CREDO Marriage Retreat

My sailor and I went on a Marriage Retreat this past weekend with 20 other Sailor/ Marines and their wives to Charleston, SC!

We had a blast and learned a lot about each other even after 6 years of marriage we all need a time to sit and reflect and put everything back into perspective once in a while. A lot has changed in our lives just to give a little background here you go.....

1. We went to college and met there back in 2004. (Charlotte,NC)
2. My Sailor got a great job, I was still in school and graduated in 2007 when we then got married.

3. I got a job offer in Raleigh, NC , we took it and moved.

4. Stayed in NC for 5 years

5. Had a little girl in 2010

6. My Sailor joined the Navy 2011

7. Moved to SC, then FL.

8. Here we are a year in the Navy and finally stable in one place for the next couple of years. 2012/2013

Ok so back to what I was talking about the retreat was amazing. It talked about core values in a marriage how to spark the flame again and deal with deployment, love languages,communication and forgivness. All around great retreat and what was even better is that it was Christian based through the Chapel on our base and our Chaplin lead the retreat.

There are so many things that go on in your marriage that you may sometimes forget the real reason you married each other and that is what this was all about. When you are in a marriage you have to learn to grow together and not as individuals. For my Sailor and I we got married at 21 and we are now 27 years old so we have done a lot of growing together, some of it being hard but most of it being amazing. So at the end of the retreat we got to renew our VOWS!!! I was so suprised that they gave us this option but it was the best experience that I have ever had, our Chaplin said a beautiful prayer and then we said our vows again as a couple.

It was like starting over and it makes perfect timing and sense in our relationship. I am going to be honest I never thought that I would be a military wife, I am very proud to be one but never saw it in my path of life. Our lives have be turned upside down since February of this year. I know have a Sailor not a Graphic Designer. We are a Military Family not a Civilian Family. We move every couple of years, staying in one place is not an option.  My Sailor deploys for months, he doesn't go on business trips for a week. It seemed like the perfect time to reaffirm our vows to each other for our new journey.

I am so in love with my Sailor and so blessed that we have a beautiful little girl.The most important thing out of this blog I am writing today is that if you are married for 2 months or 10 years, remember why you married your husband before you make a big deal out of something and can't let go of the thing that bothers you the most. I have never been happier than I am today and this retreat has changed our marriage and our lives forever.