Anniversary #14

I came home from my morning job (which is actually really fun) and found my yongest daughter in her highchair finishing lunch, my hubby getting ready to ride to work and a splash of color and enticing display center table.
Our wedding champagne glasses each had a couple sprigs of wild geranium and columbine (from our garden!) and were arranged on a napkin, artfully set at an angle to the table edges. Propped at the bottom edge of one glass was a re-used card. (I love re-using cards by saving the picture side that has not been written on and recycling the messaged half. Not only did Steve do this, he chose a card that I had given him on Easter that had the words "You make a whole bunch of happiness bloom in my heart."  The card has been in my card box for years so i finally passed it on. And here it was being passed on again. Too apropo.  So he cut out the blooming message and taped it to the picture side of the front half of the card and filled the back with his poetic message.) I read the message and was completely filled with a warm, happy glow and warm fuzzies and all that lovey mushy stuff.  Steve knew that he wanted to pick some flowers and have them waiting for me but the rest of the ensemble all materialized organically. He saw the flutes when looking for a vase and thought he would polish them. Then he doubted whether or not he should use them because one of the stems is a bit unstable. And then it hit him:
May 27, 2014. Happy Anniversary to my dear Taralynn. I thought about polishing these cups from our wedding day, but then I realized they are just fine the way they are: *a little tarnished by the years but still shining underneath; *a little unstable under certain circumstances but still intact; *a perfectly matched pair. Just like us. I love you Taralynn. Love, Steve E.

I couldn't have said it better myself and in fact I didn't. I wrote in a silly humorous card late that night right before he came home from work and my sentiments just didn't really measure up. I should have just said ditto. :)

We celebrataed our anniversary the Friday before by heading to fancy Mansion Hill Inn in downtown. We enjoyed a night on the town. But I had my monthly bill and Steve drank too much (and was consequently lying with his head in the toilet for a bit) so the romance was a bit on the low end of the scale. However, the overall night away from home without kids cannot be understated. We had a lovely time. Combining that luxurious experience with the simple yet poignant present and it was the best anniversary yet.