Becoming a Mrs.

Can't believe it has been this long since I blogged. Hello is anyone out there? Not sure if anyone is still listening, but I won't stop writing...How are y'all doing?

Lots of great stuff have happened since I moved back to Nigeria. Most recently and significantly I got hitched to my knight in shinning armor! Wohoo!

It' s been a period of learning, loving and laughing. How does it feel to be married? It feels...natural. Like this is how I've always lived, even though we dated for just over a year. Perhaps it's because we've been best friends for several years?

I love waking up beside him everyday. No more agonizing good byes at the end of a fun-filled weekend and no more marathon phone calls. Since the wedding day, we've been asking ourselves "So we're really married?"

I was reading the book Saving your marriage before it starts months before we got married and one statement really stuck out to me: that marriage is a lifestyle - aka a way of living. You remain who you are - you've just chosen a different way of living out your life day-to-day. Where most of us get it wrong is when we expect the marriage to be the almighty solution that will save us or deliver us from all of life's woes.

The authors (Dr. Les and Leslie Parrott) say that the love, bliss and healing that we all look forward to enjoying in marriage comes. But it's a by product of a healthy marriage where two partners invest in each other. Not one where the partners are looking to just receive and receive. I certainly found the authors' advice practical before our wedding and now that I'm living in the lifestyle of marriage I certainly understand.

I bless God the Father and thank Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit for leading me into all truth and for the gift of my husband. He is truly a gem. A man of honour. The Lord who knows you and who knows who you will become in the years ahead will only give you the best for a life partner.

Our path to the altar was a real journey which I'd love to share once our year-long honeymoon is over...ha ha ha.

Thanks for stopping by! Now back to the business of leaving, cleaving and loving...(wink wink)!

Comments

  1. aww congratulations......I wish you forever

    ReplyDelete
  2. Congrats dearie...so sweet and happy to hear you found love...aww :=)

    ReplyDelete
  3. congratulations on your new status...enjoy it !!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Awww congratulations! Wish you and your husband a hundred years of peace and happiness together! I would love to read the story of your journey to the altar :)

    Have a blessed and wonderful 2011!

    ReplyDelete
  5. congrats!!! continued blessing and guidance to u and urs.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Congrats. wish you more happiness in your marriage life. Compliments of the season.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Congrats on getting married. I hope it remains happy and blessed.

    ReplyDelete
  8. Congratssssssssssss!!! Happy for you :)

    ReplyDelete
  9. Congratulations!!! And yes, we're still here.

    ReplyDelete
  10. Wow! Congratulations oh! and yes we are very much here.. even though i just login in today to see what was happening with everyone in blogville :)great to know good things are in place! HAPPY NEW YEAR!

    ReplyDelete
  11. awww congratulations....may i ask during your NYSC what did you work as/where did you work? because i've read all your blogs but it seems as tho you were moving back and fourth from Abuja and Lagos? also may i ask was you born and bred in America??

    Thanks x

    ReplyDelete
  12. Dear Backtonaija.blogspot.com Team,

    We have recently launched a specialised search engine for jobs in Nigeria: www.jobrapido.com.ng and believe that it might be an interesting resource for your website.

    Job Rapido enables jobseekers to find jobs which are posted on all the nigerian job sites in a single search. That’s why it may be particularly useful to those visitors of yours who search for jobs.

    We invite you to add a simple link to Job Rapido on your page http://backtonaija.blogspot.com/, for example: Job Search with Job Rapido

    We are looking forward to hearing from you. We will be glad to answer all of your questions and present you with further possibilities of collaboration.

    Kind regards,

    Bruna Uchoa

    Bruna Uchoa
    Website Assistant
    www.jobrapido.net

    ReplyDelete
  13. congratulations hunny! now come back and give me updates. I miss your entries.

    ReplyDelete
  14. Congratulations on taking that significant step into matrimony. May it live true to your expectations. Surely, exciting times lie ahead.
    I have enjoyed reading your blogs. I have an idea that I will like to run by you. Please contact me:
    The very best!
    Kayode

    ReplyDelete
  15. Congratulations! Been checking your blog from time to time. More updates when you settle down :D

    Adiya
    http://thecornershopng.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular Posts