As you can tell, I took a break from blogging. Totally checked myself out.
It is easy to write about new recipes, vacations, days spent by the pool and new adventures in decorating our house. The fun stuff is easy to put into words and pictures. It's kind of why I needed a blogging break.
The past eight months, being very honest, have been difficult and challenging.
I do not think I have ever mentioned it on here before but...days after we were engaged, Matt was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis. We spent most of 2012 in and out of doctor visits and riding the wave of different medications to treat his condition. At the same time, we were still able to live our happy little life and look forward to our wedding on March 9, 2013. They day came and went and we were truly blessed to have the wedding and honeymoon of our dreams.
About three months after our wedding, Matt's condition started to worsen and the medications prescribed for Ulcerative Colitis were no longer working. The decision was made that Matt needed to have a colectomy before Ulcerative Colitis continued to cripple his life.
On June 21, 2013, Matt had his first of three surgeries at UNC Memorial hospital to remove his colon. Within this surgery the actual colon is removed and an ileostomy is created in the abdomen. (Google it if you want more details; medicine is truly amazing) Matt spent several weeks in the hospital before returning home to recover before the next.
Matt's second surgery was on August 16th, where they created a new ileostomy and a j-pouch; just not yet connected. (Again, Google if you want the details) He again spent several weeks at the hospital and several weeks at home.
His final surgery was on October 3rd, where they did a take down of the ileostomy and reconnected all of his "plumbing" with the usual weeks recovery in the hospital. All this time he was on short term leave from work and I was spending my days between the hospital and work, and driving back and forth from Chapel Hill and Charlotte.
Therefore, life wasn't "pretty"; I wasn't even the one physically going through this life altering experience and I thought it was hard.
In my opinion, it wasn't bloggable....yet.
Emotionally, I wasn't ready to share my feelings and emotions.
I started my blog so that I could look back and reflect on my day to day life.
I think I am just now coming around to reflecting on it all and I finally want to share it on my blog.
This was a huge part of our life, our first year of marriage, and I want to remember it because nothing could have brought Matt and I closer together as husband and wife.
I am excited to post again, if not for anyone else, for me.
In between each recipe, birthday party and happy moment deserving of documentation, I also want to document the past eight months, just in a new light.
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