I married my college sweetheart a few short weeks after my 21st birthday. We celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary last week. {Actually, we agreed that we’ll be celebrating all year. ;)} On the way out the door to dinner, I grabbed a small Moleskine sketchbook and stuck it in my coat pocket. I didn’t really have any major journaling agendas, but I feel strange not having something to write on at all times and my current journal is a 9 x 12 sketchbook. {Since my bag for the evening was tiny and beaded, there was no way it was going to slip into my purse.}
Over a wonderful dinner, we talked about past, present & future and because I’m a list girl {and had a journal in my pocket} we made two lists. {Just a note – while we have all sorts of life goals and plans in writing, these lists were spontaneous and from the heart…} Here’s the first:
25 Things We’ve Done
* had brilliant babies
* bought a house
* started a business {several actually}
* traveled to MS; TX; HI; CT; NYC; NC; Sydney, NSW, AU, {we forgot so many…}
* mastered communication {with each other & well enough to teach others}
* healed old wounds
* made decisions and stood by them
* bought a beautiful horse {and have ridden said horse with no bit}
* rescued a blind German Shepherd Dog
* owned chickens
* read hundreds of books
* taught our children to read hundreds of books
* made several trips to the ER
* lost a baby
* found our hearts
* learned to take care of ourselves
* asked questions {and found a few answers}
* made good friends
* found wise counsel
* figured out when to walk away
* buried a father
* laughed & cried
* furnished a home {in our style}
* learned to shoot a gun
* opened our home
* We have become our selves
{Yes, I know there are 26, but we lost count about halfway through the memories & bottle of wine…}
P.S. If you really like lists, don’t forget to check out List it Tuesday over at Artsyville
