Since my last post, carpet has been put in our house (and it’s beautiful!) and I’ve gone on a date with my mom (pedicures, lunch at Panera, and to see My Sister’s Keeper–it was SO sad.)

Now, though, it’s time to answer questions. The first questions were asked by Amber of Girl With Red Hair.

My questions for you: Did you always know you wanted to get married young? AND Were your parents OK with you getting married so young?

Did you always know you wanted to get married young?

When I was a kid/teenager, I suspected that I’d marry young. Everyone in my family married young (including my parents–they married at eighteen after knowing each other for only eight days!), and I was so in love with the idea of it. It seemed romantic to me. However, after a two-year relationship ended after my sophomore year in high school, I fell head-over-heels for Husband. He wasn’t so in love with the idea of marriage, though, so I figured it would take him YEARS to make the huge step.

We didn’t even begin dating until the latter half of my senior year (he had already been out of school for two years), after I turned eighteen. By that point, I was okay with waiting until marriage. Things moved at a quick pace for us, though, and he was the one saying we’d get married in 2008. I just kind of laughed it off, not really believing him… And I didn’t want to get my hopes up.

In June of 2007, Husband wanted to look at engagement rings. We were going to be moving in together in August, so marriage seemed like the next step. We found the ring (a three-stone, round-cut ring … I actually wanted the 1/4 carat, but Husband said he wanted to get me the 1/2). He didn’t buy the ring that day, and I assumed it would be MONTHS before he could even afford it. So, I still figured we’d get married years later. Well, apparently he went back a week or two later and bought the ring. I, of course, had no idea … and I had no idea until November 6, 2007 when he proposed in the bedroom of our apartment. So, basically, he hid the ring from me for a little over four months! (He kept it hidden in his camera bag.)

Basically, until that point, I was okay with the idea of waiting until marriage, and I wasn’t 100% that I’d be getting married at nineteen.

Were your parents OK with you getting married so young?

Since they married young, my parents were okay with the idea of me marrying young. The closer it became, though, the more unsure they seemed. They wanted to make sure I was sure. I think it was mostly because they didn’t want me to grow up yet (though I had already been living with Husband for nearly a year). They were excited, though. They get along so well with Husband, and they know that we’re incredibly happy together. (They just keep wondering when we’ll have kids! …But that’ll be a while from now.)