1. Netflix is the greatest thing ever. Before marriage, I rarely watched movies because I have this philosophy that when groups of people get together, they should interact with each other rather than sit around watching movies. I also never watched movies alone because that's just sad. Plus, I need someone to answer my questions when I am confused with the story line (which is all the time...). But now that I have a built-in movie watching buddy, we watch movies all the time! I am finally watching all those movies that EVERYONE except me has seen. Hopefully now I will stop hearing, "What? You've never seen that??"
2. I like to cook. This one surprised me because I've never had a reason to cook before. During the last three years of college I've survived on grilled cheese sandwiches, cereal, pasta from a box, and chicken nuggets. I didn't see the point in spending all the time and energy to make a nice meal for myself. Now that I have someone else to eat the food with me, cooking has suddenly become fun. Ben usually helps me. Not only is it rewarding to successfully follow a recipe, but it has been a great bonding experience for Ben and I. Yes, there have been several nights where our dinner was not edible and we ended up at Subway, but that happens to the best of us. We're still learning.
3. Financial Aid is the greatest thing ever. No explanation needed.
4. A messy house isn't going to kill me. Injure me, maybe. But not kill me. I always assumed that I would marry a clean freak just like me. Just come look at our living room floor and you will see that this is not what happened. I try to remind myself that no one's house is perfect and the mess doesn't matter that much. But then I decide that it does matter and I clean it up. Maybe I'll get lucky and my kids will be clean freaks. Probably not. One of these days I'll have to get over my clean fetish, but that day is not going to be today.
5. The world does not revolve around me. Before marriage, I only had to worry about myself. Suddenly now I have to learn to put someone else's needs ahead of my own. And as much as I love Ben, it's hard to get over that "I am the most important person" mentality. I guess this is good practice with putting other people first before we have kiddos.
6. Getting married does not suddenly make you a grown-up. I still feel like a kid who doesn't know anything about anything. But I'm learning. Isn't that what life is all about?
3. Financial Aid is the greatest thing ever. No explanation needed.
4. A messy house isn't going to kill me. Injure me, maybe. But not kill me. I always assumed that I would marry a clean freak just like me. Just come look at our living room floor and you will see that this is not what happened. I try to remind myself that no one's house is perfect and the mess doesn't matter that much. But then I decide that it does matter and I clean it up. Maybe I'll get lucky and my kids will be clean freaks. Probably not. One of these days I'll have to get over my clean fetish, but that day is not going to be today.
5. The world does not revolve around me. Before marriage, I only had to worry about myself. Suddenly now I have to learn to put someone else's needs ahead of my own. And as much as I love Ben, it's hard to get over that "I am the most important person" mentality. I guess this is good practice with putting other people first before we have kiddos.
6. Getting married does not suddenly make you a grown-up. I still feel like a kid who doesn't know anything about anything. But I'm learning. Isn't that what life is all about?
I feel like I should "like" this but since that is not an option I will just tell you... I like this! We too have burned a few meals, watched a lot of movies, and feel like kids that aren't ready for the big "real" world out there.
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