the two of us as little folks So this last year plus has been interesting. I officially celebrated a year in Hawaii with my husband back on February 13th, super lucky date despite the number. By the way, I personally am of the opinion that thirteen is lucky, as in when I got here and also the date of my wedding in Hawaii, so who am I to hate on it and be superstitious?! Anyway, back to topic, I've been living here for over a year now and while still a haole (that's local for white) I feel pretty comfortable and grounded with a regular routine. While I've been busy doing the school-work-wife situation, I try to take time everyday to appreciate it all and try to soak it in. Like every time I'm on the Marine Corps base running errands, I am always taken aback by the beauty of the Ko'olau mountains in the background. These majestic green mountains always make me happy and a little awestruck in their magnificence. It's easy to get jaded and get grumpy about the hoards of tourists, traffic, and the expense of living here, but then it's moments like that when I'm reminded of how lucky and blessed I am to get this chance to live here in the middle of the Pacific ocean. While I could get a regular job, work my buns off, and spend everyday hustling to make something out of a career while we're here, I remember how deeply I needed this time...a time to be still, to slow down, and to let myself not be pressured to fit some mold of "how my life should be"...
I'm a late-20s female with not pets or children, I'm not trying to get pregnant and we can't have pets where we live.So while I don't feel a drive to have kids, I do feel a pull on my heart to have a pet and try to live vicariously through all my friends that have them. It's dog paradise here, and instead of cooing over babies, my husband and I coo over the cute little french bulldog that lives down the street. I'm a lady of a certain age who honest to goodness does feel a bit pressured...as in everyone's having kids, am I doing something wrong? But then I think of where I was a year ago and am reminded that I am just physically not quite there yet. My body is still in the process of healing itself so taking on growing another person is just not in the books for me yet. But happy news, my levels are still improving and as of my last blood values, I finally have a platelet value over a hundred (102)!!! And most importantly, I'm feeling generally stronger and healthier that I did even six months ago. Yes, I still can get winded and am not the best at crazy amounts of stairs but honestly, who is?
So today as my husband and I celebrate our second anniversary of getting married, I think back on these last two years, both the excitement and the challenges. How we were almost halfway around the world from where we are right now, joining our lives together with only a few friends and an army chaplain on a chilly Virginia day. I am so grateful for that special weekend, an oasis before the last week of my former career, and the beginning of a life that is still changing. Last night we celebrated with a special dinner out, watching the sunset and taking a couple hours to enjoy each others company.
I'm a late-20s female with not pets or children, I'm not trying to get pregnant and we can't have pets where we live.So while I don't feel a drive to have kids, I do feel a pull on my heart to have a pet and try to live vicariously through all my friends that have them. It's dog paradise here, and instead of cooing over babies, my husband and I coo over the cute little french bulldog that lives down the street. I'm a lady of a certain age who honest to goodness does feel a bit pressured...as in everyone's having kids, am I doing something wrong? But then I think of where I was a year ago and am reminded that I am just physically not quite there yet. My body is still in the process of healing itself so taking on growing another person is just not in the books for me yet. But happy news, my levels are still improving and as of my last blood values, I finally have a platelet value over a hundred (102)!!! And most importantly, I'm feeling generally stronger and healthier that I did even six months ago. Yes, I still can get winded and am not the best at crazy amounts of stairs but honestly, who is?
So today as my husband and I celebrate our second anniversary of getting married, I think back on these last two years, both the excitement and the challenges. How we were almost halfway around the world from where we are right now, joining our lives together with only a few friends and an army chaplain on a chilly Virginia day. I am so grateful for that special weekend, an oasis before the last week of my former career, and the beginning of a life that is still changing. Last night we celebrated with a special dinner out, watching the sunset and taking a couple hours to enjoy each others company.
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