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