My first blog

Hello everyone!!I have never done one of these, but I thought I'd give it a shot. I am wanting to write this blog about our new life as a married couple and about our lives.

My name is Whitney and am 25 years old. I currently live, and grew up, in Longview, TX. I have taught the high school Deaf Education class for the last three years, but am starting in the 3rd-5th class in the upcoming school year. For those of you that don't know, that means that I teach English, Math, etc. to deaf/hard of hearing students in sign language AND spoken english. My husband's name is Texas Reardon and is 27 years old. He grew up in Austin, but he moved to Longview two years ago to be with me. He works for KETK channel 56 news, where he produces and films the stories that happen in Longview.

We met at Stephen F. Austin State University while we were both going to school. We started dating in September 2004 and were "off and on" until 2007. We officially got together for good in the spring of 2008, and were engaged by December of 2008. Eighteen months later we said, "I do."

Texas and I got married on June 12th, 2010 at the Bride's Chapel and Event Hall in Longview. Our wedding was amazing, and we are so blessed to have such supportive friends and family. For our honeymoon, we went to Barcelona for two days to adjust to our jet-lag before getting on a Mediterranian cruise to Italy and France. We saw so many amazing places and fascinating history. It is just mind-boggling to see artifacts that old and to stand where people from history stood. After ten days of bliss, we came back with a wonderful new reality that we are now married!! I spent the next week changing my name and completing lots of paperwork to officially be Mrs. Whitney Reardon. :)

Since the honeymoon, I have been trying to do some home improvement projects while being out for the summer. I touched up and painted the trim around the kitchen, and, today, Deana and I put together our nice new island for our kitchen. It is beautiful! (Ikea is now one of my new favorite stores..BTW!) I would really love to buy a new house right now, but we are not quite ready for that. In about a year, we will have saved enough money for a nice down-payment and be more stable. In the meantime, I will continue my little house "projects" and live in our cute and cozy starter house. I will be sure to keep you posted on how things are going with all of that.

While I have been working on some house projects, Texas has helped with the everyday activities. He is a fantastic husband and I am so lucky. I got exactly what I always wanted! He cooks, cleans, does laundry, runs errands, etc. I couldn't ask for anyone better. I just had to say that, so you know he is helping me.... and brag a little bit about how lucky I am. :)

I will keep you updated on our newlywed life, so keep reading!! :)