Something Creative
My husband is amazing! He is also so sneaky & patient it stuns me. Our 7th anniversary was August 31st & with everything so hectic & topsy-turvy we didn’t really celebrate. We did have a quiet evening at home & time together is always the best.
Today I got a surprise belated anniversary gift. It is the most beautiful necklace & Abe worked with one of my Twitter friends @Silversmyth who designed & made it. I met Julie through a mutual friend who had also worked with her in designing a custom piece. I was so impressed with her work I told Abe if he ever wanted to get me something special that he should contact Julie. I also bookmarked her website http://silversmyth.com/ so that I would remember to keep up with her ever-growing collection of jewelry.
Now I know ya’ll are either super curious to know what the necklace looks like or you’ve seen the pics on Twitter already & my gushing has made you sick. For the curious I will satisfy you soon….for you sickies—well I hope you have your own sick bag ‘cuz I don’t provide them.
(okay so not the best pic of me ever but focus on the shiny silver necklace & it’s not so bad…)
The reason Abe picked the fleur de lys is because he knows how much I love that particular symbol. I like it because it is pretty, French & can be very swirly & girly. I love it because the 3 pieces have always represented us. Abe & I on each side & the middle is us together…the band around it is the bond we share as friends & spouses. To me it represents how we are separate people yet we share a life & a common goal. We have promised to remain bound together through this life & it is something I cherish. Seeing a fleur de lys reminds me of how lucky I am to have found Abe…he puts up with my moods, supports me when I’m struggling with depression & laughs at my jokes, wild stories and how I will be completely exhausted at 2 am yet suddenly be unable to stop talking to him about all the little weird thoughts that swirl through my brain. It reminds me that in spite of how VERY aggravating he can be with his secret smiles, teasing & purposely misunderstanding my every word just so he can watch me stamp my foot I adore the ground he walks on.
So to Abe I say—Wow I can’t believe you managed to surprise me! Thank you for making every day that we share special just by being you. I hope you are happy with my reaction (I was totally speechless for at least a minute) & that you are proud of me for being so good & not putting my great detective skills and undying curiosity to work so I could find out what you were sneaking around about for so long. It was so freaking hard not to rip that box open at lunch today…it, like everything else with you, was totally worth every agonizing second.
(okay so not the best pic of me ever but focus on the shiny silver necklace & it’s not so bad…)
The reason Abe picked the fleur de lys is because he knows how much I love that particular symbol. I like it because it is pretty, French & can be very swirly & girly. I love it because the 3 pieces have always represented us. Abe & I on each side & the middle is us together…the band around it is the bond we share as friends & spouses. To me it represents how we are separate people yet we share a life & a common goal. We have promised to remain bound together through this life & it is something I cherish. Seeing a fleur de lys reminds me of how lucky I am to have found Abe…he puts up with my moods, supports me when I’m struggling with depression & laughs at my jokes, wild stories and how I will be completely exhausted at 2 am yet suddenly be unable to stop talking to him about all the little weird thoughts that swirl through my brain. It reminds me that in spite of how VERY aggravating he can be with his secret smiles, teasing & purposely misunderstanding my every word just so he can watch me stamp my foot I adore the ground he walks on.
So to Abe I say—Wow I can’t believe you managed to surprise me! Thank you for making every day that we share special just by being you. I hope you are happy with my reaction (I was totally speechless for at least a minute) & that you are proud of me for being so good & not putting my great detective skills and undying curiosity to work so I could find out what you were sneaking around about for so long. It was so freaking hard not to rip that box open at lunch today…it, like everything else with you, was totally worth every agonizing second.
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