Natalie & Christopher in Germany

Hey there!

We are Natalie and Christopher. We blog about life in the suburbs of Orlando, FL with no kids and one dog. Thanks for checking in.

Jesus loves me

I have always known that Jesus loves me. I've spent my whole life believing this to be absolute fact, I still believe it. But today I am feeling especially loved.

The most difficult challenge in my marriage is my sister in law. We don't agree on anything, I have never met someone so difficult to be around or deal with. I dread family events because of her, I have on more than one occasion questioned my marriage because of her and I just dislike her and her negative impact on my life.

Today my sister in law posted on Facebook that she was accepted to a PhD program in Vancouver Canada. That is on the other side of our continent! 3,275 miles away. She isn't moving for a year but, in a year I will be able to go to family events and not bring tissues in the car for when I cry on the way home. I won't have to invite her over or have dinner with her out of obligation. I will see her when she visits, which may only be once a year and We will be polite and go visit her once while she's there and I will survive the week we spend with her, but my day to day life will be much less complicated. This is the second time this week that I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I'll be honest, it feels good.

Now I just need to find a full time job, get Chris signed up for classes and things will be great.

We did it.

Our Choice to be Child Free