Dear Princess Twilight,
Thank you so much for your kind words in your last letter. Odd as it may sound on paper, part of me wishes you could have been here to witness the ceremony. I may have been marrying a princess in my heart, but the wedding was small and fairly simple. Just close family and friends. Honestly, it reminded me a bit of the intimate affairs that take place all over Equestria; or at least outside of Canterlot’s fancy ballrooms, ha ha.
Since you asked, the honeymoon was amazing. Turns out the the girls got together with Twilight’s parents and surprised us with a trip to Spain! Oh gosh it was just heaven over there. Gorgeous monasteries built into a mountain just like Celestia’s castle. Gorgeous coastal beaches as far as the eye can see, and the old world architecture! Our classmate Rose recommended us to a small Flamenco joint in Barcelona and oh wow was that an experience. Amazing stuff! I wish I could send photos through this book! You’d love it! Part of me wonders how similar this all looks to Marecelona, now that I think about it.
Of course we’re both flattered over the gift that you offered. Silverware inlaid with real crystals from the Crystal Empire would be magnificent in any universe. If we ever do crack the code of sending everyday items through the portal, we’d be proud to put it to use in our home.
Speaking of which: it looks like home is about to change for us. I always planned on taking a semester off before jumping into grad school. Twilight of course got right back into it almost as soon as we got back to campus. Between her research stipend and my job at the local izakaya, things have been fine though. Tight but fine.
But Twilight’s been offered a fully paid research fellowship in Seattle. It’s all but impossible for us to turn it down. The boost for her career is immense, of course, but fully paid too? Our meager bank account would thank us. But I’d have to re-apply to a grad school up there from scratch, since the one Twi would be going to is way too technical to have anything related to ‘hospitality and management’. Plus we’d be far away from everyone else we know, with no support network to help if things go sideways.
I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t putting a strain on us. Sure we’ve had our disagreements, but we’ve never fought before. Not like you think of when you think of a couple fighting, anyway.
Guess there’s a first time for everything then.