This post relates to the
preceding post. About our 38th wedding anniversary.
First:
My Sweet Hubby (MSH) has given me some of the BEST MOST AWESOME gifts in our over-39 years together. I mean AMAZING. Some I’d call expensive.
(Anything over $100!) Never extravagant. Never anything we could NOT
afford. Some small and sweet. (Many pieces of David Yurman jewelry. Bracelets.
Three rings. A cross necklace I wear every day of my life. If you aren't familiar with Yurman jewelry and Google it? Don't even believe I have the pieces that only kazillionaires could afford. I'm talking the lovely, simple pieces.)
All thoughtful. All
bought with his on-going fear that the gift-du-jour wasn’t going to be good enough.
Wasn’t something I’d really want. Or would love. He was ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS wrong. I’ve loved everything. (Yes, I may have hinted at
many. TLC may have helped him with a few. Yes, in the past, I occasionally had to exchange some
clothes’ items for a different size. Always up, bless his SMART heart.
Twenty-ish years ago he quit buying clothes entirely. It was the right thing to
do. Winky. Wink.)
Because I went East—to
TLC’s casa—two days before our anniversary last week—and then, on our actual
anniversary, we had overnight company, we decided to give our “cards” to each
other this past Sunday. I say “cards” because, frankly, for the past five-ish
years we’ve encouraged each other to NOT spend money on gifts. We truly
are lucky to have everything we need. Or to be able to buy everything we need
for ourselves. Couple that with the fact we’re trying to DOWNSIZE—aka GET RID OF STUFF—we’ve enjoyed our “card” surprises. A lot. MSH’s are very VERY innerstin. FUNNY.
Silly. TOUCHING. (He usually does 2-4!)
Second: As Y’all know, MSH has been reading The Bible. From cover to cover.
(See my post entitled: From the Beginning to the End…on May 24, 2016.) He’d been saying—for weeks and weeks—that he
wanted me to use his Bible to do the same thing. I said I would. When he was
finished.
Now, PLEASE do NOT
ask me why I thought I needed to wait. Why, you might ask, couldn’t you simply
read it when he’s not? At a different time of the day? That’s a good question.
My (lame) answer/excuse: Both
of us do the majority of our reading when we wake up each morning. Typically,
most days start at 5:00 a.m. for us.
MSH will admit to you he’s a slow reader. I’m fast. By the time he’s finished
reading—some days he reads for 30 minutes—sometimes it’s an hour or more—I’ve
gotten up and have begun my day.
Okay, so now you ask: Why
couldn’t you read it in the evening? My answer: What few brain cells I have
working after 4:00 p.m. are
SLEEPY. When I try to read? I’m out. Like a light. Actually, I’m out if I sit
very still. Y’all know I watch A LOT of TV. What you don’t know is I’m asleep
through 75% of those shows!!! Not exaggerating much. Unfortunately.
Third:
About three weeks ago, I tried to find, on Amazon, the exact Bible MSH reads.
With no success. I could find "Revised" versions. MSH wanted me to have the EXACT
one. I considered contacting the publisher. Never quite got around to it. I
also told myself it was kind of silly—to have two copies of the same Bible.
When we woke up on Sunday
morning, I could tell MSH was anxious to exchange our anniversary cards! He
asked me three times in fifteen minutes if I was ready. (The truth was I hadn’t
signed his card yet! It was on my desk in my old office/now-it’s-back-to-being-a-guest-room.)
Sheesh, I thought. He
clearly needs to move on with his day. I drug myself out of bed—went to
retrieve it—and met him back in our bedroom. When I got back into bed, he came
in—with something behind his back. It was The Bible! He was beaming from
ear-to-ear. I was crying. CRYING. I was borderline sobbing.
ELC:
How did you find this?
MSH:
TLC. When you told her you’d tried to find one and couldn’t, she went to work on it. She found it! She ordered it and I paid her back. Don't let her tell you I forgot. (Teeheehee.)
ELC:
Bless her heart. I love you both with every fiber of my being!
Here’s a picture of Our Matching
Bibles:
Yes, I’ve begun reading
Genesis. MSH is quite proud of me, thank-you-very-much.
Hope Y’all have a Fabulous
Friday! A Wonderful Weekend! Most of all, I truly TRULY hope someone surprises
you with your BEST. GIFT. EVER.
