It's been another week and I'm taking a little time to reflect. Jeff and I will be celebrating our 4th wedding anniversary later this week, and we ended up going out for an anniversary dinner last night. Jeff took me to Leo's downtown, and it was so delicious! I just love doing new things with Jeff. While we enjoyed a great dinner, we talked a little about the years since we got married, the years that we dated, and the current stage our life is in. The more years we are married, the more we learn about eachother, but also the more we learn about family dynamics.
Jeff and I were raised in very different ways. Although there are some similarities, we've found that even in these few short 4 years of being married, there are also some big differences. There have been a few disagreements throughout the years regarding different things that involve our familes or the way we were brought up. I suppose each new married couple realizes these differences as more and more years go by. I come from a pretty small, independent family, whereas Jeff comes from a large, extended close-knit family. It's easier to sort things out when it's just the two of you, but after adding Caleb to our family we have found we need to come together and make our own family priorities.
I think having family close by is a huge blessing, and we're both glad we have family support. After all, family is really all you have. But, I also think there is a fine line where family can become a point of stress and disagreement. I'm hopeful that Jeff and I will learn and grow together as we create our own, individual family in the years to come.
"A son is a son until he takes him a wife. A daughter is a daugther all of her life."
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