Today marks six months since Rafa and I got married! A numerical representation of the past 26 weeks:

Date nights held: Goal – 26, Actual – Approx. 13

Trips out of the state: 4, Trips out of the country: 2

Percentage of the time Sarah keeps to the budget: 82

Nights spent apart: 6 (Nights Rafa traveled for work: 4, Nights Sarah traveled for work: 2)

Number of pets and relatives that co-exist under our roof: 8 (plus fish)

Houses purchased: 1

Fights: 0

Judging by the numbers, the first six months have been successful. And beyond the numbers…well, I can hardly find words. Being married to Rafa has been beyond anything I expected that marriage could be. I am so thankful that the Lord brought us together.

We had a very special six month anniversary date!

We tore up carpet! Rafa did some amazing negotiations when we placed the order for our new carpet. We found a great deal and locked in the price before the July discount ends tomorrow. Then, Rafa said, “Hey, can you do any better?” He quoted them a price that was about 25% less than their original quote.

Our new favorite carpet seller, Linda, made some calls…and within a few minutes, Carpet King’s best offer was slashed by about 25%! Way to go hubby! It’s the best anniversary present I could have asked for.