Michael & Tonya Elgan: Newlyweds

So Michael and I are Newlyweds obviously and we are still learning new things about each other. And being out here in Hawaii has made us lean on each other more than ever. I decided to share a few stories about being newlyweds.

Every morning I take Michael to work because we only have one car and mine is still back home. We leave at about 6:45 every morning. Usually I am fine with this unless I don't get any sleep. If you know me you will know If I don't get enough sleep that I think I should I am a really onry person. My family also tells me I turn into a complete monster to be around when I am either tired, cold, hot, hungry, or don't want to do something. Obviously I don't get really mad at Michael but this is how the other morning went. We are sleeping on a air mattress and if it looses a little air after time it makes it more uncomfortable than it already is. He woke up at his normal time and went about getting his lunch together. He made the mistake of slamming the toilet seat down. I asked him why he had to slam it down (half asleep) He said he was sorry and didn't mean to. Then he went to the kitchen and turned on the light?!?! Right now we are sleeping in our living room because we refuse to pay for AC and Its cooler out here. So when he turned the light on I got a little mad... I said 'Seriously, why does the light need to be on'? He went on to say because he needed to be able to see.. ( its six in the morning and sadly light out) and turning the kitchen light on meant it being brighter and less sleeping for me. So I got mad, got out of bed and said 'your wasting power having the light on when it doesn't need to be, It's light out' and turned it off for him ( in a very rude way). Honestly the look on his face was priceless. He wash't mad just shocked. See I turn on every light to every room every time I get to one. I never turn them off when I leave, Michael is usually getting mad at me for leaving lights on or using them when they aren't needed. So my only excuse I could come up with that I knew he couldn't argue with was saving power. When in reality I was just really tired and being a brat. The best part of all this is he just sat there looking at me shocked yet wanting to smile because he just witnessed a new side of me. A side he will probably see more through out the years and I will continue to shock him.

I know that this might sound stupid to most people but when you are just dating you let them do whatever they want even when its the most annoying thing to you. When you get married that slowly fades. Not completely to where you hate each other. There is a lot of give and take. But when you know they are still going to love you after doing something bratty it makes it a little easier to do those things ya know. Michael has now learned how I am when I am tired.

I am not always a peach to be around and Michael isn't always a sweetheart like I say. Sometimes he will forget to open the door for me, or give me a kiss at night before he goes to sleep (which I usually bring on by being a brat and he wants to prove to me he can be one to). Honestly I do not know how he puts up with me. Or how he always finds me cute. I could be getting so mad at him and I will look at him and he will be smiling. Which makes me more frustrated because it makes me smile when I don't want to but can't help it. I could't tell you the last time we had a fight where we weren't holding back smiles. Its like we are secretly fighting over who is going to crack the first smile.

When I want say something but don't want to waste the time telling him I will walk off and saying it to myself and I will here Michael behind me saying to himself "Joyce? Are you there"? making fun of me for talking to myself. It really makes me fell like an idiot and he finds it so funny! Its even worse when he does it every time I talk to myself. Which I now know I do a lot. Do you know how irritating it is to have someone constantly remind you every time you talk to yourself. Just another reason why I love Michael (haha).

Being a newlywed is the best! It has its hard times for sure but all the good moments over weigh the bad for sure. We have a little more drama in our relationship than most. But everything that happens just makes us come closer together.The drama makes us fight for what we want. It shows us how our love is stronger than anything bad thrown our way. :) Hope you enjoyed my little stories. I haven't be able to post for a while because I have been really busy and the only reason I have time today is because I am so sore I cant walk! The gym is kicking my butt!!

Here are the pictures from lately.

My attempt to get Michael to stop eating my food