Celebrating 141 Months of Love!

 

Yesterday we celebrated 141 months of love, and the biggest gift of all was that we actually spent the entire day at home together, thanks to Labor Day! I think back to all those years when Ryan worked in therapy – and these “minor” holidays were almost always workdays for him. To have him home on these days now is an actual gift that I deeply appreciate more than anyone will ever know.

            We slept in (a little) and Ryan did one of his favorite things, which is making pancakes for breakfast. 

            (We did not eat them all.)

            This is another gift I don’t take for granted. Back when I was single, I thought that one of the most amazing things that could ever happen in marriage would be to enjoy pancakes together on a slow morning. Turns out I was not wrong – and they’re even tastier when your husband makes them!

            (Sorry about my bedhead.)

            We made a loaf of bread and opened the windows to enjoy the gorgeous cool breeze blowing. (“Cool breeze” is not a term we’ve been able to use lately, so this was a gift.)

            Ryan finished his garage-organization project he had worked on throughout the weekend, and I cleaned produce and prepped some of our tomatoes for the freezer to use in pasta sauce this winter.

            We took a break in the afternoon to take a boat ride. It was PERFECT out there. Breezy and sunny and calm. All my favorite things. Lexi tagged along on our trip.

            We resumed working on our respective projects: laundry, decorating for fall, and house projects for me – and more outdoor projects for Ryan. We also worked together to harvest more produce from the garden. (Ryan is a gem and digs way down in where there might be scary bugs and critters. I harvest the fringe stuff.)

            We had a delicious dinner and watched an episode from the World Cruise videos. Dinner had been in the slow cooker all day: fresh green beans from our garden, baby potatoes, onions, and chicken sausage. It was so good.

            After dinner, we updated our travel map to include West Virginia, and I did my roots so I looked less like a skunk. 😊

            We sat outside and drank some coffee and watched the sunset and called it a day.

            Tomorrow I will tell you more about the fun we had during the rest of our long weekend, but I do feel like this was one of the best weekends we’ve had forever. And capping it off with 141 months of marriage was perfect!