Posts tagged engagement
Thoughts on: [Getting Married Young]
Thoughts on: [Getting Married Young]

In honor of Valentine's Day, I decided to pick a topic for today's post based on love. In particular, I wanted to address a question about love that comes up in my own life a lot: How do you know you're ready to be married when you're so young? (Usually preceded by, "You have a fiancé??? How old are you??? And followed by, "But you've got so much of your life ahead of you." [I always like how this comment equates marriage with a premature death. It's particularly encouraging when it is then followed by a congratulations on my engagement.]) So today, I'm going to talk about the ways I knew I had found my future husband at 21 years old and why I feel only joy and excitement at the prospect of marrying him at 24 years old.

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Thoughts on: [Things], LifeHannah Schultzmarry, married, engaged, engagement, young, christian, dating, ring by spring, long distance, history, inside jokes, laugh, divorce, reflectionComment
A Summer Engagement Photoshoot: Florals & Pastels
A Summer Engagement Photoshoot: Florals & Pastels

And that is how we found ourselves in the Arboretum during a humid, cloudy morning, jogging through the wet grass in our fancy clothes as my mom took pictures of us. Honestly, I can't stop looking at these gorgeous photos. Who needs a wedding photographer when you've got a mom who's been practicing for this day since your first homecoming dance?

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Photography and VideoHannah Schultzengagement, pictures, Photoshoot, arboretum, lexington, kentucky, garden, pastels, flowersComment
That moment when you hate change and everything in your life changes
That moment when you hate change and everything in your life changes

I hate change. I am a creature of habit. I like routines. I don't like being thrown off my rhythm. 

They all mean the same thing: people like me don't like their world shifting. We have, or at least have in our minds, homeostasis where we are. We are safe where we are. We won't get hurt where we are. Even if the change is positive, it's unknown, and that is not security.

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LifeHannah Schultzchange, routines, engagement, moving, Minnesota, Minnesota State University, MFA, car, long distance, braveComment
To your union! To the revolution! And the hope that it provides!
To your union! To the revolution! And the hope that it provides!

This is Hannah, my fiancée. You may know her as a modern-day pirate as seen in the photo, or more likely as the author of this site (seeing how it's named after her and all) and you probably read her recent post about our engagement. If not, you should read that first, because it's better than mine and more original. You can read it here.

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LifeHannah Schultzengagement, propose, proposal, humor, wit, Red River GorgeComment