Note To Self:
Congratulations! You've made it through 100 days of marriage!
Something about 3-digit numbers make things seem legitimate, you know? Saying, "we've been married for 3 and half months" just doesn't have the same ring to it as, "we've been married for 100 days." So… yay! We've been married for 100 days!
I'm sure people who have been married for years would laugh at being proud of only 100 days. Really, it's not a lot of time. It's what happens in those 100 days that really matters. I've learned more about my husband in the last 100 days than I think I did in the entire 365 days before that. I'm sure he's learned just as much about me. It's insane!
I've learned that when he says we're out of butter, there's probably still a full stick of butter left in the fridge. I've learned that his bedtime is typically way later than mine is. I've learned that chips and salsa is always the answer to "what do you want to eat?".
He's learned that when I say "No, I don't need to shower. I haven't gone to the gym and my hair still looks good" I mean that I am really not going to take a shower. I don't eat Ramen like soup, I drain most of the water so it's really just noodles. I also favor one side of my body (ex: I eat all the gross fruit snacks on the left side of my mouth and all the good fruit snacks on the right side). I'm weird and he's slowly learning that haha
What else has happened in the last 100 days since we got married?
I have had people ask me, "How's married life?" WAY more than I did 101 days ago . . . haha probably more than 100 times, too.
I gained another role. I'm all sorts of things! Daughter, sister, cousin, student, employee, etc. Now I've added "wife" to that list! It's crazy how much pressure I've put on myself because of that title. Now it feels like I have to be able to do everything . . . because that's what wives and mothers do, right? They know everything and are capable of everything. At least that's what it seems like when you're looking from the outside. When you're on the inside, though, it often feels like you don't know and can't do anything (at least that's my experience). I thank God every day for a husband who makes me feel like I'm good enough.
On a similar note, I've tried to come up with every cute idea out there to implement in our marriage and life. I convinced Stefen that we needed to cut a piece off of the christmas tree so we could make it into an ornament and write "Our 1st Christmas" on it.
For the last two day's I've been trying to figure out where I could buy a 100 pc puzzle for us to put together tonight (100 days, 100 pieces, so cute, right?). Turns out when you don't think about it till Saturday and the event is on Monday, the only puzzles you can find are one of a frog and one with some StarWars character on it. Then I thought I could make my own puzzle! YEAH RIGHT! So I abandoned the puzzle idea… we'll try again at 500 days (500 pieces) or 1000 days (1000 pieces) haha
Anyway! It's been a really good 100 days. Not easy, by any means, but good. I can't wait to spend many more days married to my wonderful husband :)
Most of my blog posts have a lesson or something . . . a "Note to Self." This one is a little different, I think. Maybe the lesson is to be proud of your accomplishments . . . like being married for 100 days and not killing each other yet! ;) haha
