Ps. October 1st was the day I tried my first cup of tea... and genuinely liked it... Right now Ive had a total of 1 1/2 cups and I think its going to be the first of many... so maybe my title before was idly chosen... instead of cocoa maybe I mean tea... Whoever would have thought that I would be having tea, out of choice and not because its the last traces of drinkable liquid on the entire surface of our planet! :)
Next big one . . . coffee, though this one may take years to tackle. All the choice - hot or cold, sweet or bitter, milk or no milk and the choices go on.... Thats a little bit too much for me to handle right now but one day im sure I can cross this formidable bridge into the world of coffee and beyond to the realms of Starbucks and other assorted coffee houses that Sarah has found on her coffee exhibitions throughout the many years she has time to find them as I ease into the enjoyment of the coffee bean and its huge variety of options!
Anyway, well done to Sarah for finally making me try tea... and dont give up on the coffee issue is what im trying to say. You really never know... hehe
To future Matt and Sarah, hopefully all cuddled on the sofa reading this together with a cup of cocoa recollecting the past and excited about the now!
Hey to if anyone is out there reading this... or if not hey to me and Sarah afew years from now where were going to be all married and happy.
Believe it or not but when I was writing this things were pretty tough. Sarah wasnt feeling too good and had a dire 10-14 days where things seemed to fall out of place big time. However I am a firm believer of things working out for the better even though right now things seem a little bad. Believing things are going to be better always makes it easier to go on and eventually make sense of those bad times and to capitalise on what you learn during them.
As im sitting next to Saree I hope right now Im sure we'll be able to see how things have worked out for the better. Part of doing this blog was also to capture the emotion and feeling of right now, in todays case being October 6th. Its a day id choose to rather not remember, in fact its a period of time id choose to brush under the carpet... but sometimes that doesnt always help. Right now things seem difficult but I know in my heart they will work out... As im reading this right now, 2/3 years on I hope to remember this time and think how we have grown since then. If your wondering what i mean by two or 3 years on future me or Sarah its that we both seem to be on track with what we want to do because we are married and in the same country and have jobs (im not going to be fussy about what. Just jobs will do right now. If i have a job thats super awesome congratulations future me! ). Esentially we are happy. Right now it feels a long way off but in the grand scheme of things it isnt. Nothing is a long way off though really, not even death and its how we choose to live our lives now and deal with the problems we face that affects our future lives. Im sure future Mattsy and Saree as your sitting on your sofa on a cold winters night can vouch for how slaving away at something yuo truly want can pay off, even if sometimes everything else can feel like its falling down around you.
Id like to think back to this day of infamy in a happy way- I say this because if im currently reading this with my Sarah beside me, all married and together then thinking about bad things wont make me sad because I have the one thing that can take all those bad times, memories and issues away. Even though things feel tough right now I know my path - I know what I want and im sure as I read this in the future I am going to have achieved this... else I will be reading this alone and I will be sad cus my happy thing wont be there to take away the sadness. . . I dont believe this will happen though and it gives me the will to see another day because my strength isnt tied into those around me - I want to survive and I want to achieve what I set out too and if this is the only thing to keep me going then so be it- itll have been worth it if im reading this final line and im happy that this sad time is just a mere memory and a blimp in the time that is my life.
So a a bad time doesnt mean the end of anything. It makes you want it more. It makes me try harder and battle on until I've won whatever I am fighting for. Bad times are temporary if we make use of and appreciate our times of happiness and love because nothing can compare to that feeling.
Emotionally drained it feels but never giving up... Remember that future Mattsy and Saree - things get tough but they always have a funny way of working out for the best if you try, yuo believe and fundamentally you want them too more than anything else.
Believe it or not but when I was writing this things were pretty tough. Sarah wasnt feeling too good and had a dire 10-14 days where things seemed to fall out of place big time. However I am a firm believer of things working out for the better even though right now things seem a little bad. Believing things are going to be better always makes it easier to go on and eventually make sense of those bad times and to capitalise on what you learn during them.
As im sitting next to Saree I hope right now Im sure we'll be able to see how things have worked out for the better. Part of doing this blog was also to capture the emotion and feeling of right now, in todays case being October 6th. Its a day id choose to rather not remember, in fact its a period of time id choose to brush under the carpet... but sometimes that doesnt always help. Right now things seem difficult but I know in my heart they will work out... As im reading this right now, 2/3 years on I hope to remember this time and think how we have grown since then. If your wondering what i mean by two or 3 years on future me or Sarah its that we both seem to be on track with what we want to do because we are married and in the same country and have jobs (im not going to be fussy about what. Just jobs will do right now. If i have a job thats super awesome congratulations future me! ). Esentially we are happy. Right now it feels a long way off but in the grand scheme of things it isnt. Nothing is a long way off though really, not even death and its how we choose to live our lives now and deal with the problems we face that affects our future lives. Im sure future Mattsy and Saree as your sitting on your sofa on a cold winters night can vouch for how slaving away at something yuo truly want can pay off, even if sometimes everything else can feel like its falling down around you.
Id like to think back to this day of infamy in a happy way- I say this because if im currently reading this with my Sarah beside me, all married and together then thinking about bad things wont make me sad because I have the one thing that can take all those bad times, memories and issues away. Even though things feel tough right now I know my path - I know what I want and im sure as I read this in the future I am going to have achieved this... else I will be reading this alone and I will be sad cus my happy thing wont be there to take away the sadness. . . I dont believe this will happen though and it gives me the will to see another day because my strength isnt tied into those around me - I want to survive and I want to achieve what I set out too and if this is the only thing to keep me going then so be it- itll have been worth it if im reading this final line and im happy that this sad time is just a mere memory and a blimp in the time that is my life.
So a a bad time doesnt mean the end of anything. It makes you want it more. It makes me try harder and battle on until I've won whatever I am fighting for. Bad times are temporary if we make use of and appreciate our times of happiness and love because nothing can compare to that feeling.
Emotionally drained it feels but never giving up... Remember that future Mattsy and Saree - things get tough but they always have a funny way of working out for the best if you try, yuo believe and fundamentally you want them too more than anything else.
"Date Night" Idea
Whenever I'm away from my sweet Matthew I always spend lots of time thinking about all the fun things we can do when we're together (and especially things that are cheap!). I found this website where they have cute date ideas that all cost $30 or less, and they had the idea to have an Italian themed night that I think sounded fun.
We could make our own pizza - one website suggested M&M pizza! Perfect for Matt?
I don't know if I've ever made pizza from scratch. There was only that one time that grandma tried to when I was little, and she put slices of tomatoes on it because she thought it would cook down into a sauce (which, needless to say, it did not do)! Yuck!
We could buy some nice wine and watch a classic Italian film like...
Or maybe...
And best of all we can finish it off with...
And I also think we should buy this "Amore: Romantic Italian Love Songs" Cd:
We could make our own pizza - one website suggested M&M pizza! Perfect for Matt?
I don't know if I've ever made pizza from scratch. There was only that one time that grandma tried to when I was little, and she put slices of tomatoes on it because she thought it would cook down into a sauce (which, needless to say, it did not do)! Yuck!We could buy some nice wine and watch a classic Italian film like...
Or maybe...
And best of all we can finish it off with...
And I also think we should buy this "Amore: Romantic Italian Love Songs" Cd:
Well this is my first post on here and first things first im super excited and looking forward to just getting this year finished. After this no more university. There comes a time when you realise you have studied enough and just want to get on with everything else - Im pretty sure the prospect of getting married is a factor in why I feel this way!
Yesterday I had some of my family ask me a million questions about the marriage. It made me realise how much their seems to be to plan. I think I've decided im only going to invite my close family and a few friends as were also going to have a celebration back in England after the marriage anyway! I feel that way theres no pressure for people to come, especially if were not even going to be spending lots on the wedding - seems unfair to get everyone to fly half way around the world for a cheap wedding. Thinking about all this though I realised one super important thing- im doing this for me and its the one time I can be selfish so im not going to worry too much about offending people - this is mine and Sarahs day and we shouldnt have to worry about stuff like that! I hate mind games and confusion with people and wondering who I could offend etc- this is our day and thats all I care about.
The main other issue that came up was when it was going to so they could all book time off work- however I've told them a number of times now- I cant tell them that until I get a job so they'lll have to wait. . .
So my conclusion for my first blog is.... I am super excited for the process I have begun to undertake with my gorgeous Sarah but I realise theirs alot of factors and issues to think about, from planning the marriage to having money to do it and then to getting Sarah over here! Its going to be a hectic year.... One things for sure though- were going to be married and spend our lives together - knowing this is enough to get me through anything that might come up.
Yesterday I had some of my family ask me a million questions about the marriage. It made me realise how much their seems to be to plan. I think I've decided im only going to invite my close family and a few friends as were also going to have a celebration back in England after the marriage anyway! I feel that way theres no pressure for people to come, especially if were not even going to be spending lots on the wedding - seems unfair to get everyone to fly half way around the world for a cheap wedding. Thinking about all this though I realised one super important thing- im doing this for me and its the one time I can be selfish so im not going to worry too much about offending people - this is mine and Sarahs day and we shouldnt have to worry about stuff like that! I hate mind games and confusion with people and wondering who I could offend etc- this is our day and thats all I care about.
The main other issue that came up was when it was going to so they could all book time off work- however I've told them a number of times now- I cant tell them that until I get a job so they'lll have to wait. . .
So my conclusion for my first blog is.... I am super excited for the process I have begun to undertake with my gorgeous Sarah but I realise theirs alot of factors and issues to think about, from planning the marriage to having money to do it and then to getting Sarah over here! Its going to be a hectic year.... One things for sure though- were going to be married and spend our lives together - knowing this is enough to get me through anything that might come up.
Wedding Inspiration!
Every time I tell someone that we are planning on having the wedding in July, they always get this shocked expression on their face - almost as though I had just told them we were having the wedding this weekend. They say, "Oh, that's so soon! We've got to start planning right now!" I've never planned a wedding before, so maybe ten months really isn't that much time to get everything together. Either way I'm not stressing out about it yet. Especially because we're (so far) planning on having the wedding and reception at my house, so it's not like I have to scramble to book a place.
I have been looking at websites and magazines to try and get some inspiration and so far this is what I've come up with.
In order to keep costs for every
one low and because I don't think the wedding will really be that formal, I was thinking about having the bridesmaids choose their own dresses, as long as they were all shades of the same color and cut around the same length like this picture. I haven't really decided yet if that's a bad idea or not...
I also really liked some pictures that I saw of receptions that we outside in the evening with lanterns and fairy lights and candles. Derek suggested that we get some chandeliers and hang them from the trees. I think that would be really beautiful.
I found some pictures of weddings that were inspired by Alice in Wonderland - decadent tea parties with lots of ornamental details and small lights.
I really like the lights in this picture, and how the reception looks against the evening sky.
I thought it would be a cute idea to string up notes from the guests like this. They could write down their pieces of advice and congratulations and then string them up as decoration so everyone can enjoy them. I also thought it might be fun to string up photos of Matt and me this way.
I have been looking at websites and magazines to try and get some inspiration and so far this is what I've come up with.
In order to keep costs for every
one low and because I don't think the wedding will really be that formal, I was thinking about having the bridesmaids choose their own dresses, as long as they were all shades of the same color and cut around the same length like this picture. I haven't really decided yet if that's a bad idea or not...I also really liked some pictures that I saw of receptions that we outside in the evening with lanterns and fairy lights and candles. Derek suggested that we get some chandeliers and hang them from the trees. I think that would be really beautiful.
I found some pictures of weddings that were inspired by Alice in Wonderland - decadent tea parties with lots of ornamental details and small lights.
I really like the lights in this picture, and how the reception looks against the evening sky.
I thought it would be a cute idea to string up notes from the guests like this. They could write down their pieces of advice and congratulations and then string them up as decoration so everyone can enjoy them. I also thought it might be fun to string up photos of Matt and me this way.
Our new blog!
Yay! Matthew and Sarah have their first blog together!
There will be many, many exciting things to come:
Proposal, marriage, immigration, DONE!
-- The (future) Kulynas