6 Years Ago

This was Matthew and me six years ago today.

The past couple of months, there has been a few times that I have noticed the same question arise here and there: "Why did you get married?" With religion set aside, in a world like we live in, why did I choose to get married? There were a lot of different responses and it had me thinking: 

Why did I get married?

I've thought a lot about it and have been putting my thoughts away, tucked into the back of my brain to have for this post. My answer is simple.

I got married because I met Matthew.

After only a week of dating Matthew, I knew I wanted to be legally (and eternally) bound to him. I wanted the world to know that I was his and he was mine. At nineteen years old, I made the best decision of my life. I knew Matthew was the one that I was supposed to stand beside forever. Six years down the road, I love him more and more everyday. Not specifically because of how awesome he is. (Matthew is pretty awesome.) It's because I live life with him. We grow together. We experience good things and bad things. I learn from him. I help him. And Matthew does the same for me. Life is not easy. But, it's easier living the goods and the bads with Matthew by my side, living them right along with me.

I chose to become Mrs. Matthew Townsend because I didn't have a reason not to. I still don't. I have millions of reasons why I needed to. I add to the list daily.

 Although, in the world we live in, it was only a piece of paper that made a difference, that piece of paper has made all the difference to us.

Happy Anniversary Matthew! I love you so much.



In Case You Were Wondering About...

She is doing great! I've realized that I have posted a lot about William lately, so I decided to update you all on how my little Lily is handling the situation.

 She has realized that she pretty much has free reign over what movies she wants to watch during the day. Last week, we had a barbie movie marathon. She watched the 12 dancing princesses which resulted in this the next two days:

I have also been watching our cousin, Keeley, since August. Keeley is two. Lily doesn't know how to handle being the older kid in the room, so there's a lot of this: 

 Although she is getting used to it and looks forward to Keeley coming to play...(most days).

This picture doesn't really have anything to do with what Lily does during the day with out William, but... Lily sure loves Matthew. And, hey! They're practically twins.

So, how is Lily doing with her brother being in school?

She can play with the toys she wants, watch what movies she wants, has my attention when she wants (not to mention Grandma and Grandpa's), and she gets to go out and do things during the day. 

I think she's coping quite nicely.