So I have been thinking about marriage. Probably because I am getting married. Holly and I completed our course at church "Before you say I do" so now we are ready to say I do. Next week we go to "pre-marriage counseling" by the pastor who is going to marry us. This is all so exciting and life changing. We have both read some marriage books and are getting prepared. I am now at the stage where the little details are now being thought of. Like, where are things going to go? How is the house going to change? How will our money and our messes will become one? How will our daily routines change? What sacrifices will need to be made? How will I be the family leader? And all of those things. Holly and I are both a little inexperienced, even with parents and happy marriages, but we are deeply in love right now. I think we should do as much preemptive planning as possible when life is grand. I am starting to notice that newlyweds all seem to be more blunt with each other than engaged couples. I guess once you are married you have to become blunt sometimes. I am glad we are getting prepared, that way marriage won't hit us all at once. Any advice for a future husband?

Joke
A farmer just got married and was going home on his wagon pulled by a team of horses. When one of the hoses stumbled, he said, "That's once."
Then it stumbled again. He said, "That's twice."
Then later it stumbled a third time. This time, he didn't say anything, just pulled out a shotgun and shot the horse dead.
His wife cried out and started to yell at him. The farmer turned to her and said, "That's once."