In Sickness and In Health

 Brody and I celebrated our one year marriage anniversary yesterday. The year flew by and we have had so much fun. Having said that, everyone who told me the first year of marriage is difficult was correct. We have gone through many struggles and adjustments. The hardest being the past two weeks. We have had to really pull together as a team to navigate finances, Brody starting a brand new university program all while being unemployed and battling mental health struggles. 


Though is has been difficult to say the least, it has really reminded me why I chose Brody to be my husband. He really is the best for me. I don't want to go into too much personal depth about the tender moments we've had amidst our struggles, but he is my rock and I am so thankful for him. 

Brody's birthday is at the end of April and our anniversary is May 13th. So around mid April we decided to celebrate. A lot. We took a day trip to the West Edmonton mall. I actually didn't take a single picture but I got the wind knocked out of me by a wave at the pool. We discovered how we are not thrill seekers and played it safe at the waterpark for the most part. But we had great company and it was fun. Unfortunately the wave pool incident left me with a wicked migraine and I was a bit of a zombie the rest of the time. 

The following weekend, we spent a night in Canmore. It was so so fun. Despite our hotel with no pool (yes, it advertised a pool), the "light breakfast" consisting of stale peanut butter toast and orange juice and our gross room. The next day we walked the town and had so much fun. We ate beaver tails, had a "hand experience" at the Rocky Mountain Soap Co. and spending a long time in the candy store. 



Brody with his orange mocktail at lunch:)

We also went to a candlelight concert. This was my actual birthday present for Brody. We saw "The Best of Hans Zimmer" played by a four-piece orchestra surrounded by beautiful candles. It was so amazing it brought tears to my eyes.  I would go again, for sure! 



Then May 13th was our actual anniversary. It started with a text from Brody at 7am telling me he had thrown up on his train ride to school. he continued to throw up in garbage cans around the school for the majority of the day. He had to stay or he would miss important study material. So he prepped for his test and was able to come home an hour early. So we celebrated our anniversary by having a 2 hour nap together, leaning over the toilet bowl and eating saltines. But as I lay awake in bed watching him fall asleep at 8pm, I was reminded of how it is my duty as a wife to love him and help him when he's at his very best and also very sickest. I would do anything for him, and I know he would for me as well. I am thankful for any opportunity to make him soup and get him cold cloths for his head. I'm sure this won't be our last anniversary like this, but it was definitely one we will tell our kids about! 
















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