One of my best friends just got married (as you may have read in my previous posts) and I can't help but feel warm and fuzzy for her every time I see another person post on her wall calling her "Mrs. Vipond" Ahhhhh!!! How exciting! I can't wait to feel what she felt on her wedding day! I can't WAIT to call John my hubby.. and I can't wait to experience the newlywed bliss that she is currently in.
Another one of my dear friends is 8 months pregnant.. I just love seeing her new maternity pictures and what she has to say about her journey during her pregnancy. I couldn't be happier for her and her hubby.. what makes their story even more precious is that her due date is on their wedding anniversary! Could that be any more perfect?!
John and I have a lot of great friends in our lives that we are thankful for each and every day! Although we all lead different lives, we always find a way to come together and remain close.. no matter how far or few between our hang outs can be.. Whenever we get together with any of them, it's as though no time has passed. That is such a great feeling.
Most of our friends are married, in a relationship, pregnant or already have babies. We are now the only ones who aren't expecting a little one.... for awhile I felt sort of like the odd girl out with group get-togethers since I didn't have a little baby or a baby bump to talk about. Yes, I may be an "odd" one currently, but seriously.. I enjoy being around all of the mamas and mama-to-bes that are in our group of friends. I can feel their joy and their love and it's a good vibe to be surrounded with. John and I are in a bliss of our own since we're engaged and our wedding is creeping closer and closer. Having a baby is not a top priority for us at the moment, but it will come when it's ready and meant to. We love kids and we love being around our friends who have kids... that is good enough for us as of now. My sister-in-law had a baby at the end of March this year.. His name is Cal and we love our little nephew... I honestly don't think that the timing could have been more perfect for Erika having that sweet baby boy. It has really released a lot of pressure off of me... I get to enjoy our nephew and the joys of being an auntie (again.... I have another nephew who is 13 and a niece who is 9).
One thing that I try not to let annoy me too much is when people constantly ask me when John and I are going to have a baby... I get that everyone is so excited that we are getting married and it would only be natural to jump ahead towards the future and get excited for what is to come.... There are just a lot of things that are unknown for us at the moment. The one thing we are the most excited about is making our relationship official and getting married! Soon after our wedding we will be finding out news on whether or not we will be moving to Arizona for John's work. His family owns a construction company and they are currently working on building contracts for big jobs over in Arizona. If everything goes according to plan, we could be finding ourselves in Arizona by next year. So, naturally, we want to wait before we try getting pregnant. I don't want to move with a baby or even while I'm pregnant.. moving causes enough stress by itself, I wouldn't want to add to that stress if I could avoid it. I know that you can't predict your future to a "T" and I am more than willing to accept whatever the future brings on to our plates. I know that everything happens for a reason and I'll be ready for it whenever it happens.. but for now, I'll just enjoy being engaged and planning for our big day... as that is the closest BIG event in our future.
Garrett and I waited 3 years before having kids. I think it is important to grow as a couple before kids throw more stress at you... if kids come unexpectedly there it can be harder sometimes. Kids are stressful so you are a smart cookie! You will have BEAUTIFUL BABIES! :)
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