Starting Out

       As of today, My husband, Alvin, and I will have been married 5 days short of a month. With no more dresses to buy, hair styles to choose, decorations to arrange, etc, life has seemed quite peaceful even with the speed bumps we have already encountered. In this blog I will be documenting my thoughts about my new life as a wife, as well as events that happen along the way in our married life. I will also post questions I might have about being a wife, recipes I find particularly good, and anything else I find relevant to my new role. 

        So to begin I will talk a little about our wedding and honeymoon. We were married September 9th on the Roof Deck of our local convention center with 140 of our closest friends and family members. We each had 5 attendants and were married by the father of a close friend of mine. The rest of our wedding party consisted of my younger brother and niece as ring bearer and flower girl. I was escorted down the aisle by my favorite uncle, a fulfillment of a hope made way back in middle school. I walked down the aisle to my favorite piece of music, composed by Yiruma, entitled "River Flows in You." Alvin and I were fortunate enough to have 2 friends play piano and cello live at the ceremony. Our wedding colors were green, purple, and blue - in the jewel tones of each - and there were wildflowers everywhere. Instead of choosing a unity candle, we chose to do unity sand - green for me, blue for him, and white for the Lord - followed by communion between just he and I. Genesis 2:24 is engraved on the vase we keep our unity sand in, as well as our names and wedding date. It is something we both treasure in our home. 
       Alvin and I were able to go on our honeymoon the Tuesday after our wedding - we were married on Sunday. My mom has a friend who owns a cabin on the coast of OR - (Rockaway Beach to be exact) and they rented it to us for the first 3 days and we spent the final day in Salem visiting friends and spending quality time together. To go into more specifics, the first full day we spent being touristy around town - walking around the town, visiting shops, etc - and just being together. That was also the day we went to the beach - we found a little driftwood shelter we chilled in for awhile, we even carved our initials in it haha! The second day we went into Tillamook - about a 20 min drive from the cabin - and visited the Cheese Factory which was so great and, well, CHEESY! haha :) The  third and final full day of our honeymoon was spent in Salem. Alvin and I both really have a love for this city and it was so great going to visit friends while we were there! 
       So one thing we both decided was that we didn't want wedding gifts from each other bought before the wedding. The deal was that, sometime during the trip, we would buy each other a "souvenir gift" with a $25 limit or so. Alvin bought me this absolutely gorgeous quilt (it came with 2 matching shams) from an antique shop in Rockaway. I made a small comment about how pretty I thought it was while we were in the shop and then forgot about it, so I was very surprised to find he had bought it! :) I didn't end up getting his until Salem. I found a little puzzle box from a fair trade store called "One Fair World" that was made in India and in a little antique shop down the street from that I found a really nice little pocket knife that was brand new and fit quite nicely inside the puzzle box. I think we both really enjoyed hunting out the perfect gift for each other! :) 

       I have really enjoyed this, my first entry. I will continue to post as things come up and keep you updated as my new life plays out! 

Always in Christ,
The GingerWife <3