Time flies!

Today's the first day of June.

Yesterday was our first wedding anniversary, and we celebrated it over the weekend by making a getaway trip to Wilmington, a charming town just a 2.5 hour drive away. Photos and stuff are all on Facebook, so you'll only get words here. =P

I can't believe how time flies. Jia Wern and I have been married for a year (!) already and dated for 7.5 years (yup, still counting). I've been here in the U.S. for half a year and don't really feel like an alien anymore. I've also learnt to bake, drive on the right side of the road, made friends at church, volunteer - all things that seemed so far away just 6 months ago. God has been so good to me.

Just the other day, I kiddingly piled the guilt on Jia Wern for "ruining my career" and "making me give everything up for you". Whereupon he retorted, "For a ruined person, you seem to be having a lot of fun." I can't hide the fact that I love being here with him very well, it seems. =P

To all you folks who are wondering what it's like to be married for a year, here's my two cents : As long as you love and serve each other with Christlike love and put the other person's needs before your own, you'll just grow more and more in love with each other. Of course, building your marriage on a firm foundation of friendship helps a LOT, too. There will be days that you don't feel romantic at all, but you'll never get tired of having a good friend around you. =)

So no, marriage isn't half as bad as people make it out to be. Right now it's not even half as difficult as people say it is. As of 1st June 2015, I love my life, I love my husband, and I certainly love being married. Cheers!

Comments

  1. LeiraJune 2, 2015 at 12:06 PM

    Awwww. Sweet post. You should consider posting pics here! What if Facebook dies down like Friendster, then you'd lose the memories...unless you hoard all your pics in your computer then I guess not. XD

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  2. MayJune 3, 2015 at 9:19 AM

    HAHAHA they say whatever's posted on Facebook will remain there forever, no? I hoard them in my phone, not my com...but hey, that's a thought. I SHOULD store all these memories in some pendrive (computers crash) and free up some memory on my phone. =P

    Ok fine I'll post pictures the next time. =P

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