The Boulettes: January 2011

Friday, January 21, 2011

Christmas in Connecticut 2010

Nicholas and his mother Kerry on Xmas Eve

Nick and Kristin on Xmas day

Peej and Nick smoking some cigars

Rachael and Shea opening gifts

Kristin and Michelle

Grandma Doris, Kristin, Auntie Karen and Auntie Janet

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Sunday, January 16, 2011

This past year has been a completely new experience for both Nick and I. In two months we will be celebrating our one year wedding anniversary! I can't believe how the time has flown... When Nick proposed there was no doubt in my mind when I said yes!! After a couple weeks of knowing him I remember telling one of my best friends that he was the guy I was going to marry. We are very much the same in one sense and very different in another but it seems to work for us. As most of you know we got engaged and eloped very quickly which has made our year even more interesting but it made our relationship even stronger. Adjusting to being married was very weird for both of us. He isn't just your boyfriend anymore who you go out on all these fun dates with trying to figure out if he is the one. He is the ONE and now and you both have bills together, a joint bank account, and need to agree on furnishing a new home. This merging of the bills and the bank accounts was very scary for me in the beginning. This was the "omg I am married" moment. I have never had to worry about anyone but myself and either has Nick. We are both very independent people and have lived on our own and have moved out of our parents' house by the time we were both 18. I appreciate the way he was brought up because it is very similar to the way I was brought up. Nick and I both seriously appreciate the value of the dollar and working hard. Which, surprisingly can be hard to find in a man or woman these days.

I think Nick's "we are married and we are adults now" moment was when he finally got back from Afghanistan and we started building our home together. He went out to Ace hardware and went to town on buying tools, lawn equipment, and anything else manly that contributed to our home. He spent the entire weekend doing yard work and fixing anything that needed to be fixed. I called him in for dinner and the first thing he said was, "We are grown ups now," as he was holding a rake in one hand and scratching his head with the other. ;)