230 on a Saturday afternoon. Sun is shining, nowhere to be for 45 minutes.
Kick back the recline on the car seat, leaving the windows wound up ensures that steamy warm feeling that’ll quickly make you drowsy. Pull the hat down over the already heavy eyes and close them.
25 minutes later and I’m wondering what the hell just happened. But man a I feel good.
On April 13th 2003 I married my high school sweet heart, Steph. Well done to the mathematicians, we have been married for 10 years today. So because Steph is really into blogging at the moment, I thought I’d write a blog post declaring my love for my wife (how soppy).
To Steph
Happy anniversary. I thought about buying you some jewellery, maybe a new ring. But you have developed this allergic reaction to your wedding rings. Maybe you’re allergic to being married? Maybe some fancy earrings or a necklace, but we don’t have the money for super nice bling, and buying something too cheap just wouldn’t cut it for 10 years. So jewellery was out.
You have hinted you wanted some lego. Maybe I could get you some Lord of the Rings sets. But which ones? A small set that would take 20 minutes to make, or the biggest, baddest Middle earth brick set available? Either way going to Toys R Us to buy you a gift just didn’t seem right. And certainly wouldn’t be something to cherish for years to come. So no Lego.
I could at least get you some flowers. It’s hard on a day when I’m home all day with you, I could sneak out in the morning and get some but that leaves you battling with the kids as usual, and that doesn’t seem right. You never know I might snag a nice bunch somewhere, but that doesn’t really signify a gift to keep and cherish. So no flowers as the main prize.
Maybe a card at least? But we don’t ever do cards. We never have. And what if I give you a card and you don’t in return? Are you slack? Or did I trick you by playing the ‘no card’ game for the last 10 years, then springing one on you now. And really do you want to keep a piece of cardboard with a picture of pastel flowers on the front and cheesy writing on the inside. Cards suck, so no card for you.
So all you’ll get is me. Just plain old me. You’ll wake up in the morning and I’ll be there, sitting on the couch in my undies and smelling faintly of beer and marine flares after last nights game (we won by the way). I’ll make you a coffee, in your big Winnie the Pooh mug, 2 spoons of coffee and the amount of milk that you like. I’ll change the babies stinky nappy then sneak off to have my morning shower. I won’t shave today, because I know you like my beard. And i’ll also light our wedding candle, because Fr. Sobb told us to ( and yes, I know what it is supposed to represent).
I’ll take the big boy to soccer, will drive the girl to Ballet. You’ll clean up the kitchen and vacuum the baby’s morning tea that is now all over the floor. Saturday I usually do the groceries but will skip it this time, we can get bread and milk on Sunday. We’ll get to go to our annual movie night thanks to your mum babysitting and you’ll want popcorn and diet coke, and have a massive bite of my ice cream. Just another day really, but at least with a date night at the end.
We’re not jetting off somewhere exotic, showering ourselves in material gifts or doing anything of particular significance. But i’m sure our 10 year wedding anniversary will be great. For a while I felt bad that I couldn’t give you more, and said as much to you. But I figure that’s OK, because after 10 years of marriage, experiencing many ups and downs we are here now and are in a good place. We understand each other, know each other and continue to be there for each other. Do we need ‘things’ to say I love you?
Writing this for you through a blog is very much in the moment, I mean 6 months ago it would have seemed silly but today it’s relevant. It’s relevant because it’s currently a big part of your life, therefore a part of my life. And we adapt. We have adapted, changed and grown over the last 10 years. That’s what makes marriage exciting, and by being willing and accepting of change we have built a strong relationship, a happy home and a great family. And with all of those things who needs gifts anyway?
Love you lots and tots.
Blah blah blah. We’re not morning people.
Yes I am.
MaybeThis was the front page of the Western Weekender. A paper improving it’s standards by having ME on the front page
Hi
I don’t post very often. I don’t like writing stuff. Making a video and posting it on youtube is so much easier.
So why do I blog?
I blog to test stuff out for my wife’s blog. Have you checked it out yet? Here is her latest post on She Said What?
So today’s test is trying to get an image to appear in the summary when publicising to Twitter. It’s either going to work first time, or someone will need to tell me how to do it after I post this to twitter 15 times trying to work it out. If i’m in category B of try and try again until you succeed…Sorry.
Yes, I did just use a double exclamation. Hubby and I discovered a wonderful website called ThisIsWhyImBroke.com. After spending literally hours on their website I have a few of my favourites to share with you. I've rigged up the pics below so if you want to buy any of the items just click on the pic and you will go straight through to the website where you can purchase your own little piece of awesomness.
I keep getting asked to provide tech support for my wife’s wordpress account. Except I am clueless on wordpress. How do I do a trackback???
http://stephrogers.wordpress.com/2013/01/12/daily-prompt-take-two/
