I've had a few requests for an update, and some honeymoon pictures. I'll start with the latter.

Brandon and I went to Sarasota, FL for our Honeymoon. We stayed in a beautiful 3 story condo (friend of my dad's)...had an absolute blast....and unfortunately, didn't take too many pictures....but here are a few.


(possibly a result of listening recently to Nelly Furtado's,
"I'm like a bird"....that or it's just hard to resist the
urge not to run into a flock of birds!)





(A sunset stroll)





(enjoying our favorite game....beach side)


(how could you not be in love with a sunset like that?!)

As for an update. Being married these last almost 2 months (can you believe it's been 2 months?) has been so fun! It is a whole new world to be aware of someone else besides yourself for 24 hours a day. (that makes me sound really selfish....and it's kinda true.) We have had a lot of fun learning about how to be married! It is an inevitable crash course and you can either laugh the whole way, or get all worked up about it. Brandon has a few adorable quirks that I never really knew to expect when living with a man. I don't know how he would feel about me posting this to the world, (or at least the 6 of you that ever read this!) but I'm pretty sure he never reads my blog, so we should be ok! They're totally adorable though....and maybe a lot of men do this. No idea! I've only ever lived with one.

Quirk #1- He likes to take off his shirt when he brushes his teeth.....to check himself out and flex for a good solid 2 or 3 minutes!

Quirk #2- He likes to hang the pants he's wearing tomorrow on the door.

Quirk #3- He talks in his sleep all the time! He is actually a very animated sleeper.....he twitches, and shakes hands, and has a very expressive face when he's dreaming....and has even gotten in a few fights. He threw a right hook one night, and unfortunately, as it came down from the invisible face he just knocked out in his dream.....I was the recipient of the end of that punch.

Not really my favorite way to be woken up in the middle of the night.
So now, the rule is....cuddle for a little bit, and once he dozes off.....I scoot over as far away from him as I can!

Quirk #4- He gets about 1 or 2 lines of a song stuck in his head, and he sings those 1 or 2 lines over and over and over and over again.

I think that is all I can and should share! It is a blast being married to this man. We are still figuring out schedules, routines, and roles....but that's all part of the fun. I have also just recently re-surfaced from married never-never land....and have made contact with other earthlings and friends that I have neglected (with all the love in my heart) for the last 2 months. I'm grateful for their patience as I put all my time and energy into this new husband of mine for a little bit.

Also, it's Fall....and that could not make me any happier. Life is pretty dang dong darn good!

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

oh my gosh...that post had me laughing...his quirks...too funny! the whole pants over the door thing, what is with that?!?! Andy does it too!! I can't handle it! :) the honeymoon pictures are awesome! beautiful sunset pic...
and the animated sleeper part, with the punching!! oh man...I totally agree...cuddle, then move FAR away! :) I am so glad you are enjoying the wonderful married life!

The Quayles said...

OH I love it! I've been checking and waiting for new news! I love Brandon's quirks! Don't tell but Mark totally checks himself out all the time, I always tease him about it! Call me anytime, I got back from work, and it was horrible to be away but so fun to come home to my guys! I'll be home for a couple of weeks! I miss you so so so much! Have your hubby give you a hug from me!

Heidi said...

LOVE the update!

Rebecca said...

3 cheers for a new post! Good update, mighty good. And I love seeing pictures of you two, your love for each other is just so apparent...

Dave and Stephanie said...

hilarious post!! married life is great,isn't it?! i love discovering those little quirks! and your favorite game that you played beach side...dave used that game to propose to me. we get into some pretty intense games. it's our favorite too!

Maegan said...

Arianne,
That is so funny. Will gave me discussions in spanish in his sleep and I received the end of punches a couple of times as well after vivid dreams. I understand how you feel.

lindsey said...

I still can't believe that he punched you in the face. So crazy!

Great update! Great pictures!