Summer is over. Siiiiigh.
I have about a jillion pictures to upload, but no time to do it. Lame.
Tomorrow begins the next chapter for me, and I'm so excited! My outfit is picked out, my bag is half packed, my schedule is printed, my MapQuest directions are up on my screen, and I. Am. Ready.

This summer has been pretty fabulous.  I worked a kick-butt job.  I worked with the funniest people, and had a blast every single day (even when things were chaotic/messy/crazy).  Skyler and I took a lot of walks, went to the park a bunch, watched dollar movies, snuggled daily, and grew closer than ever.
& in that closeness, I have come to realize how little I need other peoples' opinions. Not only that, but I've realized how much it annoys me to have others' opinions shoved down my throat, like I asked for them.
Oh, you think I suck at prioritizing? That's nice. But I'm not married to you. So, there's that.  You think we need to do this and that and a jillion other things we are (supposedly) lacking in?  Sweet. I'm sure you mean well. But your opinion isn't necessary or asked for.

More than anything, I am so lucky to be married to my best friend, and to be on the same page as him.
I'm so happy we were sealed in the temple, for time and all eternity.  I'm glad we chose the temple, and I'm glad we continue to choose our marriage, every day.  I'm so grateful to have my forever family, and I'm so happy we have this just-us, alone time together.
I'm grateful to have my husband, and I'm grateful to be his wife.  I love finding little ways to serve him, and goodness knows he is constantly finding ways to do the same for me.  We're happy, and that is enough.  We choose each other, day after day.  I choose to love him, and I choose to show him that love, and I choose to be blissfully married to him.  That's not a 'honeymoon stage'.  That's a choice.  It's constant effort, to consistently go above and beyond for each other.  It's choosing to build our relationship not only with each other, but with God as the center of our marriage.

My priorities are just fine.
That's why I'm graduating Summa Cum Laude, from the Honors Program.  That's why we exercise every single day.  That's why we aren't eating out and eating crap boxed meals.  That's why we get plenty of sleep.  That's why we make time for dates and alone time.  That's why we were married in the temple.  That's why we make time for family.  That's why we have both worked our butts off this summer, so that we can financially survive this next semester.  Our priorities are just fine, and that's why we're happy.
Most days, I'm so grateful to be in the middle of this fly-over state, just the two of us, because it means we only have each other.  It means that more than anything else, our marriage is our priority.  It means that we rely upon each other, and there is no one I would rather lean on and trust in than Sky.  We are blessed, and we are loved, and we are doing our best.
& that's all we can do, is our best.  There is always room for improvement, and I realize and recognize that.  But that doesn't mean we need a list of ways we should grow and improve, handcrafted by someone not within our marriage.  We're happy.  I think that's more than enough.