The Process of Being Newlyweds

It's funny, in life we tend to assume we are perfect and everyone else has the problems. A good example of this was when Travis and I first moved into our new apartment together. I was busy making the bed and tidying up our room and in the corner of my eye I see the drawers of Travis's dresser hanging half out of their slots. As I am beginning to get annoyed by his messiness, I hear from the living room,  "Really Christie? You left your cereal bowl on the coffee table." We were both ready to get onto the other about what they were doing wrong but we didn't take the time to look at ourselves.
Being newly married and learning what it's like to live with someone else is a process. It has involved a 10 minute discussion on why I have "decorative place mats" that we can't actually eat on, what the point of making the bed every morning is even though no one will see it but us, and why I need to keep better track of my phone and keys so we don't have to search for them every time we leave the house.
Being married to Travis has been the most incredible time in my life. Marriage involves putting myself second to my spouse, enjoying our time together (even if it's watching late night Man vs. Food) and most of all having someone love me more than I could ever imagine.