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Things We've Learned About Each Other Since Getting Married

Sammy and I were together 3 1/2 years before we said I do. Everyone said that as soon as we were living together, that'd we learn so much about the other. I knew that learning to live together would be a bit of a learning curve, but was convinced that I knew everything about Sammy. I was well aware that sometimes he would have gas, and other normal human things. 

Nearing our two year anniversary though, I've realized that there were a LOT of things that I didn't know about Sammy, and he didn't know about me. Here are some of the things we've learned about each other these past two years. 
Things I've Learned About Sammy 

*Pizza gives him heartburn. I would get so frustrated with Sammy when he'd turn down a trip to get pizza if we'd had pizza within a week, or wouldn't want to have pizza if I'd made a pizza flavored meal earlier in the week. I attributed this to his weirdness about certain foods (mainly sweets) and just rolled my eyes. Well, we were trying a new pizza place and he said, "This is the best pizza I've ever had. It doesn't give me heartburn after I eat it." 
I couldn't believe it! We've been together over five years at this point, and I'm just learning that pizza gives him heartburn. Now that I understand this, it's much easier, and if I really want pizza I make sure it's heartburn friendly. 

*He's a much bigger nerd than I imagined. I knew that Sammy loved Batman and superhero movies, but I did not realize how deep that love went. He's read comics, watches videos about characters backstories, and now with the influx of superhero movies coming out, he's able to name new characters just from the two second flashes of them shown in trailers. Since getting married, I've seen what level this love goes too, and try to learn with him.

*His love of sports is so much more intense than I realized. When we were dating, I watched total less than ten games on the television. Getting married and seeing how much more he watched when I went home has been a big shock. It doesn't just go to watching the sports, it includes the sports radio. He loves sports radio, something I had no idea about. He'll listen to it every morning when he cooks, and I know if he's taken his lunch or not when I grab the car depending on what radio station he was on.

*He is really good with kids. We weren't around a lot of kids while we were dating. Now that we have friends with kids, and interact with kids at church, I've seen a side of Sammy that I never saw before. He loves them SO much. Sometimes I'll think what a kid is doing is annoying, but he sees it in a completely different way with such love. Every time we meet new kids, they flock to him and it's adorable. 

*He loves service. He's always looking for ways to serve others, including me.  I knew this, but didn't know just how much he does and loves it until I was living with him.

*He loves animals. They're also very drawn to him, it's actually kind of weird at times. He cares about and loves them so much.

*His faith is so strong. He has so much faith in God and loves to learn. Every time he shares his testimony, he always says such profound things that I never would have thought before. He keeps us on track and is such an amazing Priesthood holder.

*His perfect hair takes a lot of time and effort to create every morning. 

Things Sammy has learned about me

*I often eat sweets for breakfast
*I'm obsessed with pizza
*I love animals as well
*I have a problem with picking at zits. (I'm sorry Sammy! I just can't stop staring when I know I could get it in three seconds and you just want to leave it alone!)
*He's never going to convince me to ride a roller coaster with him
*I actually write every day 
*I know a lot about the gospel (That's because I had 18 years on him;))

It makes me laugh the things we've learned, and I only know that we're going to keep on learning more and more about each other as we change as people over the years. I'm just glad that I get to learn about my best friend :) 

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  1. Bailey KayApril 25, 2016 at 10:25 AM

    I can't believe it's been almost 2 years of marriage for you and Sammy!!!

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