Sunday, October 13, 2013

Week 20: The Halfway Point


Dear Baby,
We’re about half way to meeting you!  I say about because it’s a give or take estimate based on when you decide to make your debut.  It’s ironic that as we celebrate your halfway milestone, Mom and Dad are celebrating a complete year of something else – our marriage!  Happy Anniversary to us!
We celebrated our one-year of marriage in a special way.  We attended the wedding of our good friends Chet and Alison.  How meaningful to watch two of our friends so in love make the same commitment we did one year ago.  It wasn’t only their ceremony that refreshed Mom and Dad’s memory, but also the falling leaves.  We can both remember on the year of our wedding watching the leaves on the trees change colors and fall to the ground.   We both hoped that just enough leaves would hang around for us to get some decent outdoor photos.  Well, it worked!  Now, in addition to the fond memories of raking and jumping into leaves when young, the look and feel of fall reminds us of being surrounded by family and friends on our wedding day!  I can remember walking to meet Dad on the day of our wedding with the smell of damp leaves and misty air.  He looked so happy, proud and handsome that day!  Seeing him look dapper as a groomsmen one year later was yet another reminder of our special day.
We also celebrated our anniversary with two special weekend dates.  On Saturday morning we walked to Caribou Coffee to enjoy a hot beverage, enjoy conversation and read the newspaper.  To our surprise, we were able to complete the daily crossword puzzle!  Not our intention, but definitely an empowering feat and one that made us feel intelligent!  On Sunday we woke up and made a homemade breakfast. Dad cooked special order omelets and Mom baked monkey bread!  Yum!  Dad spent the remainder of our anniversary day at work.  I feel lucky I got to celebrate with him!
According to our weekly calendar you weigh about three-quarters of a pound now.  When I read this information to Dad he recognized that to be the same weight as three quarter-pound cheeseburgers!
Week 20
Caribou Coffee date & completed crossword puzzle
Remembering Our Wedding - 10/13/12
Celebrating Chet & Alison's Wedding


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