SOLSC #12 How can it be 30?

I am participating in the
March 2018 Slice of Life Story Challenge (SOLSC).
All participants are writing about one moment, one part of their day, every day for thirty-one days.

A big thank you to Two Writing Teachers for providing this unique opportunity

for teacher-writers to share and reflect.

Today is our 30th wedding anniversary...Tony and I, unbelievably, are celebrating 30 years together. I feel so blessed, so lucky, so happy. Way back when, when we got married, I'm not sure I imagined 30 years...that sounded outstandingly far away. Yet, here we are, 30 years in and hopeful for another 30 more. May it be so!

We celebrated by doing one of our favorite activities - getting outside in nature and walking! We did a weekend away in the mountains (Berkeley Springs, West Virginia)...here are a few pictures from a walk we did along the Potomac River in western Maryland:












I'm not writing much today - my gift to myself, my gift to us. Just savoring this accomplishment. Love rocks!

sol17-12 What are we celebrating?

I am participating in the
Slice of Life Story Challenge (SOLSC).
All participants are writing about one moment, one part of their day, every day of March 2017. 

A big thank you to Two Writing Teachers for providing this unique opportunity
for teacher-writers to share and reflect.

I am delighted to say, today is my 29th wedding anniversary! I came home to beautiful roses and funny candy on Friday after school. Funny candy? "Riesens" - Tony called them "the many Riesens for loving me" - yes, funny candy! Truly, we have celebrated our anniversary all weekend long.

My gift to him? I decided to write - of course! He was the inspiration, with his silly Riesens. I wrote down 29 reasons I loved him - plus 1 more to grow on. I wrote each reason on a tiny sliver of paper, like a fortune; I scrolled each one up and filled a very small box, and presented him with these treasures. It was a lovely reflection process for me - thinking about all that has happened over the many years of our marriage, and why I hope for many more years. May it be so.

Happy day, happy us, feeling very blessed.