Ever since I was a little girl, just the thought of being a wife and a mother gave me butterflies. I knew from a very young age that I was going to be both, and I was going to be awesome at it. This is not really a thought that teenage girls entertain. If you ask my friends, I have always been the hopeless romantic of the group; the “Charlotte” if you will. (PS: if you caught on to that reference, you and I will be great friends throughout this blog) I’ve always known that I was going to have a great love in my life, the only question was who God was going to send me to fill those shoes.

During my sophomore year at ECU, the Lord sent me a very special gift. On the day of the ECU vs. NC State football game (go, pirates!) I spotted Justin, who I knew at the time as “blondie from the 6th floor.” After the game was over, the student population was floating on the high of beating our instate rivalry and he mustered up the courage to come talk to me. The story is history from here, ladies and gents. Since then, he has been the most special and precious person to have ever walked into my life. I cherish and thank God for him everyday.

Earlier, I said I always knew I would be a wife and be awesome at it. Now that I have arrived at this chapter in my life, the truth is that I don’t know if I’m awesome at it. I don’t even know if I’m going to be good at it! That is the purpose of this blog. I want to document all of the highs and lows of becoming newlyweds. It’s going to be magical and terrifying and challenging and rewarding all at the same time. I can say that I have never been more ready for a transition and am so excited to grow with Justin through this journey as husband and wife.

“For where you go I will go, and where you stay, I shall stay. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God.” Ruth 1:16