The annual bouquet in our front yard tree is in bloom, and as I sit in the living room with it right outside the window I think there couldn’t be anything more lovely. We celebrate our anniversary this weekend. What has the past year brought in our lives?
Places we have been together: Fish Creek, the Weber, San Diego, Sparks, St George, Moab
Recreation: Scuba diving (Richard), racquetball, walking, hiking, skiing
Projects: garden, 4-wheelers, wiring, humidifier, furnace, painting, quilts, dolls, books
Disagree about: piano lesson times, entertainment, the allure of rock shops
Agree about: most things
Difficulties: watching children go through trials; sometimes feeling disconnected because of full lives
Happy things: watching children overcome challenges; annual family Christmas video; trips with the family; watching our children sing, draw, paint, dance, excel in school, and show responsibility at work and church; dinner dates
Things we need to improve: temple attendance; time together
Things I admire about Richard: he is a faithful, regular blood donor; he enjoys being Scoutmaster; he always has a project; he kisses me goodbye every morning; he drives a terribly uncomfortable car with only a tape deck to work, over an hour a day, and doesn’t complain. He is married to a sometimes aloof, always sensitive, high-strung person and is still standing. I try to make up for my faults by occasionally baking brownies, lemon bars, and cookies.