Song of Solomon 3:4- "I have found the one whom my soul loves."

On July 9, 2016, I married my very best friend, my first true love, and most of all my life partner. We got married at Trinity United Methodist Church in my hometown and had our reception at my grandfather's farm and my aunt's barn business, The Barn at Cedar Grove. The best part of the day was spending the time celebrating with friends and family. We wanted Christ to be at the center of our wedding and at the end of the day I feel like that was achieved. I felt the presence of God throughout it all.

After the wedding was our honeymoon which we spent on the beautiful island of Oahu in Hawaii. It was easily the most beautiful place I have ever been. There is something so peaceful about an island full of people who just simply enjoy life. It was an incredible place to spend our honeymoon because we were able to just relax and as the locals say "leave all our worries on the mainland." We enjoyed time on Waikiki Beach, trying local food, shopping at local shops, hiking to Manoa Falls through a rainforest, and visiting the well known memorial Pearl Harbor. It was a wonderful time to finally realize the wedding is over and be able to prepare for our trip back to real life.

Now that we are home and settled into our new lives we are starting to get an idea of what true married life is like, and to be honest, so far married life is the best part of my life. I think I used to just assume that it was going to be an extremely hard transition. But when two people work together the transition can be much easier. We have been together for over four years now and so I think that really was a great thing for us because we know the little things that make the other happy and also that get on each others nerves. So to everyone out there, anything is what you make it, but for me I love married life and being married to my best friend.