Update

I realized its been a while since I've updated you on our lives here in the Buckeye state. The reason for that is really not much is going on but I'll try my best to think of something...

First off, marriage is awesome! I highly recommend it. Being married is truly like getting to be with your best friend all the time. After being long distance for 3 years we are definitely taking advantage of finally living in the same place and it's so cool to interact on a daily basis. We've gotten connected to the young marrieds group at our church and it's great to make friends that are in the same season of life that we are in. 

Aspen is 12 weeks old now and is so curious and biting everything! She's actually a really good puppy though and loves being around people which we're very relieved about. She's pretty much up for anything and isn't scared of much, which again we're very happy about because we want her to be a super social dog. Next week we start obedience school and I'm so excited! Our goal for her is to basically be a bombproof dog. We want her to be exposed to a lot and to take her anywhere with ease. The biggest issue we're seeing is she likes to chase cars when we're on walks so we want to break that habit fast! 

Chad is doing great, working away as usual. He's making great strides at work and I'm so proud and happy for his success! He turned in the first draft of his thesis and he'll be done with his masters soon and I know he'll be very relieved when that's finished lol. He's definitely over the education system. Of course, baseball (and church softball) season is right around the corner so I think that's putting a little extra spring in his step! 

I'm doing alright. The move has been more difficult than I thought it would be and I'm really struggling with all the changes. Being with Chad and Aspen is a dream but the fact that I'm not where I really want to be is extremely hard. Moving to a new state, being away from all of my friends and family, and adjusting to the changes of marriage is pretty overwhelming. I'm really trying to give it all to God and to remember He has an amazing plan for all of this but I'm sure you can imagine how difficult that is. I'm just taking it day by day and trying to see the blessings of it all. 

We're both so sick of this cold weather and can't wait for it to warm up so we can get out and explore along with starting on some of these house projects. The big things on our list are get a dog pen for Aspen, start my garden :) and begin painting the bedrooms. We're both really excited to give this house some lovin'! 

That's all I can think of right now so I hope that suffices. I promise I'll keep you updated more often! Love ya'll! 

Maddie