1.
First of all, the wedding guest list was longer than any list you’ve ever made. You were pretty convinced you needed a stadium for the ceremony.
2.
Even now, there’s always somebody new to meet. Entire new branches seem to pop up out of nowhere.
3.
You kind of wish people would just start wearing name tags already.
4.
There is no shortage of people to give you advice / gifts / thoughts / concerns / EVERYTHING! And now there's always a party.
5.
You barely need to buy anything, you’re so constantly showered with things. All the things. Especially snacks.
6.
You think it’s cute when someone gets excited about their new niece or nephew on Instagram, because you now have dozens.
7.
Every vacation with your spouse also has the added stress of needing to obtain 1,000 tiny gifts.
8.
You could throw a dart at your calendar and almost always land on a birthday / anniversary / special occasion for a new family member.
9.
Before, it was easy to quit, but it’s tough to give up on stuff now because there’s almost always someone around to make sure you follow through.
10.
But it’s also tough because, ever since you got married, someone is ALWAYS mad at someone, and you’re always in the middle.
11.
Sometimes you wonder what it would be like to have a small family again, but you can’t imagine not having such a full life.
12.
You now have several sets of parents who love and support you, what could be better?
13.
Now if you want to talk to somebody, you ALWAYS have somebody to talk to who is on your level.
14.
And if you want to go somewhere, you always have somewhere to go where you’ll be treated like you’re family. Because you are.
15.
So what if you have to shout a lot at dinner? You love your new big family.
Nothing feeds a big family like cold cuts. And nobody knows cold cuts better than this guy.
