The One Where We Were Married

OK, so.....the past month has pretty much been insane!

Brian and I were married September 30th, left for Maui on October 2nd, came back on the 6th, were home for a couple of days, and then took off again for a business trip I had with my work (that'll be another blog soon) for a whole week. We've been back for a week now, and it's so good to be home!

It's funny....people keep asking us what it's like to be married, but the thing is, neither of us really feel like we've been experiencing married life because we spent 75% of the first month of our marriage off the main land. It doesn't seem like we'll really experience that until we've been home for a while and start to learn how to live with one another...the proverbial "end of the honeymoon."

Note: I don't mean that in a bad way at all! It's just part of the process of realizing how self-centered we are, being willing to let go of the little things, and loving each other unconditionally even in the face of differences. Even tiny differences....I.E. I like five million blankets on me while I sleep, Brian goes with one to zero. I'm a "clean up as you go" dinner maker, Brian's a "do the dishes after you've finished eating" dinner maker. It takes me anywhere from 1/2 hour to an hour to get ready in the morning, it takes Brian a solid five minutes. It's just all those things we couldn't have learned about each other just from dating.

On the other hand, we've been having a blast! I've basically been with the man 24/7 for the past month, and I still can't get enough of him. It's been awesome to be able to travel together, to put our house together, and best of all, no going to bed alone at night. That is probably the single handily most common thing I hear from young Christian married couples....and it's sooo true. There's nothing better than going to sleep next to the person you love and waking up to them again the next morning.

No more late nights where we're both exhausted but stay out for a couple more hours just to be together. No more "accidentally" falling asleep on the couch during a movie, then waking up and having to drive home at 3:00 in the morning. No more saying "goodbye" followed by going home. Seriously.....it's the best thing ever!

All in all, this is without a doubt the best/scariest/most exciting thing that could've possibly happened to us. We have so much more to learn about each other, and we have our entire lives to figure out how to love eachother well. Brian is amazing and I could not have married a better man. His selflessness and passionate love astound me every day. I am truly blessed.

**You can see more pictures from the honeymoon and wedding at www.myspace.com/krittymack

The Pirate Movie

Saturday night, Joel and Katie came over to hang out with Brian and I at our new place. We decided to watch a movie and were perusing through the free on-demand movies, and came across probably the most horribly amazing musical of all time....The Pirate Movie.

Apparently it's loosely based on the comic opera, The Pirates of Penzance, and was extremely entertaining with 80's dance numbers, corny songs with unbelievably trite lyrics ("Give me a happy ending, every time. We'll kiss and make up, that's a very peaceful sign. "), and more than enough slightly inappropriate, not really subtle innuendos, made by Ted Hamilton, the Pirate King, otherwise known as the old guy with the tight pants and the bedazzled....well....his man region had jewels all over it. I'm not kidding....it was like a train wreck. So awful but you can't stop looking. See what I mean?

The movie was nominated for a good number of awards...which thanks to Wikipedia and IMDB, I've listed below:

AFI Awards
Nominated: Best Achievement in Costume Design (Aphrodite Kondos)
Nominated: Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Garry McDonald)

Golden Raspberry Awards
Won: Worst Musical Score
Won: Worst Director (Ken Annakin)
Won: Worst "Original" Song (Pumpin' and Blowin')
Nominated: Worst Picture
Nominated: Worst Screenplay
Nominated: Worst Actor (Christopher Atkins)
Nominated: Worst Actress (Kristy McNichol)
Nominated: Worst Supporting Actor (Ted Hamilton)
Nominated: Worst "Original" Song (Happy Endings)


All in all, if you love mullets, pirates, the 80's, or just poorly written, directed, produced and even more poorly acted films, this is the movie for you!!!

Here is a clip for your enjoyment and convenience:




You can find everything you'd like to know about the pirate movie (including the full script) at
http://www.geocities.com/smac75/index.html

Enjoy!

-Kristy

Apathy, Marriage, and the Grace of God

I am 17 days away from the wedding and nothing else matters.

No really....it doesn't.

I'm having a hard time caring about much these days. You married folks can probably attest to this: When you've been planning and stressing over one day for 6 months and that one day is just over two weeks away...well...everything else just seems to fade into the background.

Work especially...I mean, look at me! I'm at work blogging about being apathetic about work when I should be working. Meh.

On a different note: How weird is marriage? Seriously.

Brian were talking about this the other day while we were driving in the truck. I've known Brian for a total of maybe 2 years, and we've only really been friends for a year and a half.....and now I'm suddenly deciding to spend the rest of my life with him? I mean, who is this guy? We're like total strangers and I'm willingly committing myself to him and entering into an unbreakable covenant before God and everyone I know that's important to me. Gah! And how the heck can he think it's a good idea to commit himself to me? I'm all sorts of crazy!

*excuse me for a moment while I hyperventilate....where's that damn paper bag?*

Phew! I'm ok now.

Don't get me wrong...I fully believe that Brian is the one for me and that there will never be another, and I have never questioned his love for me...it's just I know how little we fully grasp the weight of what we'll be doing in 17 short days. How can we? We have no idea what we're getting ourselves into.

Which brings me to my final point: It's a good thing we believe in a God that's bigger than whatever mess we can make for ourselves. I feel like I have to say this out loud or write it down to remind myself that it's true: He's bigger than our selfishness, bigger than any fight we might have, bigger than any misunderstanding, bigger than any illness or tragedy we might have to face, and ultimately, big enough to help us goobers blunder our way through a lifetime of loving each other, raising a family, and doing whatever it is we choose to do with the rest of our lives together.

Ok, I really do have to work now.

*grumble grumble*

-Kristy