Toasting to the Future, Cheersing to the Past

The past few days I feel like I haven't gotten very far. I think the only thing I've really done is let my insurance agent (my NYE date from two years ago...hahaha funny story...) know that we're moving out of state....

BUT, even though I haven't gotten much done, I've been trying! Joshua and I's anniversary is coming up here in just a few short months and I really want to plan something special for it...but I am struggling. Since we have so much coming up- putting our plans on the schedule early is IMPERATIVE.. We have some very packed months ahead of us, and getting away for ANOTHER weekend is probably just not going to happen (damn all of you people getting married this summer/fall!). With wedding season, on top of Indiana Generals football season, on top of our last summer in Indy, it is quickly packing solid. Maybe a wild, romantic getaway isn't what we need, maybe we need a night IN, or a night of doing NOTHING.

I like to be non-traditional, and we have been with a lot of our relationship- though he holds all doors, always helps me carry my stuff in from the car, drives me up to the door at walmart when it's raining, and I oftentimes lay his work clothes out for him...our non-tradtional side includes me planning Valentine's day (which didn't include gifts-but did include getting drunk at olive garden and making fun of those there on serious dates), my birthday gift will be gas to get us to Gatlinburg for Diem's wedding, I planned a big suprise for his birthday, we didn't do gifts on Christmas (well, I did a little bit, but it was just all sentimental stuff that I already had + spare keys to my apartment), and sometimes I even buy HIM drinks.

So, why make a big deal out of our anniversary? Do we celebrate it because others say we should, or do we look at the real tradition? Why don't we celebrate every 13 months instead of 12, or our half-year-aversary? What really is the difference? I don't want to shortchange it as this year has been an amazing one, BUT, I don't want to get caught up in what we are "supposed" to do, and what we're "supposed" to buy for one another, and what we "should" be celebrating. To be honest, I feel "celebrated" every day.

I have been blessed with a wonderful man who makes me laugh, flirts with me in public, loves to hold hands, always holds the door, lets me know he loves me, and told me that he wouldn't mind some day being a stay at home dad someday. I think I'm pretty spoiled and while our anniversary is important, maybe this year we could just cheers to it with a trip downtown, get one of those BIG long islands at Kilroys- toast to our future adventures, and afterwards go flirt under our favorite tree down by the canal until we're both ready to go home and snuggle. Anniversaries shouldn't be a "phew, we got through a year," but rather a segway into more years to come.

This ones to you Josh, I love you- and here's to us, celebrating whenever the heck we want to, however the heck we want to :)