Nine weeks.
Done.
*breathe*
After a fairly hectic post-engagement, a perfect wedding day where emotions were probably too overwhelmed to truly feel deeply the significance of the occasion, and so many people, so much noise, so much hustle-bustle, we have arrived.
Married life, the end goal of these two years, one of long distance and the second year of living in the same town, has finally arrived in all its peaceful glory.
Our smiles are no longer for the eye of the camera and 200 witnesses, but just for eachother.
And as the weeks pass by, that smile just is getting bigger. After living with Maurits and getting to know his habits and personality even better (I didnt think that was possible!) I have learned that the man I get to call my husband is a man of the greatest honesty, integrity and joy. He is such a privilege to spend time with. At the same time a few little quirks from both of us come out and we can put in practise our wedding text, "Love never fails." It is an amazing thing to be known also for my faults and still loved!
Anyways enough mush for you, heres some pics!
We planned to take our honeymoon in August, and I joined Maurits for a business trip to the Okanagan just afer we got married.
Maurits worked in the mornings and early afternoon, but we had most of the afternoons and evenings free for things such as wine tasting in an Okanagan winery!
And swimming in Shuswap lake...
Business trip a few weeks later on his own :/
Friday evening fourbying with friends.we set up our campfire in this somewhat raunchy smelling, but beautiful spot. A few minutes later we found the source of the smell... napkins with a brown stripe as well as poop everywhere! Iguess it was used by the next door campers as their outhouse!
Maurits boss gave him two free tickets to see Vancouver Whitecaps!
Two new nephews from Holland in the last few months
Not much for summer weather lately...
Wedding gift from the landlords, used most nights!
Hike up The Chief, Squamish
Camping in our new eight man (but 20% off!) tent near Squamish
Drinking wine (or something)
Arriving back from the honeymoon to find this...
And this.. (all empties unfortunately!)
Enjoying the backyard pool
Making sorbet with backyard berries
Taking carebof Katie and her Aunt while Mama recovers from surgery
This is how deliveries to the candy store that Maurits supplies are made!
Very proud of the wood shed he built from scratch! I get credits also for holding boards for hours !
Watching Fireworks i Vancouver with some friends
Missing my kids!
So theres a bit about life lately! Hope you are all enjoying your sunmer as well!
