Sunday we celebrated Easter together as husband and wife for the first time. Easter is my favorite holiday. It has been since I was a kid. My family ha always enjoyed several cheesy traditions like egg hunts at 5:oo in the morning!We actually did egg hunts until about 3 years ago! But there are things I love to do Easter weekend. My mom and I always go shopping for a new dress, mom always cooks breakfast casserole for me, and we worship together on Sunday. This was my first Easter without my parents. So starting Friday, I became extremely homesick. I began pouting all weekend and well, I just wasn’t happy. I didn’t get to cook breakfast casserole because we were to busy at church on Saturday. I didn’t really go shopping. And I woke up Sunday without a Happy Easter or a basket on my table. I cried the whole time I was getting dressed for sunrise service. But then I got myself together and went to church. And guess what happened, I forgot about everything during the amazing time of worship during the sunrise service! It was so beautiful. But then I had nursery which gave me more time to mope. When I got home, I was struggling to get it together. But during my pouting, I never stopped to think how I was making my poor husband feel. He felt like I wasn’t happy about being married to him. Ugh!
So after all of our guests left, he joined me and Andre on the back porch where we talked for a couple of hours. We shared our hearts with each other and we talked about our expectations of holidays. I know if I would have just been open with Rich about the things I needed to make me feel at home, he would have gone far and beyond to make me smile. But now I am excited about starting new traditions with my husband. He is so sweet! After we talked for awhile, Rich grabbed my hands and we danced on our back porch. I think our neighbors thought we were nuts but he so made me smile. I am so thankful to have a husband that will be silly with me. He even watch a silly cheesy movie with me that most guys would have rolled their eyes if I even mentioned it! I love Rich Gartman and I am so blessed that God gave me such a great husband!