A Privilege and an Honor to recieve a Blessing...

September 15, 2014 was just a couple of days away and that date is extremely important to me, that was the day when my Adventure like no other began, the day I said to my Beloved, "I Do". 

We celebrated 2 years being gloriously married going through horrible and wonderful things already in just a couple of years being together, and everything we have been through together has only made us stronger and more in love. I have never fallen in love with my husband, no... I have been constantly rising in love with him! For when I fall there will always be a bottom, but the more you rise... it is endless, my love for him is just that... endless.

This year we didn't know exactly how we wanted to celebrate 2 years, a dinner? Movie? Getaway to our favorite small town up in the mountains? We knew we couldn't do too much as we are saving money for something that is coming up very very quickly and which I am excited and nervous that it is finally happening!!! But more on that some other time! ;)

As we were wondering what we should do to celebrate our 2 years in matrimony I remembered when I went with my parents to visit my Grandma who is 100 years old (yup, you read it correctly!) in the nursing home that my mom (who visits my grandma at least once a week to every couple of weeks as we live 2 and a half an hour from where she is) asked my grandma if she could bless her and my dad. My grandmother placed her hands on their heads and closed her eyes and prayed with all her might. It was the most beautiful things I witnessed and right there and then I knew that Dustin and I NEEDED to be blessed by my grandmother who is a godly woman (which runs in the family!) before we do anything major in our lives and before the Lord takes her home.

 I told my Dustin a few weeks ago about what I witnessed and asked for an Anniversary gift for the both of us if we go visit her and ask her to give us a blessing and we can take my mother with us to witness it and celebrate with us (it was a weekday that we went which is why my dad couldn't go). Dustin agreed which I was over the moon about!

 The evening before our anniversary Dustin took us to a beautiful small park on Coronado Island to see the city at night! We brought a beautiful comfortable blanket and had a meal of Five Guys burgers (oh ya, that place is AWESOME!) and on my phone I have a "Love Song" playlist and we listened to it on a very small speaker while we were watching the city lights!

During the sunset behind us, San Diego lights were coming to life!

The city lights were absolutely beautiful! plus hearing the water softly hit the rocks was so romantic and peaceful!

My husband and I talked quietly about our past 2 years together and our future together, during our chat a song came on that made dustin get up and extend his hand and say, "May I have this dance?"... Sigh... yes, he is a romantic.

 

Dancing to his song to me on the eve of our anniversary gave me the giggles that night!!! 

My favorite song to end our night was a piece from the soundtrack from the movie "UP" that describes in my heart our love! 

                                      

 It didnt end there either! That night my beloved surprised me by lighting up some candles to finish off our night with another dance before we went to bed! 

Isn't my man handsome? :)

So pretty!!!!

 The next day we drove with my mom to yuma and spent quite a few hours with Grandma, before we left my mom explained to my grandma that this day was our wedding anniversary and we desire a blessing from her...

My mom explaining to my Grandma who is 100 years old our desire for a blessing from her upon my husband and I.

My husband and I knelt down in front of Grandma and bowed our heads as she placed them upon us and gave us a blessing upon our marriage!!!!

My grandmother blessing us as my mom is taking the picture.

I felt privileged to have my grandmother who is an amazing godly woman bless my husband and I on our 2nd year anniversary!!!

 Before we left each of us said goodbye to my grandma and I was hoping for her to say something to me, but she just kissed me and said to be good and stay safe. Dustin was the last one to say goodbye, and she grabbed his hand and brought him in closer to her and looked up at him and in spanish said these words which made my mom and I gasp and smile:

"God be with you and keep you safe and may he bless you, your marriage, your home, and your children." She then did the sign of the cross to seal that blessing upon him.

 My mom whispered with excitement, "Mija! She was reserving the last of the blessing for the Man of the House! She could have said it to you or told me to tell you but she waited to have one on one with Dustin! This is so beautiful!" Oh, yes it was!!!!! 

 I am excited to pass on this godly heritage I have (My great grandmother, my grandmother, my mother and now myself... 4 generations!) to my children and my children children's, and so on, so forth.

 As we drove back home I smiled at my husband as this video I played and whispered to him, "To many more Anniversaries, my beloved!"... I am a blessed Wife, the worth in the privilege of being a wife and keeper of my home is worth far more than rubies! 

My heart began to beat as I stood at the front door of my parents home, anticipating my cue to open it and step out. I pushed back behind my ear a strand of hair escaping from underneath my sheer veil, I gazed down at the lovely bouquet of flowers I made and as I gazed at them, I began to smile knowing that this day was not like any other day, what I was holding was not like any other bouquet and this dress I was wearing was not like any other dress! 

 I turned slightly to my right to gaze at myself in the mirror and admire the dress that was lovingly handmade for me and that I also designed myself, a dress that symbolized the promise I made to my God to keep myself for the man that He created for me...

 I looked around at my childhood home and sighed a sigh of satisfaction that I also fulfilled the commandment of; "Honor your father and your mother...", as I stayed underneath their covering until the age of 26, where now I will be moving out of the home of my childhood and into the covering and home of my soon to be husband!

 My dreamy state was quickly startled by my cue... I walked out the door, down the steps of the porch my daddy made himself and down the dirt path to where my husband to be was waiting for me, he also wearing all white as he made a promise to wait for his wife... after 13 years of waiting, his wife was coming down to meet him to be his wife.There we stood before God and Man and I made a vow:

To be a Crown of Glory on His head, and never a thorn in his side.

 After my Pastor married us in the presence of our families and friends and above all, in the presence of God Himself we finally had our first kiss... Our very FIRST Kiss... we never once kissed eachother until that day, we held hands and hugged yes, but never a kiss...

 Oh! The whirlwind of sweet joy to feel his lips against mine, to know that finally... I am my Beloveds and my Beloved is mine! After our first kiss I realized, we were in for an Adventure like no other...

 Leaving my parents home was quite an adventure in itself! As we arrived in my new home in Honolulu, Hawaii I felt an overwhelming sense of homesick! I began to cry, but I only allowed myself to cry for a few minutes (and my darling husband did his best to comfort me), after those few minutes I stopped and never cried (homesick) ever again, I made a decision, "I am not a married woman, and a married woman I shall act like... This is my life now and I will fulfill my vows as his wife to the fullest!", I never looked back!

 When I created this blog, I did so not only to share my love for crochet, rustic crafts, photography and light hearted subjects, but to also share the joys of Wifehood! What a difference it is to love your man and loving the Godly role of being a wife and his helpmeet!

There is no other Royalty as a Wife who is the Queen of Her Home!