So since Collin and I are total experts on this, we have decided to create a list of the 10 things we have learned after being married a year. Now, needless to say Collin and I have been together for about 5 years now so we did already know a lot about each other...but some things were still a shock learning experience.
Here goes:
1. The Bed- "Where one sleeps and the other slumbers"
I am a normally decently light sleeper. The dogs barking, thunderstorms, alarm clock, etc. those things normally will wake me up if I hear them. Collin on the other hand could sleep through a tornado and have no idea. Speaking of the bed, this leads me to point #2
2. King Me
Invest in a big, comfy, sanctuary of a bed. Collin and I are both small people but I have a tendency to hog the bed and Collin as previously stated sleeps too hard to move him when he is taking up all the covers. We love having a big bed. Yes snuggling is good, but a good nights sleep is sometimes better.
3. Us v. The Laundry
Laundry is always an on going battle in our house. Putting it in to the washer, forgetting to put in the dryer, letting it sit in the dryer until wrinkles are impossible to get out, leaving them in the laundry basket for 2 weeks, missing clothes and finding them under our bed (Thank you Oliver & Copper). Etc. We even have an extra bedroom dedicated to laundry. Which leads me to #4.
4. Extra Bedrooms = 'Laundry Folding-Crafting-Gift Wrapping-Moment Alone" Rooms
We have a 3 bedroom 2 bath home for the two of us. We have one of the bedrooms set up totally as a guest room. And then we have another room that...well..is something else. Don't get me wrong, it is furnished as a guest bedroom, but we also have laundry flowing off the bed onto the floor, an ironing board that never gets put up for more than 8 hours, and I also usually have at least one project going on at all moments in that room.
5. Organized v. Messy- "Thank God for two closets"
When we were looking for home, we weren't very picky on the closet space. We knew it was our first home and we would need to compromise in some areas. Well thankfully God knew what I could and couldn't handle because the house we bought has two master closets in the bathroom. L.I.F.E. S.A.V.E.R. I knew Collin was a messy chaotically organized type person before we got married and me being the ultra neat freak that I am was a little worried for it. Two closets saved us. Also, having two bathrooms is pretty awesome too.
6. Board Games are the Best Date Night
Who needs cable TV and fancy nights out when you have each other, a good movie, and a competitive game of scrabble/sequence/monopoly/Yahtzee. Our game nights are by far some of our favorite nights of the week.
7. Shoes are a Decorating Item
Even though I am an OCD compulsively cleaned person, I do have the issue of leaving my shoes in random places. This is an issue that Collin and I have in common. We usually have about 2-3 pairs each scattered somewhere between our laundry room, living room, entry way, and kitchen.
8. I am becoming my Mother...
Dear Lord.... You swear for years that you won't do the things your Mother made you do in her home, but guess what...its inevitable. Now, I am lucky that Mother is pretty much the most amazing woman on the face of the earth so I would be blessed to be half the woman she is...even so.. Not an easy thing to accept at 23 years old.
9. Married with Children
Collin and I don't have any actual children yet. However, our dogs have become my babies and our yard has become Collin's. We have our lab Jade and our two dachshunds Oliver and Copper, and trust me when I say that they see themselves as pretty important in our little family. Might be because I treat them that way but they are practice in a way. Collin's main request when we bought a home was that it had a decent sized yard with a blank slate for him to create whatever he wanted. Well right now the main thing we are trying to create is grass... He has pulled up all the grass that was there ("Crap grass" as Collin sweetly called it) and has planted seed and analyzes it almost every evening. To each his or her own.
10. Woman's place is in the Kitchen
Apparently whichever man said this, had no cooking skills. Collin and I absolutely love to cook together. Hardly ever do we have a meal where I cooked everything. Collin is awesome in that he has no problem getting in the kitchen and helping. Whether that be cooking the vegetables, doing the dishes, or cooking the whole meal. And the meals we cook together, are amazing. Plus we usually turn music on while cooking and it turns into a pretty awesome date night.
Best decision we have made so far? Our House
We bought our first home in November of 2010. We had a down payment and safe jobs and so we started looking. We knew of one house that we really loved and even had watched the concrete foundation be poured. When we saw that it was still on the market, we jumped at the chance. It has by far been the smartest financial decision we have made together. If you have the means, we strongly recommend owning over renting. We love knowing that it is ours and we will be there for as long as we wish.
Now we had about 5 others items that we had come up with but I tried to neatly compile them all into 10 items. After more than a year of marriage, 5 years together, and knowing each other since we were 10 years old, we have never been more in love or have more respect and adoration for each other. It is definitely a learning curve but that's part of being a student of life, love, and God. We have faith that God will bless us for many more years and help us through the tough times as long as we tackle them together.
Blessings,
Jessica
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