devotion(als)

So, Nathan and I decided to start doing a couple's devotional. It's for people who are already married, but we can tweak it to be for those who are married-to-be! We want to base our marriage off of God and His teachings, so we are learning about what marriage is from that standpoint. We were reading about the difference between a contract and a covenant marriage, which was very interesting. We are leaning towards a convenant one ;)

Yesterday was fun! Nathan came over and we were going to go to church early, but we missed the service... we thought it was at 9:30 when it was in fact at 9. So, we got coffee and went to the store to pick up some food (Caprese bagels!) and went back to the house and did our devotional reading together which was awesome!

It's crazy to see how far we have come from this to where we are!

 What is not awesome, however, is how flipping itchy my face is.

I have had problems with zits (not entirely acne, and if it is it's not severe) my entire life. Well mostly after hitting puberty. ANYWAY, I am tired of it. I'm 25 (almost 26) years old! So, I went and got the 3 step system from Clinique, which worked wonders overnight, but it super dries my skin out, so my face is red and I want to take a sander to it to stop the itching! But, it looks like it's working, so I suppose I'll deal with it (first world problems).

I also got a Groupon to get my tattoo removed. Well, one of them. One that is tied to the "old" me and one that I don't want to carry into my marriage! It'll be nice to not have to hide my arm anymore! (Tattoos are not fun for nursing students or the professional workplace. I wish the younger me knew that). So, a nice clean (hopefully) slate. I know it will make Nathan happier, and in turn, myself. I've been on a better path the past couple of weeks, reading a lot about growing more comfortable with myself through God and giving up perfectionism and dreading the worst. I'm a happier and carefree-er me! I love love love it.