Our Honeymoon
Two years ago toady, Matthew and I were on our honeymoon. Matthew planned the whole thing out and it was absolutely incredible! We stayed in this gorgeous house right on the water complete with private pool and hot tub. I have no idea how Matthew found a house that was so completely “Me.” The whole thing was just stunning. Matthew scheduled boating, parasailing, sky diving, days on the beach, jet skiing, and shelling. It was 8 days of pure paradise. I have so many amazing memories of our first week together, but there is one that really touched me. It has been on my mind the past few days as we have been celebrating our anniversary, so I wanted to share.
My Biggest Fear Became Reality!
Before we left for the trip, I told myself that the one thing that absolutely could not happen was for me to get sunburned. I have pretty fair skin and burn easily and I knew that such a thing would really put a damper on our trip. So of course, guess what happened on day three? You guessed it, I burned. And this was not just any burn. This was a blistering kind of burn that turned my face, arms, back, and legs into purple leather. I was so miserable! I even had to pass on our sky diving experience because I couldn’t put the gear on without crying. Just look at how swollen I was!
From Disaster to Feeling Blessed
What really touched me about this experience was how Matthew handled the situation. He was so good to me! He got up multiple times in the night to put cream on my face so that it wouldn’t crack and bleed, brought me meals in bed so that I wouldn’t have to get up, and did everything possible to make sure that I was comfortable. Despite my being swollen and hurting, he made me feel beautiful and so loved. I fell hopelessly in love with him all over again. I knew he was a good man and that he would always take care of me, but he showed me in those few days just how blessed I was to be his wife.
From that day on, Matthew has never ceased to amaze me with how caring and loving he is. I thank God often for how good my husband is to me. He is the most romantic, tender, complementary, loving, kind, and wonderful man! Two years ago, I was so sure there was no way I could possibly love someone more than I loved him right then. Now I can see that that was only the beginning. I truly am so blessed to be married to Matthew.
