Let them eat SOUP!

Having a particular aversion to the kitchen for about 27 years now, I have much experience in the art of frozen dinners and spaghetti. However, I now have a husband who eats enough for a table of four and a frozen Marie Calendar isn't going to cut it.  Using a beginner swimmer analogy, I have decided to "get my feet wet" by "wading in" with soup.  That's right- I am very excited about making soup. We were given our entire set of pots and pans, thus I am very excited to find use of the 15 gallon pot. Okay, maybe it's not that big, but it's BIG.
Soup.  Of course. Autumn is here (my favorite), soup is cozy, you get to eat bread with it (my favorite), and what can go wrong when you throw it all in and let it simmer?  SO that's my big plan.  We "dove in" with chili, moved on to baked potato soup, and then made minestrone. Not too shabby.  So far, so goooood.

A few other observations I would like to share in regards to now living with a boy.
*I stare amazed every time I actually watch a shirt go from its hanger in the closet to his body and miraculously end up with dirt on it.  This, of course, is followed by a conversation that goes something like this:
Natalie, staring: " How did that get there?", pointing at lines of dirt now decorating his chest.
Kenny, staring: "What?"
Natalie, emphatically pointing.
Kenny, staring: "Oh. Huh. Dunno." as he walks away.
How does it not bother him?
*Spending an evening eating leftover soup and watching the Discovery Channel, "Hallelujah Broadway" on Ch. 12, or any number of VHS movies we haven't seen in awhile is fabulous. "Poor Time" is going well so far.
*Our definitions of things are different, such as "clean," "empty," "finished," "relax" and "garbage." But the best one is "enough."  What I need to have "enough" food is definitely Kenny just getting started.  But I've known that for six years.
*I have married someone who will pick me up from work, help me close the shop, help make dinner, help cleanup, and massage my feet all, in one evening. I got me a CATCH!

Overall, the transition has been lovely. As weird as it had every right to be, it's been great and completely non-weird. I appreciate having lived out what God promised- to bless a union sanctioned by Him and enjoy what He is so happy to pour out. 
OH- and we got WEDDING PHOTOS that are gorgeous and help me remember the beauty of the day instead of the stress!  If I could recommend anything, it would be GET A GOOD PHOTOGRAPHER.  You've probably heard that already, but it's totally worth it.  I am so thankful to have quality images that bring back the fun and love.  Yay!
More on that later.