Mr and Mrs Guy...

Here is the update that should have come long ago...We loved our wedding day, our honeymoon was perfect and we are living our happy little lives!

(This blog is now a little outdated but roll with it...) Well, this will only be very short, by way of introducing you to our new blog. I say new...when you get married, the whole 'mi casa es su casa' thing is very literal. I saw no point in making an entirely new blog for the purpose when I could just re-dedicate my old personal blog to the new adventures of married life. =) Things really are exciting around here. We are settled and happy in our little routine. We wake up, sometime after that we actually get out of bed, the after prayers and scriptures, I get ready for university whilst Ieuan makes my lunch for me and off I go! He's so good. Yesterday I had a 'take home exam' to hand in. It consisted of 8 mini essays, each between 500-750 words each. I had just over a week to do it. The morning of submission, I had referencing to do. No matter how many times I say to myself, "Now, Rachel, you are going to reference as you go along...aren't you. YES." and then another essay comes along and BOOM. No referencing. I got up at 6:20am and worked solidly to about 9:35. Ieuan was with me the whole time murmering sleepy words of encouragement. He even brought me breakfast in bed whilst I tapped away like a madman. His dedication doesn't end there though. Ieuan has taken to running to university to see me. He then sits next to me and reads a book whilst I do my work. I work really well with him around. He sets me targets and goals and is a constant source of encouragement and motivation. His run to university is rather epic though. It's 7 miles from where we live in Morecambe, to my university just outside the city of Lancaster. When he first ran, including a brief stop at argos for a cushion we wanted, it took him 1.5 hours. The second time was 1 hour and the last time he managed it in 55 minutes! WHOOP! We had the most fabulous weekend a while ago. We went to watch a rugby match in South Wales- The Llanelli Scarlets at Parc y Scarlets. It was...UH-MAZING. I was there wearing Ieuan's Wales rugby shirt whilst he and Rob (his brother) donned their scarlets shirts. The trip was supposed to be a last big trip before Robin's mission but since he's received his call (Australia, Melbourn mission- Vietnamese speaking) we discovered he won't be leaving until mid-August so there may well be a few more days out with him!

After the match, where I, being the new 'die-hard' rugby fan that I am, had screamed myself silly, we travelled to Richard (another of Ieuan's brothers) and Emily's house in Stoke. It was quite a journey and Ieuan and I were both VERY tired. We made it though, safe and sound. I love spending time with Ieuan's brothers, mainly because I don't have any older brothers of my own. I am good friends with both Richard and Emily so I really love to be around them and it's a real treat to go and see them. In other news, we have had so many exciting adventures since we got married, including various meals at lovely restaurants...days out, adventurous cooking and a mini holiday to the Lake district, which will be written about in my next post. In short though, although this post was a long time coming, I love being married. It suits me well, I think. =)