hi there! well...i can thank a cup of coffee + a fair share of nibbling for the fact that i got home from the shady hollow today & experienced a 2nd wind. so i'm going to surprise those of you used to my somewhat "regular" posting times and ramble a bit on a sunday (or monday depending when you see this}! how 'bout them apples? or should i say grapes? read on for an explanation.
so. saturday. august 25th. a special day in my world. it was this day {17} years ago that i tied the knot to one fantastic fella.
my hubby. mr. bill. you know. the patient man banned from his very own bathroom. {go a couple posts back...that will clarify} the guy many of you see @ the hollow schlepping patinaWHITE "stuff" around.
we made plans to join in on a benefit motorcycle ride to celebrate "our" day. you'll see us {below} in matching event tees! it was a great time spent w/ friends supporting a wonderful cause. and incase you're wondering...the guy AND the bike i'm proud to say are mine. my honey built my harley!
i must admit. i look forward to what that hubby of mine will come up with for my "anni" gift. it's the small things like his "hand-drawn" cards that really bring a smile to my face. so when i returned from my morning errands on saturday...this is what was waiting for me in the fridge {peek below}. now what do you think of them grapes?? yep. if i can't have a cheesecake...i'll happily settle for bowls of my favorite fruits!
it's become an unspoken understanding that these little tokens or gestures are the most appreciated. but i did have to put on my thinking cap for this year's gift to him.
it came to me when i remembered "THE KEY". that'd be THE KEY that i am constantly quized if i know it's whereabouts. it has been lost & found more times than a lonely sock in the laundry basket. up til recently "THE KEY" was always loose. left free of key rings...the very item that might save the "honey, where's THE KEY ?" question i have heard time and time again. enter in the very sophisticated paper clip. that was his recent solution to never losing the key again. til he did.
well. i figured i would make the ultimate key ring. if THE KEY suddenly became a key to something more special...like...oh, let's say my heart...maybe it wouldn't be so easy to misplace. so i grabbed the biggest, most in your face copper disc i had....and stamped up a message that i hoped will make it more dear. the paper clip is gone & was replaced with this {below}.
we'll see how long that lasts. though truth be told that i've discovered there is a spare key now. that was also lost & now recently found. and it doesn't sport a paper clip...or sentimental token. i'm sure i will be asked where the OTHER key is now. guess i already have next years anni gift figured out. that is if THE KEY isn't lost for good before then.
alrighty. i am on yawn #2. which means the coffee is worn off & the second wind has nearly blown past. but i had to share this story of {17 } years..of us...still married...and still friends. LOVE...now that's THEY KEY!
happy start to your week! talk again soon...
