Welp, it's almost been a year... one whole year... 365 days... 525,600 minutes of marriage for Dustin and me... the Hammocks :)
Can you believe it? Time flies when you are having fun, Time is of the essence, Time in a bottle, Time waits for no man... Okay, I'm running out of time sayings.
I went to dinner with some good friends not too long ago and they asked me, "Everyone says the first year of marriage is the hardest... has it been for you?" It was the easiest and hardest question for me to answer. My first comic strip thought bubble to pop up was simply, no... this was followed by a number of popping thought bubbles which meant I was trying to find a suitable explanation.
It felt too simple and obvious! For me, this didn't feel like a hard year, and from what my amateur fortune telling skills (palm readings $5!) tell me, it probably won't be the hardest. The reason this question was hard was because I had a hard time pin-pointing an exact reason why my answer could so easily be no! I answered by saying no, but following with, I can see how it could be for some couples. It's a BIG, HUGE, MONSTER of a life-change for any and everyone taking the plunge, tying the knot, or jumping the broom! For us, we just knew we were ready for that change/plunge/knot/jump and whatever MONSTER challenges it packed up to move into our 3bdrm starter home with us from day 1 to 365... and all the days and living spaces to follow.
By answering no to that question, I, Mrs. Hammock, do solemnly swear that I do not, hereby, think we have "the perfect relationship" because I really don't... and I know there is no such thing! Sorry for going all Judge Judy, but I do not want anyone to misconstrue my answer as me putting us up on some pedestal. We have definitely had arguments/disagreements, bad days, bad moods, times where we said things that we didn't mean, etc. By no means did these things send the whole year cycloning down the drain and these are minimal moments compared to the blessings and fun we have had.
We couldn't have asked for a better first year Whether you are a newlywed or have been married for a few years or decades I'm sure the first year is something that will not be forgotten. Whether it was the hardest or the easiest it's something that is irreplacable. For anyone getting married this year be ready for anything, be ready to tackle everything, and pray first, think later!
