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My Anniversary
Sunday, my 24th anniversary went much better than Valentine's Day. Mark woke me with a cheery "Happy Anniversary," I had tea, and we went to the 11am mass.
On the way in, I told him, "oh, by the way, you got me a really nice anniversary gift."
"Oh? I did? Is this what I get for leaving you alone too much while I crawl around in caves?" (grinning)
"Well, you know how I can be left to my own devices."
After we got home, I showed him the lovely new diamond wedding ring he got me. Don't worry, I didn't go crazy, they're small diamonds made to look really great by an intricate setting.
When we had our marriage blessed by the church on our 20th wedding anniversary I had looked high and low for a ring, since I'd managed to lose my original plain gold band (it had gotten too tight, and I thought I'd put it in a safe place until I could get it stretched...). I never really found one, and my mother gave me my grandmother's original plain white gold band, and had a diamond from her original engagement ring mounted on it. (she'd moved up to a diamond you could actually see) I loved the sentiment, the idea of a three generation ring, but it didn't turn out the way it was supposed to and honestly, I never really "loved" the ring. I saw this new ring when we were shopping for Thomas's class ring. Then after much self debate and going back and forth to the store, I finally bought it and put it away for Mark to give me.
After a relaxing afternoon, we went out to the new-ish Thai restaurant. That was really good.
Then a little TV, then off to bed for a proper anniversary celebration (OH! TMI?)
Anyway, an altogether lovely day.
On the way in, I told him, "oh, by the way, you got me a really nice anniversary gift."
"Oh? I did? Is this what I get for leaving you alone too much while I crawl around in caves?" (grinning)
"Well, you know how I can be left to my own devices."
After we got home, I showed him the lovely new diamond wedding ring he got me. Don't worry, I didn't go crazy, they're small diamonds made to look really great by an intricate setting.
When we had our marriage blessed by the church on our 20th wedding anniversary I had looked high and low for a ring, since I'd managed to lose my original plain gold band (it had gotten too tight, and I thought I'd put it in a safe place until I could get it stretched...). I never really found one, and my mother gave me my grandmother's original plain white gold band, and had a diamond from her original engagement ring mounted on it. (she'd moved up to a diamond you could actually see) I loved the sentiment, the idea of a three generation ring, but it didn't turn out the way it was supposed to and honestly, I never really "loved" the ring. I saw this new ring when we were shopping for Thomas's class ring. Then after much self debate and going back and forth to the store, I finally bought it and put it away for Mark to give me.
After a relaxing afternoon, we went out to the new-ish Thai restaurant. That was really good.
Then a little TV, then off to bed for a proper anniversary celebration (OH! TMI?)
Anyway, an altogether lovely day.