It's 2013 now, and life isn't easy for anyone. There's trouble to be gotten into, fun to have and ruckus to cause no matter what age you might be. Hell, my grandma is in her 60's and still is a riot when she goes to the casino on trips with her girlfriends... My husband and I both had it fairly rough growing up and what was rough about it was caused partially by our families and partially by poor mistakes and decisions we made personally. I won't blame my parents entirely for every little bit of bad in my life, and I wouldn't say I had it horrible. My parents and I just didn't mesh very well, and that's okay. I've learned at this point that it's better the way that it has turned out.
I moved out when I was 18 years old, and started life on my own. It wasn't easy at all, it still isn't easy but I'm finally on the right path and I don't ever regret it. A little under a year after I moved out, I ended up having brain surgery due to a Colloid Cyst that was found incidentally during a CT Scan after I had gotten a concussion. I was more scared than I ever have been in my entire life, but I came out of surgery and a full week in the ICU, with a nasty incision and eventually fully recovered. After all of that, I decided I needed a fresh start. I took the leap and moved to Florida all by myself. I needed a change of scenery because Pittsburgh wasn't doing anything for me at that point and I felt like I hit a road block.
Once moving to Florida, things got off to a slow start but that wasn't necessarily a bad thing. The slow lifestyle gave me a chance to focus on me and better myself. Being able to do that was a turning point in my life. Within 3 weeks of being in Florida, I came face to face with who ended up being the absolute love of my life and my now, husband. As corny as it sounds, I knew that he was going to be a significant figure in my life the first time we kissed. From that moment on, he pushed me to be the best I could be. He made me want to accomplish great things again, and be the woman I'm capable of being. I suddenly wanted to go back to college and look forward to starting a family after school. I found happiness again and I wasn't going to give that up.
After living in Florida, we decided to come back up North after his hockey season and he made the choice to move to Pittsburgh with me. We got engaged and married in Pittsburgh this past summer and we haven't regretted it for a second. We got married at the Justice of the Peace, which people also look at me crooked for. So what? Who are you to tell me how my wedding should be? In my opinion, it's not about how expensive your dress is, or if you had 500+ people attend your wedding. It's about the person you're saying "I Do" with, the person you're vowing to spend the rest of your life with. It's about you two, in that very moment when you get pronounced as husband and wife. I will never forget that moment, ever. I can't imagine being with anyone else or loving any other man. I feel like the luckiest woman alive, and that's how it should be.
Love is different for everyone, and there should never be anyone who says there's an "appropriate" age or time to get married. When you feel it's right, it's right. I'm young and I'm in love. My husband and I have our minor arguments, who doesn't? One thing is though, we never go to bed angry with one another. That's been a rule since we started dating and it's done wonders for our relationship. No matter how aggravated we may get from time to time, we know that we still love each other to the moon and back. Isn't that what love and marriage is all about? Don't judge me because I'm young. I don't judge you for what you do. Be happy and worry about YOU. Focus on yourself, your friends, your family, your marriage and the things you love. Be thankful for all you have and all you have earned in life. Always keep your head high and live your life to the fullest. You'll thank yourself for it in the end.
xoxo Taylor
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