be married. Awesome definitely, but absolutely surreal.  Nathaniel continues to impress me with his character and husband-likeness and I'm continually trying to figure out how to be a wife. The other day I found myself stuffing dried up apples and fake twigs in a glass vase in an effort to decorate our living room for fall. It felt very wifey but pretty sure Nathaniel could not care how autumn-esque our home is.  I secretly like it the look of twig stuffed decorations and fall candles and I may find myself decorating for the seasons now... watch out.

A friend asked me the other day about our cooking schedule, and well, i found myself explaining how I'm trying to find a balance of cooking up a yummy, pseudo healthy, balanced meal that I can be proud of and not losing my sanity by peeling a million veggies, finding appropriate seasonings and baking salmon every night, ya know? Frankly, when I come home from work every night, I'm hungry and I'm tired. I still want to have SOME energy left to enjoy the evening with my hubby and not monopolize it with dinnertime.  I'm realizing this takes planning and a bit of prep to come to a healthy balance.  Tonight, I said screw it - let's go to buffalo wild wings. Last night we had fish and quinoa though, so it's all good. =)

One more quick side note before I leave: Our guest room is now up and running - complete with clean sheets, an adorable bedside table and a Gideon Bible in the dresser for your reading and salvation pleasure. Please come visit. Call first, but yes - you're most likely welcome.