We celebrated two weeks of being married along with Valentine’s Day yesterday! These last two weeks have been wonderful. We have been enjoying each other. We have also been learning a lot about what it’s like to live with each other.

For example, last Tuesday I was really tired. The previous night was the first night Oreo (Rafa’s cat) and Hawk (my dog) tried to regain their spots in bed with their respective masters. A 20 pound cat and a 14 pound dog, two newlyweds, and noisy neighbors meant restless sleep for me. So, when the alarm went off of Tuesday morning, I hit the snooze to catch a few more minutes of sleep. Then I hit it again.

And again.

And one more time, just to be sure.

Unsurprisingly, this lead to both of us getting out of bed quite a bit later than we needed to. We managed to get to work on time, but not without a lot of rushing (including sprinting to the bus stop).

I learned a lot that morning. First lesson – When I hit the snooze button, it does not affect just me. Second lesson – Rafa does not like to be rushed in the morning. He feels better during the whole day when his morning starts right. I can appreciate that.

We’re learning, growing and waking together!