Happy 28th Birthday, Hubby!

It’s crazy to me this is the eighth “Super Week” we have celebrated, including the year we got married. Today, I wanted to share some things about my Christopher on his 28th birthday.

He is the best man I know, and he makes me a better person every day. He has the kindest, purest heart, and I’ve never met anyone as humble as he is.

I love watching him fulfill his calling of being a radiologist. Residency is hard, but it is so worth it because it’s so obvious it is what he is meant to do.

He is always up for an adventure. He loves to travel as much as I do, but even when we can’t go anywhere, he is willing to go on the little adventures I find around town, no matter how tired he is.

He is my very best friend. We are always laughing about something, and I would spend every waking moment with him if I could. We struggle a little after trips because we go from seeing each other all the time to barely any time together.

I absolutely can’t wait to see him as a father. Our son will be so lucky to have him. That’s all I’m going to write about that because these pregnancy hormones make me emotional just thinking about it.

Happy 28th birthday, love! I am forever grateful to walk side by side through life with you.

PS-We are headed on our Maine babymoon/birthday/anniversary adventure early tomorrow morning! I know I’ve been struggling with answering comments lately, but my goal is to get them all done as soon as we come back!

Cheers to 26

Today, I turn 26. I loved being 25. It was an exciting year for us: Christopher finally graduated medical school, and we went on some great trips—our fall foliage cruise, New Year’s Caribbean cruise, and California road trip.

This year was also really difficult—Christopher traveled all over the country from October to February, and we spent months wondering where we would be living. The initial results were shocking, and we had to adjust to many changes in a short time.

The biggest lesson I learned this year is to let go. I am a huge planner, so it was difficult to have no control over my life. At first I occupied the waiting time by looking up neighborhoods in our top five choices, but eventually, I had to just stop. All of the what ifs were driving me crazy. Honestly, once I started viewing this move as a big adventure, things got so much easier. Though I miss my friends, my family, and my job, I quickly fell in love with Chicago and truly feel like this is where we’re supposed to be this year.

So cheers to 26! I can’t wait to see what adventures this year will bring.