This boy. He is everything to me.

1. Not all men leave the toilet seat up. In fact, Clark has only left it up once during our first year of marriage. 99.7% accuracy. If putting the toilet seat down was a professional sport, he would go pro. 
2. You get your husband "as is". Very few things change once your married. If he sings the Idaho state song every time you cross the border into his home state, chances are he will continue to do that. Every. Time.
3. Not all men are slobs. In fact, I think I married the cleanest one on the planet. Shout out to my fearless husband who coddles his germaphobic little wife. I don't do bathrooms. Clark has graciously volunteered to adopt that as his permanent chore. 
4. Sometimes your husband has a tendency to put empty boxes (cereal, crackers, etc...) back into the cupboards. It was funny the first time, but when you get excited about eating a granola bar and all you find is an empty box... Just smile and put it in the garbage. Choose your battles. 
5. If you are easily frightened by scary movies, make sure to set something in front of the red light on your TV before going to bed. Because if you don't, you will wake up thinking it's a pair of red eyes and that something is out to get you. Naturally, you will wake your husband up to rescue you from your half-asleep panic. When he gets over to the TV to block the red light, there might be a Furby sitting next to the TV. Which then scares your half-asleep husband, who hates the Furby and really wants it out of the apartment. Do the world a favor. Block the red light before bed. 
6. When your husband is a computer nerd, understand that malfunctioning technology will require his full and undivided attention for an extended period of time. And if your husband inadvertently ruins the hard drive in his computer, there will be a period of mourning. Try to be understanding and supportive during this time. 
7. On that note, sometimes your husband gets back from work and wants to tell you about fixing complicated computer things at work. Using all the lingo and long words he deems appropriate. Yes, it will appear that he is speaking in tongues and, yes, you will be completely lost for the next ten minutes. We call this "geeking out". Just try to remember all the times his extensive knowledge about computers has miraculously saved your technology. He's brilliant really. 
8. If your husband served his mission in Italy, your pasta won't be authentic enough for his taste. Revel in the fact that this means he will be cooking dinner at least once a week. And it will be delicious. 
9. Before I was married, sharing a story that involved sound effects (for example- a car crash) wasn't scrutinized for accuracy. Just know that every once in awhile, your husband will need to show you how it's done. His explosion sounds outshine my own in every category. 
10. Husbands don't understand pictures. There's only so much smiling that Clark can handle before the weird faces start coming out (if you know Clark, no explanation is needed). Choose your kodak moments judiciously. Your husband also doesn't care about what Instagram filter you use on said picture, so don't ask.