The OK Adventures of Peppersloth and Annie

Wow! A whole year! I’m absolutely blown away by how fast this past year went with my husband. Honestly, I didn’t believe marriage would make time move faster. I was wrong. This first year has gone by in the blink of an eye. And now that it’s over, I want to share what I’ve learned about marriage in this first year.

                Marriage is reminding each other of the ‘why’.

                Marriage is making fun of your spouse for watching rich people live fake lives, while you watch grown men dress up in costumes and throw things at each other.

                Marriage is fighting together until you both win.

                Marriage is talking it out, when you feel like shutting down.

                Marriage is having a twenty minute conversation about an artist that neither of you actually care about.

                Marriage is inferring meaning.

                Marriage is giving each other space.

                Marriage is listening and understanding.

                Marriage is picking your battles.

                Marriage is compromising on how money is used.

                Marriage is agreeing to disagree.

                Marriage is playing on your phones, not talking, on opposite sides of the couch.

                Marriage is meals at the dinner table.

                Marriage is endless medical, vehicle, and house problems.

                Marriage is sending each other 80,000 TicToks a day.

                Marriage is mimicry.

                Marriage is writing down a schedule that no one can keep track of.

                Marriage is fun! Life is hard. How you respond to it is going to determine how hard your marriage is.

                Marriage is an adventure!

                Marriage is work, which is why I don’t have a job outside our home.

                Marriage is a ministry. We serve each other, as Christ serves us.

                Marriage is sex, which is also a lot of work. But it’s fun!

                Marriage is dealing with each other’s emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual baggage.

                Marriage is calling each other on your crap. No one is perfect.

                Marriage is love.

                Marriage is annoying.

                Marriage is Starbucks on Sunday mornings, and naps on Sunday afternoons.

                Marriage is date nights.

                Marriage is a lot of eating.

                Marriage is feeling helpless, and knowing God is the only answer.

                Marriage is butt poking and boob grabbing.

                Marriage is watching each other’s favorite movies and TV shows. Thanks George Lucas and Stan Lee. You both can stop now!

                Marriage is replacing ‘I screwed up’ with ‘I’m learning’

                Marriage is choosing your family, over your blood.

                Marriage is late night drives.

                Marriage is constantly finding new ways to make the other person mad.

                Marriage is choosing to apologize first.

                Marriage is discussing how many times you’ve both pooped.

                Marriage is making a menu, and then choosing McDonald’s.

                Marriage is petty.

                Marriage is being cute and gross together.

                Marriage is building a home together.

                Marriage is encouraging each other.

                Marriage is saying ‘I love you’ even if you don’t like each other in the moment.

                Marriage is praying together.

                These are in no particular order, although the last one is my favorite. We end every night together in prayer! I cannot wait for next year when the list is even longer. Happy Anniversary, Jerrad! I love you!