It's Official!

You can call me Mrs. Whitfield. =)

We went and made it legal today. It definitely wasnt how I ever imagined my wedding to be like. I had a hard time being serious which made it awkward for Michael I think. But come on, its comical. Who would've ever thought that Michael and I would be standing before a judge with me 9 mos pregnant saying our vows. The judge said a really nice prayer which made it special though.

Nowadays, people focus so much on the wedding and dont think too much about the actual marriage. But for us we wanted the marriage...the wedding can wait. I really dont mind doing it all out of order. It works for us. November 4th marked our 10 year anniversary of dating. I still remember November 4th ten years ago. We were 16 years old and it was super cold outside. We stayed up really late talking on the phone (on a school night) and thats when we decided to exclusively be girlfriend & boyfriend. I never thought for one second that we would be together forever but I wouldnt have it any other way. Now, we love eachother so much more than we ever have. Our love has matured. We love and fight in a completely different way than we used to. We no longer take eachother for granted like we had in the past. And the amount of respect we have for eachother is on a totally different level than it ever has been. Avery will never have to know how hard the past 9 mos has been because we pulled it off...we are finally officially a family and everytime I think about it I just get so happy!

Just in the knick of time we are married and settled into a beautiful home. Now, I can finally relax. Maybe I will take a couple of days to slow down, rest my feet and be thankful for all that I have.