Thanks for all the well-wishes yesterday! Stephen and I have been together for 11 years (6 of which we’ve lived together and 3 of which we’ve been married for), and I think that’s pretty good. I know I’m lucky to have found such a sweet, funny, hard-working guy so early in life. I try to remind myself of that every day, not just on our anniversary.
So how did we celebrate the big 3rd wedding anniversary? We started with scrambled eggs a la me.
Stephen comes home between morning PT and reporting to work for the day, but he really only has time to shower and grab something quick to eat. I thought it’d be nice to treat him to a special breakfast.
There was a lot going on on post yesterday, so I figured I wouldn’t see Stephen until dinner time. He even called in the middle of the day to check-in and tell me all the stuff they still had left to do. Turn out, it was a rouse! He was on his way home with Subway sandwiches.
I can usually tell when Stephen is trying to trick me, but this time I had no idea. Well played, Stephen, well played. After scarfing our foods and watching some TV, we spent the next few hours taking on the romantic task of unpacking. (Okay, so it’s not really romantic at all, but it had to be done.)
Our home was once stacked to the brim with boxes. Now most of the boxes are folded up and we are shoving the packing paper in every nook and cranny we can find.
This pile is about half the boxes empty, broken down, and shoved in the stairwell. I love seeing this pile grow and the pile of full boxes shrink.
I feel so much better looking around and seeing our progress. I’m one of those people who hates clutter and gets all skeevy around it. Now the majority of the rooms are box-free. hallelujah!
We stopped unpacking in the evening so that we could relax a little. Stephen made dinner! (Another special treat! I do all the dinner-making these days. I felt like a queen in a castle waiting for him to serve me our fancy meal while lounging on the couch.)
Noodles, asparagus, sprouts, onion, and peas. Ooooh-weeee!
While this anniversary wasn’t as romantic as our first (we had a fancy dinner at Arthur’s in Addison, Texas where our wedding reception was held) or as memorable as our second (we enjoyed another fancy dinner and watched the Texas Rangers win a pivotal playoff game with a grand-slam home run), it was so us, and it was just right.*
YAY!!! I love low-key celebrations. As you said, they are very personal and meaningful. The food looks fantastic and I totally hear you on what a privilege it is when the hubby does the cooking. I am glad that the unpacking is going well!!! That will help out a lot in making you feel even more at home!!!
yes but this year is special because you can say you were in Germany!
Do I sound crazy if I say that I honestly hadn’t even thought about that? Ha! I guess this year will be memorable after all!*
Sprouts! I love when someone else cooks or even takes the lead. I don’t know why but it feels so relaxing! I can’t believe you didn’t go get some sort of German dessert
Dessert was a smoothie made in the Vitamix! I forgot to put banana in, so it wasn’t my best creation ever.*
You have a good man! I love when they come home early – it’s better than flowers.
So true!*
Glad you guys had a nice, relaxing time yesterday. We spent our anniversary at home too. We were supposed to be in Berlin but that trip got cancelled because of our dog
Sad. But I’ll be heading to berlin the last weekend we are in Germany for a solo over night trip (my first one!!!!!) I’m a little anxious about that but it’s an actual tour through a tour company so maybe it’ll be alright? You should come! hah.
I love love love Berlin!*
Y’all r making great progress on the unpacking, I’m impressed. Glad he was able to trick u, he seems to really like doing that. Dinner looked great!!!
Queen for a day is a lovely thing!
I happen to adore low key celebrations. I think your day sounds perfect….minus the unpacking part, however. That’s never any fun.
congrats! ah don’t you love it when your hubby cooks for you? I can’t wait for that.