It is so good to be back! These past few months have been a whirlwind of laughter, cries, love, fear, inspirations, doubts and all of the above. Not only have I felt all the emotions, struggles and beauty that come with being a first time mom but I also decided to take on five classes at a university and part-time employment! What was I thinking?! Just kidding.
In all honesty, as crazy as it all sounds it only proved to me what I am capable of as a wife/mother/human. I had decided that I wanted to go back to college and finish my degree before getting pregnant and I followed up with my decision. I knew it wouldn't be easy, but I also knew I wasn't alone. There have been plenty of mothers before me that have made that same commitment and many who didn't have the support group I have. It takes a village, right? BOY DOES IT!!! Honestly, I could not have done this without the support of our family... so, thank you.
I was extremely lucky to be able to take most of my classes online and be able to be a stay at home mom five days out of the week. Next semester, not so much. Unfortunately, I will have to work more hours and take my classes on campus. She will go to daycare and she will be just fine... BUT WILL I?! I'm sure the crying will only last for the first week, right?!
On top of the aforementioned chaos, I have also been planning our wedding!!! We set a date, picked a location, caterer, theme... and most importantly, my dress! The planning has been coming along so wonderfully, hopefully a good sign of how our marriage will be ;) Here are some of my favorite photos from our engagement session...
Our photographer (Rachael Lee) is a very dear friend of mine and if you are in the LA area, you must check her out! She also wrote a beautiful blog post about our session and made us out to look like a true Disney princess love story.
As much as Max and I look perfect on camera and social media, we are just as imperfect as any couple out there. I think it's important to remember that our favorite couples never post the bad stuff. I often see people write comments on our photos about how we inspire them and hashtag #relationshipgoals and although I am extremely flattered and moved by our impact, I also feel it is necessary to remind everyone just how normal we are. We bicker, we fight, we call each other names and we have poor communication. But we also have a commitment that is bigger than that. We have a commitment to each other to be better and a commitment to our family to be the parents we want to be and the marriage we want our kids to admire. We are constantly striving to be our best and when one of us isn't doing so well, the other one puts out a gentle reminder... ok maybe more like abrupt.
There is no perfect love, because people are not perfect. We have to decide who we are willing to do the work with and have the uncomfortable moments with... and for me, that's Max. I knew it the moment I met him.
Now that my semester is almost finished and I have a little break, I will be updating the blog... so keep checking in! I hope everyone has a wonderful Holiday season and wraps up 2016 with a bang! Next year, I become Mrs. Foster! Woohoo!
