Today, October sixth, two-thousand-and-seventeen, marks our five-year wedding anniversary. It marks, also, my sixth day being smoke/nicotine-free, as well as twenty more days until my next surgery.
Wedding/Anniversary
Our wedding. The fun we had on this day five years ago… The man I knew to be my husband that day was the man I had searched for my entire life. Kind, loving, giving, full of life, honest.
[I will try to dig up photos from our wedding – or, hey! my blog entries from our honeymoon travels!]
We really had great company sharing our day, loving supporters in our family and our friends. We had some pretty awesome vendors.
Five years under our belt. We’ve reached this first, significant milestone – a hearty congratulations to us. These five years have been rough on both of us, in one way or another. Always something that challenged one or both of us, but we’re surviving. One day at a time. One step at a time.
Paper Flowers
All the months of planning and paper flower-making with my mom – the two of us thousands of miles apart. I remember the phone calls back and forth talking about which flowers we were working on and the instructions for different flowers and when the next batch of flowers were going to be mailed out. My dad was alive back then, walking and driving and an integral part of all of our lives.
Smoking cessation
The end of today marks SIX full and consecutive days without smoking. My emotions have gotten better since Day 3, but there are times when I just want to take a break and have a smoke. And then I remember that I can’t. Shouldn’t. Won’t. Smoke.
Surgery
The only reason I am quitting is for this damn surgery on my back. My neck and then heading back into my lumbar. I will remain smoke-free until I am healed sufficiently. That is the limit of my complacency, and that is all I can promise for now.
We will see once all is said and done, and I am back to being a full me.
Arts
My mother-in-law and step-father-in-law took me to the most wonderful store today. Blick art store. It was my first time there. I purchased many items, spent way less than anticipated, and everything fit into one (1) bag. I am quite proud of myself on all accounts.
My one frivolous purchase – I did buy a $36 brush. It will probably only be used on extra-special occassions, such as when I win the lottery. It is a size 10 Bright. I really could use it for almost every painting I do, but it is so new and clean and shiny. I want a whole set of these brushes. I do, I do, I do.
ACTUALLY, the brushes my knees really buckled for are in the $100-200 range. Just for one brush! Those were so beautiful I could’ve cried. Well, I did cry when I saw the price tag. I bet they paint all by themselves, too.
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