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Servant2theKing
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Chris, remember it can be even more meaningful to celebrate your marriage each and every day, even more than celebrating once a year! Writing notes of gratitude, doing something meaningful for your spouse, making time for a few moments together, a wink across the room or a love tap when you pass one another on the way to change yet another dirty diaper can say "Happy Anniversary" all year long!
We celebrated 37 years of marriage this year and I've finally come to the conclusion that the little day to day things are what make married life special. We try to connect by way of a card game together in the evening and through daily family prayer time. Dh always appreciates having his back scratched. I've been signing notes to dh with two hearts and the number 37 ever since our anniversary! Dry erase markers work well on bathroom mirrors for writing love notes! We're having a roast beef dinner tonight, to show dh just how grateful I am to him for coming home after a long day at work yesterday and immediately fixing a closet shelf that had fallen down (collapsed from the weight of too many extra groceries on top and way too many clothes on the bottom), without a single word of complaint ~ proving that my knight in shining armor is only a phone call from rescuing his lady! The timer's ringing for dinner ~ Happy Anniversary every single day!
(sorry, no time to edit ~ hope this isn't too incoherent)
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Oh Servant  you are so very right! And this is something that I really need to work on and remember. It is those little things.... yes it is.
But you know, we've never been big on celebrations or going out, but this time, I want to! I want to go out! To a REAL restaurant (where someone has to take down my order on paper, not through an intercom in the drive-through  ). I want more than a one course meal, I want the ambiance of dim lighting! Soft music, too much to ask? We haven't done that in years. Years! And I want it! ... Just need to find the right time to make it happen...
... this is a good compromise to planning anything more elaborate, which just can't happen for us right now, and really, anything more elaborate isn't necessary, but doing something together, away from the house, the kids, is important to me this year...
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what a wonderful thread! I had fun reading this.
I just wanted to add Chris, your time will come for dinners. I thought my husband and I would never be able to go out to dinner, but we started when my oldest was 14...he liked the money, and it really helped my husband and I. We still keep up the practice! Except we split a bowl at Chipotle, and then head on over to Barnes and Noble afterwards. We are home by 9, but I always look forward to Saturdays.
Your time will come fast. The girls will grow up, and you and your husband will be able to start making quick runs together. Even if it is grocery or Costco shopping (we do that together, too).
Hang in there. I love you positive attitude towards everything.
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Not at all! It sounds WONDERFUL! I think you can make it happen.
This may have already been mentioned, but I find it is easier on the kids to be left in the middle of the day instead of at night time. When we visit my family or they visit us, we've been able to skip out for lunch (I'm glad the darling young girl that lives close to us is approaching babysitting age as well  ). A nice restaurant will likely still be able to provide that ambiance, or you could forego the candles for a place that has pretty outdoor/rooftop seating on a sunny afternoon!
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