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Gen
Champion June 2019

Big married-life changes! August is a crazy month!!!

Gen, on July 31, 2019 at 12:02 PM

Posted in Married Life 44

My hubby and I finally got our own place (EDIT: just renting, but still! Lol) After living with my family the past year to save up (and then delaying our move by a few months because we realized house hunting and wedding planning at the same time was a nightmare lol) we finally found the cutest...

My hubby and I finally got our own place (EDIT: just renting, but still! Lol) After living with my family the past year to save up (and then delaying our move by a few months because we realized house hunting and wedding planning at the same time was a nightmare lol) we finally found the cutest little 2 bed 2 bath condo, and we’re moving in 10 days! We’ve been living together for a year but this is the first time we’re ever going to live ALONE together and we could not be more excited to finally have our own place 😄

In addition to that, we BOTH just got huge promotions that we’re starting this month! Husband starts his on Monday, and I start mine—which is basically my dream job, I’m going to be a corporate events manager and social media strategist!—2 weeks after that.

Also, not really “our” thing, but one of husband’s best friend’s wife is due with their first baby this month too, so we’re about to be honorary aunt and uncle any day now!

It is CRAZY how quickly everything is happening all at once, but I’m SO grateful for the beautiful life we are creating together as newlyweds. I’m just so excited about everything, I had to share with you all!

What exciting changes have happened to you all since getting married?! Or if you’re not married yet, what do you have planned? 🙂

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44 Comments

  • Allie
    Master August 2019
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    I didn't handle it well haha. FH has had to calm me out of many spiraling panic attacks. I had to put wedding stuff on hold for 2 months. We are back on track now.

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  • Gen
    Champion June 2019
    Gen ·
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    Yeah it is way too overwhelming to do everything at the same time! Originally when we were choosing our wedding date we were torn between June and September and in hindsight now I am just SO GLAD we went with June, because even without the moving, I can’t imagine us both starting new jobs and then getting married a month later. Gotta distribute things more :p Plus your moving later on will give you something to look forward to after the wedding!
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  • Gen
    Champion June 2019
    Gen ·
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    Omg no! I'm so sorry Smiley sad I am sure your day is going to turn out wonderfully... taking a break from wedding planning is super necessary and helpful sometimes anyway!

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  • Gen
    Champion June 2019
    Gen ·
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    Thank you! Smiley laugh

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  • Victoria
    Dedicated October 2019
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    Congratulations!!! So happy for you & this new chapter!
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  • Ceelie
    Expert August 2019
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    That's such a cute little place! Get's me so excited to decorate our apartment this month! We will be renting and are hoping to get some furry family members shortly after. My FH and I actually got promotions a few weeks ago also, which is so funny. We're pretty much in the same boat as you guys! Congrats!!

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  • H
    Master July 2019
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    Yeah, it's super expensive by us (central NJ) but we found that northern/western NJ is a lot cheaper (closer to the NY state border) so we're looking there lol. Ideally, I want 2 story, but we'll see lol. We have a 1 bed, 1 bath now and since we are buying, we want the 2 beds 2 baths for more space and also better resale value.
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  • Gen
    Champion June 2019
    Gen ·
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    We're in central NJ too! Super frustrating though because my office is very far east (by Newark) and my husband works about an hour (with no traffic) southwest of my office. So like, we have to stay pretty central so that the commute isn't awful for either of us (right now it's about 15 mins for him and 40 for me, and our new place will be about 20-25 for him and 30-35 for me).... and most of the places that are relatively in the middle of our offices are either pretty unsafe areas, OR super ritzy and expensive -.- It was not an easy search haha.

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  • Gen
    Champion June 2019
    Gen ·
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    Thank you! Smiley laugh I just can't believe how different things are going to be this time next month!

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  • Gen
    Champion June 2019
    Gen ·
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    Thank you! I am so excited to decorate too but since this is like our first REAL place (I graduated college in 2018 and we have lived with my family since then) we have basically no furniture so we're prioritizing getting like, a couch and a kitchen table hahaha. I'm trying so hard not to splurge on too much non-necessities Smiley tongue Luckily we have SO much kitchen stuff from our registry, but it's unbelievable how much stuff we still need!

    Congrats on your promotions too! That's so exciting! When are you moving or have you moved?

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  • Ceelie
    Expert August 2019
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    Yeah I definitely agree! We are also starting from scratch haha talk about stress! We haven't moved yet, our move in date is August 24th and our wedding is August 31st. We wanted to make sure we'd be settled in and not have to worry about putting furniture together and having boxes everywhere after such a long crazy day lol. When do you guys move and what day is your wedding!?

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  • Gen
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    Gen ·
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    We got married on June 2 and we are moving August 10! Ideally we wanted to move before the wedding but, things got so stressful with wedding planning that we decided to put off the move so we weren't dealing with both at the same time! We were so busy the last few weeks of June after the honeymoon just with other miscellaneous things that we didn't even get to looking again until July... I'm just so glad we finally found a place and are going haha. That's great that you'll be all settled by the time you get back from your wedding though Smiley laugh I would've loved to do that in theory!

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  • MrsD
    Legend July 2019
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    Congratulations! Super cute home. Nothing wrong with renting! We bought a home and love it, but sometimes miss renting (like when our roof leaked haha)! Congratulations!

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  • Btbride
    Super August 2019
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    You guys are the CUTEST couple. I love your new place and your kitties! Congrats on everything! So happy for you!
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  • Gen
    Champion June 2019
    Gen ·
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    Thank you! Smiley laugh Yeah my coworkers are all much older than me and they're always complaining about all their home repair issues and such, it makes me grateful we're not buying yet haha. This is the first time I'm moving out after college and the first time husband and I will be living alone together so... it's just so neat to have a place that finally actually feels like *ours* even if we don't technically OWN it Smiley tongue

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  • Gen
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    Thank you! Smiley laugh our kitties are the best hahaha

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  • H
    Master July 2019
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    Same. I'm in Passaic County and he's in Middlesex County, so same exact issue: to expensive or unsafe.
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  • Katherine
    Expert July 2019
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    With wedding planning and wedding wire, I am SO not surprised that that's the right job for you. Congrats!

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  • Gen
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    Gen ·
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    Hahaha, right? Smiley xd Thank you! It's what I've always wanted to do! I feel like I'm now just going to get paid for doing things that I'd like to do for fun anyway? I hope it's as great as I'm expecting! Smiley laugh

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  • Clíodhna
    WeddingWire Administrator January 2030
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    Congratulations on the new place and job promotions!

    That's amazing news Smiley smile

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