I received a sweet treat from my sweet today:
A bouquet of lillies (I can't wait for them to bloom!) along with some delightful chocolates, soothing bath salts and a cuddly teddy bear. And while this all perfectly cliche of Valentine's Day, I love it. We don't usually celebrate holidays in the traditional manner, but with Adam being gone for work this week, it was the perfect reminder of how lucky I am to have him in my life.
Our story began as all great love stories begin...in college. Sophomore year at The Ohio State University meant moving back into the dorms. As luck would have it, we were placed in rooms right across the hall from each other, with only three feet of worn-out carpet separating our doors. At first I wasn't too keen on Adam, simply because he was a bit of a joker and well, I already had a beau. But he quickly won me over with his charm and good looks. He'll tell you he 'wooed' me, I still don't count lunch in the cafeteria as a date.
Our college dating years were rough as we both struggled to grow up and define who we were as people. And even though here and there we hit rough patches, we always remained best friends even when we weren't actually together. We were like magnets that just couldn't stay away from each other.
My senior year everything turned around. Adam showed up on my doorstep the week before classes began. He has some whole speech prepared, but barely got out 'I want to do this for real' because I kissed him and said 'I'm in'. The rest is pretty much a blur. We fell in love, enjoyed every moment, every adventure. Planned out our lives together. Took trips, ate ice cream, rescued a dog. And then one day in June of 2009, he got down on one knee and told me what I already knew: we were meant to be together for the rest of our lives.
This past year on July 2nd, we became husband and wife in front of all our friends and family. And life has been bliss ever since.
I love the person Adam has become. And I love that I can still see that charming boy from sophomore year in him too. He's my perfect match, my better half and I can't wait to see the rest of our story unfold.
In celebration of it being winter, and all of us really liking soup, Adam's family decided to hold a souperbowl a few weeks ago. The rules were simple: each adult had to bring a 6 quart pot of homemade soup. And you couldn't stick with the standard chicken noodle. It had to be something different, creative and of course, delicious.
I pulled out my mom's spinach tortellini soup, an old favorite from my childhood. While Adam recreated his Zuppa'tus'Adam, which is similar to Olive Garden's zuppa, but packed with flavor. A creamy soup full of sausage, potatoes and kale.
Along with our submissions, we enjoyed potato leek, vegetable barley, chicken cordon bleu, broccoli mushroom, chicken tortilla and the coveted crab chowder.
Every bowl was scraped clean and we all left with bellies full of soup and laughter.
Take forty-eight quarts of soup, add great family and friends and you've got an evening full of more fun than the actual SuperBowl! I cannot wait until our next attempt, I'm already scheming as to the next recipe I'll make...
Saturdays were made for long naps in the winter sunshine.
Total puppy bliss.
I am exhausted.
Even though I forced myself to an early bedtime last night and managed to clock nine hours of sleep. I don't know what's wrong with me lately, I just can't get out of bed. It's like my body knows that it's zero degrees outside and should just stay home all day.
Or that the day ahead is going to be nuts. Work has been a blur. Home life has been a blur. I caught the dog hiding in the closet yesterday. I think he's just acting weird for attention. Either that or he's plotting to steal my shoes.
But it won't always be cold out. We won't always be able to sip hot cocoa in our pjs. And watch the snow fall. And snuggle all day because it's too cold to do anything else. Spring will eventually come and life will just get busier. So while I'm whining commenting that I'm just worn out right now, really, I should be enjoying those little moments that make winter so special. And enjoy the Saturday mornings when we actually slow down. Even though the week just makes my head spin.
Life's been good these past few weeks, chaotic but good. And even though I'm exhausted, I'm looking forward to spring. To color, to warmth and to sunshine. And to feeling inspired. Because winter just doesn't cut it. And neither does exhaustion.
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