Monkey House

A bit of a delayed post… pretty rude to post something when it’s your anniversary, I would imagine!

So, we recently celebrated our first wedding anniversary. Leading up to it, we had discussed whether to go with the traditional anniversary gifts (paper, then… er… well, I didn’t research what year 2 is supposed to be, if anything…) and opted to go for it. But then life happened, and we didn’t get around to the whole gift-buying thing. It’s not “too late” in our world. At least one half of our clan is notorious for buying delayed gifts, and since it’s Mama Monkey’s half of the clan, I’m not in the doghouse.

As it turns out, trying to celebrate an anniversary when you have a 7 wk old baby is a bit of a challenge! Here’s what the plan was:

1. Afternoon on the market; baby in a sling or wrap, us buying nice fruit, cheeses, and generally enjoying a stroll.
2. Dinner at home, provided by my wonderful parents… they knew we’d eat at home (obviously) and had brought us some yummy treats from M&M.
3. Drive-in movies (this time armed with ways to combat mosquitoes!). Harry Potter is playing.

Here’s the reality:

RAIN.

So, we opted for a nice quiet day at home. To spice it up a bit, and because I did not feel like BBQ’ing in the rain, we got some take-out from our favourite Sushi restaurant, Sushi 88. I’m usually a pure sashimi guy, but I had a hunger on, so we also got some yummy specialty rolls. That’s a tradition I can get into… a good roll is teh yummay! Once the sushi settled down, we topped it off with a wicked-good bumbleberry pie that was part of the M&M treats.

Well, the intention of this post isn’t to bore you with the minutia of our lives, but rather, as an excuse to say the following:

Alie, I love you so much. I can’t imagine a life without you, and I’m so glad that this was only the first year out of many to come. You are my soul. Happy Anniversary, baby!