Year One: Check

Brian and I just celebrated being married for 1 year. Woot woot!

It really is fulfilling to now be relationship experts. I come here now to spread our knowledge as relationship gurus as a gift to you, my reader. You're welcome:

- The magic of putting together your first set of furniture together will wear off on furniture #5.

-You both communicate in different ways. You will forget that.

-Your unconscious self is a monster that steals blankets.

-Budgeting together is necessary and kinda fun!

-Coffee and half & half are always on the grocery list.

-There really are no spiders. It's just a toot blamed on a noiseless insect.

-You're both more selfish than you thought.

-Pray together each morning before work. It's a great way to set the tone for the day and leave feeling on the same team.

-Don't stop checking in with each other.

-You will fight over something that has nothing to do with what you are fighting about. You will name this fight and laugh fondly....in time.

-You might start laughing at your own jokes more than your S.O. does.

- Ice cream covers a multitude of sins.

-It's good to acknowledge strengths and weaknesses.

-You both might be weak in the same season of life. Hold each other and say everything will be okay.

-Holding hands is still sweet.

-Let your S.O. pay for dinner. You may have the same bank account, but it still feels nice.

-A little love note is never unwelcome.

- Not everything you cook will be amazing. Your S.O. will still eat it.

- You still need your friends and family.

-You will kill your plants, and then cycle through buying and killing (I'm currently in the buying cycle).

Through my sarcasm and tongue-in-cheek I am trying to convey that we're still learning and growing and I like it! The best advice I could give would be to let you know there can be such sweetness in the mundane. Some of my favorite memories from this past year involve hitting the snooze for 5 more minutes of snuggling and then groggily making coffee together. And really all you need for a successful relationship is someone you find irritatingly cute while they're purposefully annoying you.

-H