yet those who wait on the Lord will gain new strength

hi everyone, i'm sorry i've been away from flog for so long. i truly intended to get back to updating regularly after the wedding, but i've been swamped at work and after being at work or on the road for 15 hours a day, it's hard to want to sit in front of a computer when i get home.

the past 6 weeks of marriage have been great, but super busy. we had to postpone our honeymoon because i didn't get my passport in time. it worked out well though because i didn't have much vacation time left so i just went back to work early since there were only 3 weeks left to the quarter and not much time to earn a decent bonus. so i've been working a ton of hours, but that's nothing new. i should have been found a moment to flog, but it's been a weird time.

8 months ago, i think i mentioned that my maternal grandmother was really ill and the doctors couldn't figure out what was wrong with her. we took her back to india because it was clear that her time on earth was quickly running out and we wanted her to be able to pass away in her homeland. though i was really upset that she had to leave just 3 months before my wedding, i knew that there was no way her health would allow her to be there to witness the day even if she made it that long. she'd been in and out of the hospital the last few months, but the day after my wedding, she was hospitalized and we all basically knew it was just a matter of time before God called her home. i talked to her the day after my wedding and i knew that it would be the last conversation i'd have with her because at that point, she wasn't really capable of conversing much. it's a weird feeling to know that your communication with someone is the final contact you'll have, but i definitely feel grateful that i was able to answer her questions about the wedding and tell her i loved her. my ammachi passed away 3 weeks ago unfortunately about 15 minutes before my mother's plane landed in india. while my mom was there to bury her remaining parent, one maternal great aunt and one paternal great uncle also passed away. so...needless to say, i didn't feel right about flogging about the most joyful and beautiful day in my life when my family was going thru some hard times.

however, today necessitated that i upload at least one picture. today marks the 29th anniversary of my husband's birth. everyone asks me how marriage feels and if it's changed us at all. i can't say it feels any different, because after over 5 years together, there's not much that would change. however, i do love the sense of peace and stability that has come over our relationship. it's not really a noticeable difference, as it is a change in my attitude. i've known since the first month of our relationship that i would marry george. but in the past 6 weeks, i see WHY God chose him for me. we fit each other in a way that i never expected. having him as a permanent fixture in my life makes me excited about the future we hold together. i never could imagine having children...and while i'm not yet at the point where i want to pick out nursery colors, i would consider the idea of adding to our little family solely because i know george would be an amazing father.

i could gush about him, but i've done that several times over and my feelings for him are more private now and something i'm reluctant to share. so happy birthday to my husband. i'm so excited about the lifetime of milestones we'll encounter together.

~~i love this pic of george. when we originally planned our outfits for the day, george had 3 different ties he was going to change. the second outfit was supposed to include a bowtie. i really wanted a picture of him leaning against a wall with his bowtie untied. unfortunately, because we decided to include the indian outfits for both of us, he cut out the 2nd outfit. so this pic came closest to the one i had envisioned.

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