Eddie and I are so overjoyed to be husband and wife. It's only been a little over two months, but it feels like we've been married for much longer. Needless to say, we are blessed and count our blessings every day.
These first two months of marriage have not gone without its share of challenges though. We got married on a Friday and by the following Tuesday, I was buried in a film in Canada. My focus had to be on my work, and his was on the boys at home and the possibility of his new show "The Playboy Club." Even though he came to visit me on the weekends and I went home on the weekends when we had the boys, it was far from a "honeymoon." It was emotionally challenging for both of us to be away from each other as we had just become husband and wife. After finishing a 3 and a 1/2 week long shoot in Canada, we did get to take a wonderful honeymoon to Cabo! It was pure heaven!
During the filming of my movie, Eddie was filming a movie in Atlanta himself. His show also got picked up. I was beyond excited for him—I think even more than he was! He was so sweet and really wanted me at the up fronts in New York with him. I really wanted to be there to support my hardworking, well deserving husband. I was very thankful to the people I was working with when they changed my film schedule around so I could go be a supportive wife. I love that role more than anything in this world.
We were very anxious about where Eddie's show was going to end up filming. It was between LA and Chicago and of course, it ended up being Chicago. After a bit of a freak out by both of us, we knew we would hunker down and just figure it out. There was the kids’ schedules, the custody arrangements, the juggling of my touring, radio promotion, album and movie press schedules, finding a new home in Chicago, finding time for us as newlyweds....amongst so many other details. It's been quite overwhelming, but as a team, we are tackling it together. Needless to say, it's been a challenging first two months of marriage. I'm so proud of us and other couples who tackle life's obstacles together as one. It makes you stronger as a couple. The communication skills we have developed in the past few months and the solid foundation we are laying down in our marriage is a fascinating process and a revelation.
We are going through some major changes as a couple and a family, but we are strong. Through it all, we're loving and laughing and looking at our journey as a new adventure. Most of all, we are supporting each other, supporting our family and one of us is always picking up where the other has left off. What more could we ask for? We have two loving, dedicated hearts, committed to celebrating each other's successes and making the challenges work, no matter what. I'm so proud of my husband and he's constantly reminding me of how proud he is of me. There's nothing better than having family to be proud of. Without family, the rest means nothing. That's why we are committed to always staying connected as a family, no matter where in the world we are. So, those have been our lessons in the first two months of marriage, and good ones I must say. Really, I think that's what marriage is all about...support, understanding, respect, compromise and most of all love and laughter!
