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Law School, A Wedding, and Moving, Oh My!: The Wedding



Well, it happened. We did a thing. Garrett and I have been married for two weeks now and we are loving it so far! We had an incredible day: the weather was perfect, our very good friend officiated a beautiful Jewish Catholic wedding, my friends played me down the aisle on their violins, and everything was just gorgeous.

I do want to say that planning a wedding while applying to law school and preparing to graduate was a giant pain in the ass. It took a heavy toll to be stressed out about 3 major things at once. But the day was so beautiful and seeing Garrett at the end of the aisle was a moment I will never forget.

We spent our honeymoon hiking and hiding in a cabin in the woods and talking about the next three years. Obviously being married is a lot of work and while the last two weeks have been a walk in wedded bliss, we are about to move and I definitely sense arguments about things to donate in our near future and other spats in the future to come. We also have never really lived together. I have sort of crashed with him and his roommate for summers between living in a dorm, but it's a lot more like couch surfing since all of my stuff is packed in boxes. It also means he's never really seen me in 'study mode.'

So during out stint in the woods, we talked about boundaries and my study habits. We've talked about the hot death that is law school at length many times over many years, but now it's really here. We actually rented a bigger, two bedroom apartment so that I could have my own study because, while I love my husband dearly, he is a giant hindrance to my studying. I cannot count how many times I brought homework when I stayed with him on weekends and couldn't concentrate because he wanted to snuggle (I do have designated times where "study cuddles" are acceptable now) or play video games (which makes me want to play Skyrim) or watch a movie and I had no place to study but the common room.

The bedroom in our apartment isn't big enough to have a desk and our King size bed (a wedding gift and desperately needed upgrade to the twin we share now), so we spent a little extra to have a study. It's actually nice because we'll put my futon from undergrad in there and it will double as a guest room for when family and friends visit (we actually have a friend coming in October!).

We're adjusting nicely to married life and we can't wait to move to a brand new city and into our first apartment together. Stay tuned for next time!

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