Under Construction

Does the site look a little different than the last time you visited?
Well, I am still trying to change some things to make it look how I want it to, but am having some difficulty.
Go figure.
Blogger.com is not as user-friendly as I had hoped.  Most importantly, why can't the first picture be centered? or why can't I change the layout of the text in the heading? 
If there's one thing that annoys me, it's being governed and limited by technology.  I just want it to look like what I want it to look like!  Is that so much to ask?
Well, at least it's a bit more open.  The other layout made me feel cramped when I was looking at it for some reason.  We needed to let a little bit more air and light into the room/blog.

On another note- we have now had two dinners with couples from whom we gained some "marriage wisdom."  If you didn't know, our assignment from Ryan Church (our officiant and marriage counselor) was to share a meal with couples from three walks of life.  First, married for less than five years and without children.  Second, married for more than five years and with children.  And third, married for many more years (I forget how many exactly) and the children are out of the house.  The idea is to observe and talk with couples who are in different walks of life/their marriage and learn from them as we enter into ours.  So far, we've chatted with James & Elise, who are going on two years of marriage and Jennifer & Carlos, who are going on four (I think- is that right, Jennifer?).  Both offered great insight into marriage and candidly shared about struggles and successes in their relationship, which we greatly appreciated.  The honest truth is that, no matter how long Kenny and I have been together, marriage will introduce a whole new life to us that we have not experienced and our close friends have.  How wonderful to have a stocked resevoir of friends whose words we trust and insights we value!  That was the coolest part for me, anyway. So THANK YOU to the people in our lives who we can ask the hard questions of and who are living out relationships the way God designed them- serving one another, laughing together, and striving after a Christ-centered home together.  We salute you and hope to model you. 

Kenny and I have been through a lot together...and I mean A LOT...did I mention it's been a lot? ;)  I feel that we've arrived at this place in our lives and relationship in the most perfect way possible- definitely taking the long way on the map of relationships, but experiencing things we wouldn't have if we had made different choices and thus not sharing in certain things or bringing our own individual experiences into our relationship and home. And now here we graduate, moving toward this next phase with vigor and zeal (I just wanted to use those words somewhere in a post, yes, but they are still true), looking at the other person with certainty that this chosen partner will strengthen, charish, and walk with me until we can walk no more, and beyond.  :)

Alright, alright.  I can practically hear the eye rolling from here.  I guess I am feeling a bit gushy as wedding craziness has kinda settled (I stress the "kinda") and we're headed into just a few more months of being excited for August.  It's hard to believe we're already through the first half of the engagement that was supposed to take "so long."  HA!  Flies by, friends.  I swear.
Thanks for tuning in for the latest bridal musings, for better or for worse. :)