1 month!

So I should've written this on the 15th, but seeing as my brains have just solidified again after my liquidifying finals week (it made more sense in Tagalog in my brain- nakaka-liquify? Anyways, case and point...), it's now the 20th of December. 

We love being married! 

In the wise words of Taylor Swift in one of our favorite SNL skits, "All I wanna do is hang out with yoooou!" It's true. Hanging out with your best friend ALL the time is the BEST! Who in the world said the first year of marriage was the hardest??? Pppppppfffff! (maybe they didn't marry the right person.....)

But Steve is so perfect. Let me show you just how perfect he is:

He serenades me in the bathtub while I'm getting ready. I love him! (He was hiding his face as I took this...don't tell him I posted it for the whole wide world to see just how cute he is!)

It's bliss. Especially because neither of us have school for the next two & a half weeks! We are having a blast getting ready for Christmas... Charley Brown Christmas tree, hot chocolate, snowball fights, slipping down our icy stairs, and all! Only 5 days left to do all our Christmas shopping!!

Side note: The other night I told Steve over the delicious alfredo- broccoli- penne casserole I made that these wonderful dinners will again turn into frozen pizzas and hotpockets once we're back in school. Same with the blog posts, folks. Let's live it up the next couple of weeks!!

They do not love that do not show their love.

We're getting married! In four days. 

It's a day we've been waiting for for almost 5 years. 

We know that love suffereth long, is kind, envieth not, is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, rejoiceth not in iniquity but rejoiceth in truth, beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, and endureth all things. I am so grateful for Steve teaching me all these things by his wonderful example over the years. As the Lord taught us how to love perfectly, he also taught that if we did not, we are nothing. Without Steve, I feel like nothing. Time and time again he has been my angel, the answer to my prayers, and my best friend. Even with thousands of miles between us, our hearts have never been more united. I knew from the first time I saw him there was something special about him. I knew I would love him forever.

As we've been planning the wedding, we've been amazed at how unstressful and fun it's been. We remember President Monson's kind teachings: 

"Stresses in our lives come regardless of our circumstances. We must deal with them the best we can. But we should not let them get in the way of what is most important—and what is most important almost always involves the people around us. Often we assume that they must know how much we love them. But we should never assume; we should let them know. Wrote William Shakespeare, 'They do not love that do not show their love.' We will never regret the kind words spoken or the affection shown. Rather, our regrets will come if such things are omitted from our relationships with those who mean the most to us.

Send that note to the friend you’ve been neglecting; give your child a hug; give your parents a hug; say 'I love you' more; always express your thanks. 

Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved."

We love like crazy