Married life is an adjustment — especially when you marry an “opposite”. I’ve always been very independent minded and I enjoy having a fair amount of time alone. Living as a bachelor the past several years was all around a great time for me. Eventually, times change and now I’ve been married for 9 months. This past weekend I wore several hats in my new role as a married man.

Friday was a throwback to my bachelor days. I played Gears online with several of my friends and, if I may say so, I was on fire. I hadn’t played in about 6 weeks (before Europe) but I was a force that night. Always a great way to boost your self-esteem when your friends are swearing at you because “you won’t die”. :)

Saturday was a day for my newest role: Hanging out with other couples night. These times are the newest and oddest of my many roles. Angela & Jason came over with their two kids and we had a couples night. While we have several other couples we hang out with, Angela & Jason are the only ones with kids (yet) and thus the most jarring to my system. While the previous night I had been splattering my friends into gibblets of alien flesh and blood, Saturday consisted of a dinner party, looking at photos of our Europe trip, laughing at their kids antics, and some wholesome Wii Fit and BoomBlox thrown in. A very marked contrast but still it was great to see them.

Sunday was Fathers Day and mostly took on the role of “family” day. Christina and I did a few things around the house and then went out for Fathers Day with her family. While I had plenty of family days back when I was still a bachelor, having all your in-laws living between 2 and 30 minutes away has led to a dramatic increase in family events. Fortunately, I like my in-laws.

Later that evening, some of Christina’s best friends came over for movie night. However, as is typically the case, the 400+ movies we have were somehow insufficient and we ended up watching some recorded TV. Christina’s friends are always entertaining simply because they are so very different than most of my friends. By the way, if you’re looking for a show that you’ve probably never seen, try and catch “Pushing Daisies” — it’s very different and rather good.

This weekend turned out to be a microcosm of my new life. Marriage has certainly made things much more complicated but not necessarily in a bad way — That’s still up for debate… ;-)