What's even harder than summing up an entire year in one blog post? Well, as you would know it, it's remembering what happened in each year of marriage. Couples who have been married for several years - you may remember the first year and this past year vividly, and perhaps some milestones in between, but can you think back to the second year and remember what you did? Yep, that's where I had trouble.

Ironically, the reason I know what happened is because of something I hate doing (but know we have to). We write down every single purchase on a spreadsheet to keep track of our personal finances. As I went back through and saw various purchases, I started to remember what that second year was like…