Of course, when I signed up for 31 days of blogging, I knew that would include Saturday and Sunday. It’s still weird, though, to plan having something on this little space seven days a week. Usually, if I post on Saturday or Sunday, it’s once in a blue moon (like last weekend when I was so excited about our camp out).

So here it is, Saturday, and I’m thinking about marriage, Saturdays, and why I’m usually not here. Well, Saturdays we try to make a family day. Mr. Gray works hard all during the week, and Saturdays are reserved for football trips, family time, or dates. We try to make Saturday a together day, either just for us–if we haven’t been able to get any lunch dates or date nights in during the week–or as a family.

During the fall, football is our family event. We all love it, and it’s a great way to getaway together and enjoy some fun! I ask Mr. Gray all the time what he would do if he had a wife who wasn’t into football (or–gasp!–wasn’t an Aggie). Thank goodness, there’s no need to worry with that!

What does your family do on Saturdays? Is is a family day or a work day?

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After the wedding, the honeymoon, and that fun, real life starts (which is also fun, for the record). Even after dating long-term, being married, being completely connected is different. I know when we first got married, I was a young little thing, just 21, and I had all sorts of ideas in my head about what married life would be like. Of course, there were plenty of things I didn’t think married life would be like, too. You know, those things you just don’t realize until you’re married.

I never thought… 

+ the grocery list would become a sacred item, only to be issued to the other party with specific instructions and brand names.

+ I could worry so much about how long it takes someone to get home (I’m sure I’ll revisit this once Baby Gray is of driving age). I mean, really, how many visions do I really have to have of my husband in the ditch before I get Find My iPhone to work in our reception-scarce town? (And, you know, the pre-Find My iPhone days when life was really stressful.)

+ a side of the bed could be so important. Left, please.

+ I’d depend on someone so much.

+ I could be so excited to do nothing with someone. Just being in Mr. Gray’s presence seems to be the perfect cure for a stressful day, hurt feelings, being lonesome, or any ol’ thing. 

+ someone could know me so well, push all the right buttons, make me so happy and so mad (sometimes at the same time), and be the perfect balance to who I am.

Anything you didn’t realize until marriage? 

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So, you want to get married? Well, find the boy of your dreams and get with it!

I know, I know, it’s not always that easy. It would seem, though, that some tend to think the work goes into planning the wedding, rather than making the marriage. Don’t get me wrong, I wanted my wedding to be “perfect” just as much as the next bride–and to this day, I still haven’t found anything I would change about it (except I would have had a hashtag; you know, if hashtags were a thing in 2006).

It’s so easy to get caught up in the flowers, the dress, the cake, the food, the music, the soap in the bathroom: all the tiny details that make a wedding can also make you crazy.

The truth of the matter is, though, that none of that stuff makes a difference in the long run. It’s fun, and pretty, but it’s not going to make or break you. What makes a difference is the work you put in as a couple to get ready to become husband and wife. And–once you are man and wife, the work you put in from there will only make you stronger. So, seal that deal with a kiss and know that the real work comes after the party is over!

Let the wedding serve as a beginning of your life together. Let it be the starting gun to a life of togetherness, coupledom, wedded bliss.

Surround yourself with lots of your favorite people, celebrate, and ask them to be prayful for you on your new journey as a married couple. Enjoy your wedding day, and look back on it fondly as the day two became one. 

I’m writing Marriage Matters as part of the #write31days challenge. Are you in? Let me know in the comments! I’d love to check your posts out!

Marriage is a subject that is near and dear to my heart. When I first heard about #write31days, I knew marriage would be my topic before I even decided I was going to write. Marriage Matters. Tune in through the month of October to find out more.

For the month of October, I’ll be talking about marriage. You can click straight on the Marriage Matters button in the side bar, or sign up for email updates to receive it in your inbox each day. I’ll also link each post up here.