Newlywed life isn’t all glitz and glam forScotty McCreery.
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McCreery previously talked about being ready to face the challenges of married life with Dugal, including keeping their home neat and tidy.
“We’re both not the cleanest people in the world, so we gotta work on that,” McCreery told PEOPLE in June. “It’s a challenge I’m looking forward to!”
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The coupletied the knotin North Carolina in June, andmoved in togethershortly after. Though they’ve known each other since kindergarten, they didn’t start dating until six years ago. So far, McCreery says, they’re “having a blast living together and starting a home.”
“It’s just been so much fun,” he says. “She’s definitely my better half.”
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McCreery will head out on hisSeasons Changetour throughout 2019 beginning on Nov. 29 and says his wife has gotten the chance to join him on the road in the past “a little bit.”
“She’s a nurse, so she’s busy as well,” he says. “But whenever the dates match up, she’s out with us.”
As for what he’s most excited about for the CMA Awards, McCreery says it comes down to “just catching up with everybody.”
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McCreery also dished on his plans for hitting the after parties with Dugal.
“We’re out until at least 5 or 6 a.m.,” he says with a laugh. “No, I don’t know. We’ll be out there tonight for a little bit, but we’re waking up early. We’re heading down to Memphis tomorrow for Christmas At Graceland. We’re lighting up Graceland for Christmas.”
source: people.com
