Lessons Learned

Yesterday was our 6 month anniversary. After the initial shock of realizing it’s already been six months since the wedding, I started thinking…


Here’s what I’ve learned so far:

-- You can burn marshmallows.

-- Combining two lives is harder than you’d think. Fitting both of our stuff into one apartment has been hard enough, but it’s also difficult to figure out bank accounts, credit cards, who’s doing the dishes, the laundry… and much, much more.

-- Old habits are hard to break.

-- I can’t ever make anything just like Mom… or Grandma

-- Pick your battles. Proverbs 19:13 says “a nagging wife is like a dripping faucet”.

-- Changing your name is difficult – I still get bills that are under my maiden name. I thought I changed them all, but it seems every month I’ve missed one.

-- It’s also difficult to get used to a new name. At work, people call me Mrs. Hatfield… and I ignore them! (unintentionally, of course!)

-- Don’t take time together for granted. We have completely opposite schedules, which means time together is precious.

-- Date night is important. We set aside Friday night as “date night” – a night we don’t make plans with anyone but each other.

-- Cooking for two is difficult. It’s hard to find recipes for just 2 people… making for a lot of over-eating and an overstuffed freezer!

-- Take time for yourself. It’s important to have enough “me” time to enjoy your time together.

-- I still have a lot to learn… :-)