Marriage at it's finest

Marriage has it's easy times and it's difficult times. Luckily, being married only two weeks, we find it to be easier right now. This is one of the easiest times we've had in our relationship and I love it. With the honeymoon phase in full effect, it is so much easier to love one another and forgive. Sex every night is great and we both want to do it. I look for ways to serve my husband daily and he goes out of his way for me too. I enjoy making his lunch, cooking dinner, and preparing his coffee for the next day.

I love this stage of marriage. It's new and when you or your spouse does something irritating, it's easier to laugh it off or forgive.

Take this morning for example.

My husband has a long commute. He gets up at 4:10am. I don't have to get up until 6:45am. Every night I get his coffee ready and set the delay brew function to go off when he's getting ready for work. When the coffee is ready, he pours it in his travel mug, shuts it off, and puts the dishes by the sink.

I need to preface this and let you know that I am generally not a morning person. So, when my husband called me literally the second I stood up out of bed, it did not go well. The sound of the ringing from my phone right after the alarm going off really rattled me. He called to ask if I would check to make sure the coffee maker was turned off totally not knowing that it has an auto shut-off feature. The loud ringing of the phone made me jumpy. All morning I was dropping things and got very frustrated. When I called my husband on the way to work I was less than kind. I blamed him for ruining my morning in a sense. I was upset and I took it out on him.

Of course, by the time we got off of the phone I was crying and apologizing for my reaction. He accepted my apology and we were able to both move on in a positive way. It wasn't anything big, but could have turned into something huge if we weren't careful. I love my husband and I strive to show him every day.

Every day has its opportunities to show love and respect. Some days are easier and some days are harder, but we always need to focus on why we love them and why we married them and put things in perspective.