Anniversary Week, Windstorms, and the Little Things

It is incredibly windy out today.

I still managed to get Dixie out for a walk, although calling it windy almost feels like an understatement. Trees and branches have been coming down all over the city, so it certainly wasn't the most peaceful walk we've ever taken. We got it done, though, and I was pretty happy to get back inside afterward.

It is also the end of our anniversary week.

I've had a few more private gifts for Kim today, things I'm going to keep between the two of us. Kim can sometimes be hard for me to read when it comes to gifts, so instead of trying to find one perfect thing, I went with a few different kinds of gifts. Hopefully, somewhere in that mix, I got it right.

The rest of the day has been much quieter.

Friends and family are at church, while I'm at home doing a bit of sleeping, getting some laundry done and generally taking it easy. Sometimes that kind of day is exactly what you need.

Last night I picked up some fruit: raspberries, blueberries and strawberries. I think we're officially past the season for buying really good berries because these ones are pretty tart. They're still fruit, and I'll still eat them, but they're definitely a reminder that summer berries are long gone.

Thankfully, I've also got French bread and spinach dip, which is much harder to be disappointed by.

Kim ordered some frozen bananas and a few blocks of cheese for today, so she didn't have to venture outside in this weather. The groceries were delivered, and I answered the door and brought them in for her. Another small job done.

Now I'm just relaxing for the rest of the day.

Later, we're heading over to the in-laws for a family dinner, and I'm genuinely excited about that. It feels like a good way to finish off our anniversary week.

I've been thinking lately that celebrations don't always have to be huge. Sometimes they're private gifts. Sometimes they're getting the dog walked despite ridiculous wind. Sometimes they're French bread and spinach dip, tart berries, delivered groceries, laundry tumbling in the background, and knowing that you're going to sit down with family for dinner later.

That's where life seems to happen most often anyway, in all those ordinary little moments mixed together.

Happy anniversary week to us.

And now, if the wind could just leave the trees alone for a while, that would be great.