Celebrating on the Run

This past Monday, Ryan and I celebrated our 67th monthiversary. If you're new here and don't know, monthiversaries are important to me. We got married when we were 34 and 33, and I'd been waiting a LONG LONG TIME to have milestones to observe. You better believe I'm going to pack in as many of them as I can! So while I know the idea of a monthly celebrations seems tedious to some, I don't care. It matters to me. (It matters to Ryan too, but I'm usually the one who puts together the "celebration.")

Last month we had to celebrate on the run because even though our day fell on the weekend, I was teaching a class at the library, Ryan was helping our friends work on their house, and it was the crazy weekend of four million graduation open houses. So even though we recognized the day, we didn't have much time to focus on one another.

And this month seemed no different. Because it was a weekday, Ryan had work, and it was unfortunately one of the days when he didn't even get much of a lunch. (Some days he gets a decent amount of time and other days he sort of wolfs down the food and rushes back to work. This was a wolf and rush kind of day.

We took our monthly photo the minute he walked in the door for lunch, and then we ate together. Well. Kind of. :) I had planned to make Frosted Lemonades for our dessert, but they took some time to assemble, so he ate his lunch while I made dessert, and then I ate later after he went back to work. But we got our dessert treats! (And they were delicious! And healthy!)

You may or may not remember (and it's okay if you don't) that last summer for about a month, we went to a gym to work out three days a week. It just was not a good fit for me. I am far too self-conscious to work out with other people. I need privacy. (I don't even like for Braeya to watch me work out.) But Ryan has really missed the gym, so he's going back now, just a couple of times a week, on his own, and I do my own workouts those days. So that night was his first night back. (I love it that the gym owner is a documenter. I get to see him work!)

After my own workout, I decided to surprise Ryan by mowing the yard. It was ever loving h.o.t. outside, so I had to pause for a lot of hydration breaks, but I got it mowed right before he came back home. I don't think this is the kind of hot wife he signed up for:

Yes. I sweat off all my eye makeup. I have never had that happen to me before.

After we got cleaned up from our respective grossness, we had dinner together and then walked to Dairy Queen (it's not a short walk, either) for a little monthiversary treat. By the time the day was done, I'd walked almost 25,000 steps, and my legs were TIRED.

(Ignore my hair and face. I didn't do anything to either one after I showered. He must really love me to be seen in public with me!)

So even though it was kind of an odd day in terms of celebration style, it was a good day. And I don't mind saying - our yard looks really good. ;)

Happy monthiversary, Ryan! I love you!