the first two weeks…

And, here begins a new era in my life…in which I am no longer known as Susie Yoder, but as Susie Hadeed.  My wedding on September 25^th, was incredible…and the day went off without any major mishaps, in fact, if the biggest problem was that I forgot to bring my hairbrush with me on my honeymoon, I think it could be said it was a great success.  [although, I did miss my hairbrush….]

I’ll be posting more about the wedding later, but, for now, I’m going to give you a bit of insight into my life at present.

I’m cooking.  For the first time in my life, I’m actually responsible to feed myself and someone else, and if I don’t cook, we’ll starve….or, go out to eat. Haha.  Actually, I want to give a major shout out to my wonderful Mom and older sister, Anita.  Because of them cooking doesn’t freak me out, and so far it’s been going amazingly well.  Not only that, I think I’m actually beginning to enjoy it.  Check out the photos for some of the meals Akie has enjoyed the last week.   [and yes,  you’ll notice they are very healthy meals.  Akie wanted to go on a diet, so as of last Monday, one week ago, he’s been doing the South Beach Phase 1.  I’ve been quite proud of him for sticking to it so well, and he’s already lost weight and is feeling better. Yay for eating healthy food. ]

Grilled chicken salad

Grilled steak, spinach with garlic, and summer squash & zucchini with sausage

Spice rubbed chicken with cilantro dipping sauce, roasted asparagus with Parmesan, squash and sausage [and no, that's not the only vegetable we eat.  we also eat broccoli sometimes...it's just not as picturesque. ]

My fear of not having enough to do after I get married has been quenched.  I have more than enough to keep me busy, with laundry, cooking, my photography business, and trying to figure out how to paint and decorate my home. [that’s another whole challenge in inself.]  I am now swimming in paint colors.  I think I have a few colors decided, but there are just so many choices, it really is overwhelming.  I have to remind myself to do one room at a time and go from there.

A few other random things:

–I downloaded Solitaire on my iPad, and actually play it.  I spend free time searching for other useless games for the iPad that cost no money.

–It helps my husband to de-stress by writing down lists of everything he needs to do [does this sound familiar? ]  I can relate.

–I do not like being honked at by drivers in Maryland.  Just because I don’t want to pull out in the middle of an intersection and sit there until someone hits me doesn’t mean I’m stupid.

–Laundry never ends. but, Oxiclean is my friend.

–Dishwashers are amazing.  I think I have washed 10 dishes since moving in a week ago… ok, I lied, it was only 9.

–My husband is spoils me. the first day after we got home, I mentioned that some shelves would be nice, and he promptly made me some.

–I do NOT like acorn trees.  They fall down on our roof and make lots of noise. it scares me.

-Susie

Washington DC Wedding Photographer