In a few days my honey and I will be celebrating 2 wonderful years of marriage! It has been a busy two years; we have become parents, started new jobs, both started school (again), and have been making steps towards creating a nice life for us here in Virginia. We have also been learning together as parents, friends and partners. He is my best friend and my match! I love you honey!!
Last year, I surprised Will with a couples massage (which we are both a big fan of), then we went to a local cafe for some coffee (fancy coffee is a treat for both of us) and then had a nice lunch at a restaurant neither one of us had been to. This year we had plans to go to Hershey Park (PA) for some fun, but there has been a lot going on this summer so we decided we would prefer to stay home.
We both took off Friday, so will have a day all to ourselves! We are going hiking!! We have been wanting to go hiking at Billy Goat Trail for quite some time. That is a favorite haunt from Will's childhood and we have not had the chance to go since we have moved here. I am very excited! I love to hike and I love seeing Will when he is really excited about sharing something that is a part of him with me!
For our actual anniversary we have a few things planned. During the day Will's band will be playing at a fundraiser for a local boys sports team. Yay!!!! I am so excited to take Colin and go support my hubby! My sexy rock star!!! Afterwards, we got a babysitter and Will is taking me to Melting Pot!!! Will has been wanting to take me there since we started dating. I went there recently with some ladies from work and I think it is a place that Will and I will really enjoy going together. I am so excited!! Our anniversary happens to be during DC Restaurant week, so participating restaurants (Melting Pot being one of them) offer really good deals in the DC area! Bonus!
We actually have been trying to follow the traditional gifts for our anniversaries. So, for our first year we gave paper. My sweetie bought me two copies of Little Women. When the book was originally published it was printed in two parts. Will thought he was getting both parts, but one of them actually is the whole book (another bonus)! The book that is the first part was printed just a couple years after the original publishing date (1868) and the other (whole book) was printed in 1880. The oldest one actually has an inscription from the person who originally bought it, it was a Christmas gift - I love it!!! This is my favorite book and I love old books, so this was perfect! Will always gets the perfect gifts!! For Will, I started a journal the day we got married and wrote in it throughout the first year without him knowing. After I gave it to him and he was able to read it, I started writing in it again and will do so until the pages are filled up. I actually started one for Colin as well and hope t
o give it to him for his birthday (probably 16th or 18th).The traditional gift for the second anniversary is cotton, so we will see what we come up with!!
I am also excited to open our bottle of wine from North Carolina. When we were on our honeymoon we bought it and we waited until our year anniversary to open it. Cake does not really get me excited so I thought this would be different and fun! We both really liked it, so each time we go to NC we try to buy a bottle for our next anniversary.
Will - here's to a lifetime of happiness! Thank you for all that you do. I thank God every day that our life choices led us both to Barnes & Nobles, so we could meet, become friends, and then man and wife! I love you!
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