Wow. Hume is over, while a new (and my final) quarter of school, along with a brand new year of marriage, is beginning. Matt and I just celebrated our 2nd anniversary on March 19. In a way 2 years feels like such a long time, since we only knew each other 9 months before we were wed. But in a way, I feel like I have just as much to learn as a I did the day we married. We kept hearing from lots of people that the first year would be the hardest, or from others that the second year would be the hardest. All I know is they both had their trials, and either way, I’m glad they are both over!!! Maybe the stigma of the “first 2 years” now in our past will be good for us. We are just excited to be married still, since many divorces apparently happen around 2 years. For our celebration, we went on a cruise. And took zero pictures. But we went, and it was fun…freezing, but fun. The last two nights the wind kicked up and rocked the boat so hard that I got really seasick and threw up…both nights. But, it was fine, we enjoyed each other’s company so much. Although we were ready for a little space after spending 4 nights in the tiniest room with each other. Since it was so cold, we would sit inside and look out over the ocean with our coffee…and play Scrabble…for hours. It was awesome.

Matt and I are totally excited for this new year of our marriage. Partly because we feel it’s going to be sooo different than any other year we’ve had. I feel just this intense sense of change coming in Matt’s and my life. I graduate in less than three months, and Matt’s just growing as a musician every day. I feel this sense of urgency, like big things are going to happen, soon. We need to move soon; I have to figure out where I want to work so I can apply there and we can move closer to wherever that is. And God’s doing amazing things in Matt’s job too. Anyway, we’re excited about change in the Quillen household. Because it’s coming whether we are ready or not!