Two thoughts

A week old post...

One: Last weekend Tim and I attended a 50th wedding anniversary. What a wondrous event! The room was full of people, all there to celebrate this amazing milestone. In today's world, 50th anniversaries are becoming more and more rare. For both a marriage to last that long, and for both parties to live to enjoy it are amazing and should be celebrated with a big party, lots of friends, and a fancy cake!

Of course, this made me think about my own marriage - comfortable (like the very best slippers), my best friend in the world, adds much more joy than frustration to my life. I could come up with a whole list of superlatives that describe my marriage (Beth, are you snickering?), but I won't bother. I'll just say that I adore my husband and I cherish every year we've had together. For those of you who care to know, we'll have been a couple 24 years in May, and married 19 years in June. (Read those last couple lines with almost a snooty, bragging tone of voice! I'm proud of our accomplishment - in a good way, I hope.)

Two: It has been a rainy, gray kind of day. I've had to go out in the rain twice now, so even though I'm dying for a date (dinner and a movie?), all I really want to do is snuggle down in the blankets and hang out at home with Tim. I think it says something about our marriage that doing just that is probably my favorite thing in the whole world to do. I do love a good hike, a long road trip in the Midwest, a hilarious movie date with my brother, cooking for friends, and a whole long list of other things. But in the middle of what activity do I have to just stop for a minute and say, "I love doing this!"

Hanging out at home with Tim!

Two lovely thoughts for a Saturday. They make me feel warm and fuzzy inside.