Anniversary

Today is Matt's and my 5th wedding anniversary. It is strange to imagine what we were doing 5 years ago...and all of it childless! We have had a nice day...all day! I packed a picnic lunch and Matt, our friend Michel and Sam and I met at the new house and had lunch on the floor in the new dining room! It was fun. I bought Sam a used Radio Flyer wagon at a yard sale and I pulled him around the yard in it...he LOVES it! The afternoon went fast as Sam and I spent it in Home Depot buying paint and such...spending lots of money getting ready to make our house a home. Matt gave me a beautiful sapphire and diamond ring! What an amazing husband giving me such a lavish gift. I love it! I gave Matt 2 tickets to see Leo Kottke (his favorite guitarist) perform in Seattle in October. It is a weekend free of babes and wives! What a gift, huh? He is excited and I am glad he likes it! He deserves a weekend like that. Sam spent the evening with our neighbor, Cindy, while Matt and I had a nice dinner and spent some amazing time together without Sam! We even bought a small used truck! It was so fun driving it and bargaining with the seller! What a great way to celebrate 5 happy years as a married couple. When we got home, after 5 hours gone, Sam squealed with joy, nursed, rolled over and went to sleep! You really can't beat that!

Secret

Next Friday is Matt's and my 5th wedding anniversary. We decided to spend a little more money on each other this year seeing that it is a "big" one. However, I am having one heck of a time trying to figure out what to get him. Often, the money constraint makes it more challenging, but I don't have that problem this time. I am usually very good at gift giving and I am usually on top of things with the gift purchased weeks in advance. Not this time! Tonight I finally figured out what to get him and hopefully I can buy it tomorrow morning. Now, though, I have to wait until Friday to give it to him...ugh...I am terrible at secrets...and so is he! I have a good idea of what he is getting for me, but I am trying not to think about it too much, as he may not be doing what I think he is....I feel like a little kid on Christmas.