Omar and I celebrated our 2 year wedding anniversary a little early with a festive coffee date and staycation in Dallas! Decked out in Banana Republic, we loved just enjoying each other’s company over good coffee and reminiscing on all the memories we’ve made over the last 2 years!
I love these monochromatic outfits! I paired a chunky sweater (similar) with a metallic midi skirt (also comes in rose gold) and over-the-knee boots! I think it is the perfect modest holiday party outfit that’s not too much! For Omar, I paired a check blazer with gray wash jeans (He loves the fit of these!!) to add a more casual, but still sophisticated vibe!
Although our life together is still just beginning, I feel like I’ve learned a few things about communication, teamwork and self discovery that I thought I would share! Leave me a comment if marriage has taught you anything interesting that you didn’t know before!
Not Everyone Expresses Love the Same Way: If you’ve never heard of “The Five Love Languages”, you need to look it up! I am very much a “words of affirmation” kind of girl. I would constantly tell my husband how much he meant to me, while expecting the same amount of verbal feedback in return. At first, this really bothered me that he wasn’t reciprocating in the way that I wanted. But I slowly realized that my husband communicated love much differently than me. Instead of constantly telling me why he loved me, he would express his love in other ways like doing things for me such as making me breakfast, helping me with my blog, or taking my car to get it serviced. Being married taught me that not everyone is like me.
We are a Team: Something I didn’t realize was going to be an adjustment for me was remembering to consider my husband in every little decision I made. I lived life prior to marriage for myself and only thought about my own needs and wants. I feel like marriage has helped me not to be as selfish and has allowed me to see past myself in certain situations. I’ve realized marriage requires effort on both sides every single day to maintain our relationship. But I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Discovering Myself : Although being married is very much a joint effort, I feel like I’ve grown as an individual and learned more about myself in the process. One thing I absolutely despised before we got married was “guy time”. I couldn’t understand why Omar would want to spend time with anyone else other than me in his free time. Once we got married and started spending every moment together, the more I realized that we needed our own space in order to nurture ourselves as individuals. Part of that for him was spending time with his friends, so I had to ask myself what was it that I enjoyed? I use to beat myself up because I didn’t have a huge group of friends like my husband, but I learned to appreciate that I am happy spending time by myself or with my parents and siblings. My idea of the perfect night is snuggling by the fire with a cup of hot tea in my pajamas, and I’m perfectly fine with that.
Happy anniversary Omar! To many more life lessons and happy memories!
Thank you Banana Republic for partnering with me on this post!
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