An Introduction

I was never the little girl who thought about her wedding one day. I never dreamed of white dresses or violins. It just wasn't something I thought would happen, even as a kid.

This ended up being a very good thing. I knew I wanted to marry my husband the day I met him. It took him a little longer than that. Our wedding was just the two of us (we eloped) and it was perfect. We've been together over 5 years.

I never pictured myself as a wife, even when we were dating. Just because I knew he was the one for me didn't mean I assumed he would feel the same way. Don't tell him, but even now, I don't always know what I'm doing.

Being with him is easy but I know that a relationship takes work. We were in a long distance relationship before we got married. There were a lot of hours in the car and ridiculous cell phone bills. I still have nights where I get in bed and am just so happy to be next to him because of all the nights we were apart.

Living together has been great, but we have settled into our ways. So much so that I tend to retreat when faced with new people and places. It's just so easy to stay home, sit back, and watch a movie every weekend (that would be our favorite date). I want our life to be fun and happy. That can be difficult when the roof starts leaking, deadlines loom, and there's a giant hairball in the middle of our bed. Not to mention when the in-laws call or the holidays come up.

Falling in love with my husband was the best thing that ever happened to me. But I know all relationships take work. I am determined to go out and do new things and put in the effort, the time, and the energy in order to make staying in love even better than falling into it.

I want to make my husband happy. This is the life I didn't even know I wanted. So I've decided it's time to get back to dating my husband.

We did date for 2 years. Surely we remember how, right?

-The Happy Wife