A letter to my husband

Okay folks, I'm warning you now, I'm about to get sappy. So if you are in the mood for some cheese, grab a bottle of wine and read on, if not, take a hike and try back next time (I'll still <3 you, promise).

Dear Andy,

This is it. The final two days we will ever have to be seperated. Finally, the unannounced trips, the drives to the airport, the late night phone dates, are coming to an end. Our dreams are coming true, we got married, we have moved into a beautiful house that we are working to make into a home, we are expanding our family, we have jobs, we are living the life we had always talked about. It wasn't easy, we have worked our asses off to get to this point. There were fights, tears, endless talks, hard times, scary times, sad times, and I'll admit there were times I thought we would never get out of the rut our lives were in. There were moments that I never thought that we would see this day. Let me tell you, all those moments make the coming days that much sweeter. I want you to know that you are my rock, as corny as that sounds, and I want you to know that we wouldn't be where we are if it weren't for your encouragement and never-failing optimism. We make a great team and I am so happy that we get to take this journey together. I want you to know I love you so much and I can't wait to see where this journey leads us.

Love forever and always,
Your wife, friend and partner

The Crazies

Not the movie. It's what I am currently feeling at the moment. A side note/disclaimer: The only reason I even feel okay posting right now is because at this very moment I'm doing laundry, washing a load of dishes and also getting in touch with potential homes for us to rent. Talk about multi-tasking.

Anyway, I am feeling the full-on crazies at the moment, there is just so much to get done and I start my new job in less than a week. We need to pack the entire apartment, I still need new identification with my new name (note to other newlyweds changing your name, don't put it off!), also to order my new credit/debt cards, oh and the kicker is we still are in need of a place to live. Haha, so yeah, as you can tell life is fairly crazy at the moment. Don't get me wrong, I am happy and excited about this move, but I am also a bundle of stress, nerves, and tension. I'm scared to death of moving away from my family and friends, but I am more afraid of staying here and not having a job. I'm worried about Andy and how this is affecting him, I'm worried about myself and how this will affect me. I have felt a hundred different things over the last few days since we found out and I'm sure I'll continue to feel those things. It's hard, every day the realization washes over me that next week I won't be living here anymore. That is just so mind boggling to me. It's this huge life-altering thing that we are doing and it's happening so fast. I guess I just haven't had time to fully process it and I don't know if I will have the time between now and next week. Gah. Crazy. I know it's our choice but it is happening so quickly.

Have any of you other newlyweds had some life-altering changes come at you fast? How did you process or deal?