Married

So I'm married.  Almost for 3 months now.  It's normal...not strange.  I thought it would be strange, but it's not.  It's normal.  And good.  Brad and I were just talking the other night and I realized that I'm really in love with him - haha, good thing, right?  I used to think that I loved him enough and couldn't possibly love him any more.  But let's be honest, that was in my younger, "less experienced" days when everything was chocolate, roses, diamonds, and dinners every night.  Now I know I was wrong.  I can honestly say I love him more every day.  There's something really wonderful about spending every day with your best friend.  That's how it is with us.  We love being together.  Not because we're insecure and can't spend time apart, we just really like to be around each other.  He puts up with me and my crazy and I put up with him and his crazy - it's a great trade off.  Anyway - enough mushy love stuff. 

These are a few things that I've learned in the short, short time that I've been married:

1. "We" is way more important than "me".  I used to think it was all about me (sometimes), or want it to be (sometimes). However,
2. He always has and will likely continue to nearly always give me my way. (YES!  Maybe this is why it doesn't matter that it's not all about me, because he still makes it that way.)
3. Guilty pleasure reality TV shows (i.e. anything on Bravo) are to be recorded and watched on my own time.  He's definitely not interested.  I knew this - every now and then I can suck him into something (like the Glee season premiere).  He only does it because he loves me and I know that he laments the hour of his life that he can never get back.
4. Old habits and routines are hard to break, but it's worth it to let them go and make new ones together.
5. Agreeing on things like which way the toilet paper should come off the roll (from the top, NEVER from the bottom), make life easier.
6. Give a little to get a lot. 
7. People come with quirks and strong preferences for things.  I wasn't even aware of most of my strong preferences, but I've learned I care about things like the way towels are folded (to fit in the cabinet) and how things are loaded in the dishwasher.  *I have compromised and now place utensils up, rather than down (except knives), but bowls and items on the top rack have a specific order and place, thank you.* 
8. I'm a terribly messy cook.
9. We're better at doing things when we do them together.  Especially when it comes to stuff that neither of us want to do.
10. Boys are still boys, even when they're married and grown up.
11. I leave drawers open.  All the time.  Ever seen Date Night?  Yeah, well apparently I'm just like Steve Carell.