I have been such a good little wife this week. I made lunch and dinner everyday. Hopefully Andrew will remember all of this next week when school starts and I'm too tired to cook. 
I think any woman would agree that seeing their husband holding a baby is the sweetest. Loves.
Then theres me, dont I look so ready for a baby here? I think I will put this someplace I can see it daily to remind me we still have 2 more years.
Flashback to where it all began: First day as BFGF. How cute.
Wait until I show you my awesome rolly backpack. I must have come to the book store at the right time because everyone was super helpful. I found out which bandage scissors the teacher preferred us to use, which stethoscope was the cadillac of all stethoscopes, and plenty of warnings to keep an eye on all my stuff! Then, when I was standing in line, a 2nd semester nursing student asked me if i had a backpack to carry all of that everyday. That's right, all of those books! I then found out I was going to have to join the rolly backpack club. No way around it. I have seen those nursing students on campus before, with these office crates on wheels carrying all their books, but I didnt realize that they didnt have a choice. Tough cookies.
Really large rolly backpacks are a hot comodity and require pre-ordering online, but I found this super great alternative. It even matches our luggage! The cute swiss flag logo makes it look kind of medical-ly too! 
I am excited.
Now we are home and Andrew is studying. I have no idea how I am going to keep myself entertained until The Bachelors 2 parter starting tonight.
Hope you had a great weekend, too!
A little premature but I cant help myself. If I keep this up I am going to have baby Fulkerson moved in before I am even pregnant. What is it, 3 more years? Ah...
...all the way from Germany. A handful of them too! I love that we can email but she sends them by real mail too, so much more fun. She brightened my day so I thought I would share and if by chance she reads this then she'll know how happy I really was!And now some pictures from our date at Roy's.
We both have never been before so we didnt know what to expect, but we really liked it. There was an hour and a half wait so we saved ourself that misery and sat at the bar. Normally that might be stressful -tall seats and a lively crowd- but I would do it again. It was very Hell's Kitchenesque minus all the drama. Plus, we love the edamame instead of bread idea. Mm! We could eat that all day. Loved the fish, loved the jasmine rice, loved the filipino chicken, loveed the pinapple upside down cake and loveed mango mojitos. 
Having fun while Andrew figures out the water feature
1. Finding and marrying my soulmate!
2. Having my dream of going to Africa become a reality. From that, God has shown me my purpose and passion in life and I feel so blessed to know what it is. It's even better that my husband shares that same passion!
3. Getting into the RN program. Again, one of Gods promises for my life that has become a reality and I couldnt be more thankful.
So now the blog challenge is over and I have been debating on whether I needed another challenge or if I can continue updates on my own. This kind of feels like taking the training wheels off. Maybe if I give you a fair warning that my life is kind of boring and routine-y then my attempt at a post will surpass all expecations.
I sound so dramatic, see you tomorrow ;)
Dodger Proposal '09
Hugging my man! If you know him then you know he gives the best hugs. This hug was especially great because it was in front of 50,000+ people. Its #2 on our list of 2 most important hugs.
I could watch this movie everday its that good. For those of you who read it over Christmas break, bravo. I have tried but I am still only halfway through. My favorite part is: when the movie starts. I lovee the music and how I am instantly relaxed. Its no secret we love this movie in our family. You know when someone is feeling a little overwhelmed when Pride & Prejudice is on. I really want to finish the book because all the background info makes the movie even more enjoyable. Like why there is a quick camera shot of Kitty looking all googly eyed at Mr. Collins. For the longest time I wondered why they just had to have that shot. Anyway :)
Happy Friday!
above: wedding hair trial run, below: romantic weekend getaway because we can because we're married :)
How have I changed this past year? Since we are in our 1st year of marriage it would be safe to assume I have had to adjust to the big 'shift' with becoming a wife, but to be honest, the big shift was kind of anticlimatic. I think because we both knew early in our relationship that we were meant for eachother, and being engaged for a full year, that we were being prepared for marriage for a long time. Especially the whole 'leaving your parents and cleaving to your husband' thing. My heart naturally looked towards Andrew for support and comfort before we were married so finally when we were, there wasnt a noticeable shift. I will say though, our outside circumstances have definately been changing and changing us. In less than a year I have gone from comfortable homemaker with a 4 unit school load to becoming a health insurance broker and preparing to be a full time RN student in the fall. I am so thankful for how we were able to spend our first half of marriage because it allowed us to become independent from our parents and how to take care of a home and really just how to enjoy the bliss of marriage. As we're coming to the end of our first year of marriage I will say it has been a totally different experience, but also one to be thankful for. We have become very responsible and savvy shoppers :) We love to see our savings grow and its kind of addicting. Sometimes we say "weekend away or $400 richer?" lol. I think the excitement of being responsible with money comes from God preparing us for what difficulties the coming months might bring. God has been super faithful when it comes to Andrews client-scene but we know that there are dry seasons too and we have to prepare for that.
Overall I feel like the same person I was a year ago, but I definately feel different than the person I was 2 years ago. To put it simply, I just dont understand how married women have best friends (more specifically, unmarried best friends). I used to tell Andrew all the time that I needed more friends, but then I started to wonder why I felt that I 'needed' that. I really didnt, I have just been told thats what I needed. Dont get me wrong, I think Andrew and I definately need to be surrounded by other young married couples (PS If there are any young married couple small groups out there, come out from hiding! We have been looking for you!). My main thing is: How do you confide in a best friend and your husband? How do you meet a friends expectations if they are not your first priority or avoid the backlash if you cant? Sometimes I feel doomed because most women that are not married dont understand that 'shift' of priority. Maybe I am alone in this, but maybe if you are married you understand? I think this balance is the hardest and if you have found it maybe you should write a book and share.
How awesome is this picture? I know this has nothing to do with todays post but I'm bending the rules a little because I have already posted photos from places we've been. I took this on the plane coming home from Texas one summer and literally went the whole plane ride without noticing until we were about to land. As you can see everyone was looking out their window so it was perfect timing for me to take a photo. I have so many questions coming to mind just looking at this. Does he know his melon doesnt even have prize winning proportions? Did he have to purchase an extra ticket? How awkward was it when he asked the stewardess if he could buckle up his melon in the seat next to him? Did they play rock paper scissors to decide who gets the window seat?
I will try to stay on subject with tomorrow's post :)
I love my photobooks. They started when we were dating (not pictured) because I didnt want to forget anything and now its become such a fun creative outlet.
