So my life begins as a wife and chef...

So here we are...Mr. and Mrs....The happy couple...

We have been married for almost a month now. It is crazy how fast things happened with us. Two years ago we met working in a restaurant. We started dating, and quickly fell in love...

He is in the Marines, and was deployed to Iraq eight months into our relationship. If that isn't the ultimate test of a relationship's strength, I don't know what is.
We spent seven months apart, with letters, emails, and the occasional phone call holding us together. Being apart from each other made us so much stronger, and he proposed to me when he returned...

We were married August 2, 2008, and so our lives began as a married couple...

I should probably mention that my husband is extremely close to his mother, and more than anything, adores his mother's cooking. So while I am elated to be his wife, and know that he adores me, I don't know that he will adore my cooking. Like most men, he loves to eat. So the pressure is on. How will I ever live up to his mother and provide great meals for him the way that she did?

I guess everyone has to start somewhere. So for me, it will start with my new Better Crocker Cookbook that my mother gave me for Christmas a few years back.

This book is extremely detailed and helpful. I am having his family over for dinner this week, so I guess no better time to try a new recipe than the present...I am scared of how this may turn out...

Like my marriage and cooking, blogging is also new to me...I figured that I could share my journey with all you other new wives or cooks out there and maybe we can learn together...

Here I go on my new wife and cooking adventure...

I'll keep you posted on how the first meal goes...