Great Minds Think Alike...

Tomorrow is the 5th anniversary of Allen and I being married. A part of me can't believe it has already been 5 years and an even bigger part of me can't remember life before marriage. I mean of course i remember it but it feels like Allen and I have been married much longer than 5 short years. It has been great! Of course we had some harder days than others but I can honestly say I love being married to Allen. It's been a really great 5 year sleepover so far!

It's so funny to look at married people and see how they "blend" together. I married into being an Orlando Magic fan, Allen married into the world of Rummy card playing, I married into Poker, Allen has now seen "It's A Wonderful Life" way too many times. Eventually the two just blend together and you can't remember who started out liking what first.

I am usually very good about anniversary/birthday/father's day/valentine etc gifts and usually have them weeks in advance. This past month has been kind of crazy and althout i knew I wanted to get Allen something from Old Navy, I just haven't had the time to actually go get it. For the past few days I have had it planned that after Noah and I went to the zoo today, we would stop by Old Navy and get Allen's present. I was actually putting it off because i knew I would have Noah with me all week and that he might spill the beans. I was coaching Noah the whole way over of how we were going to buy daddy a special present and that it would be a secret until tomorrow when he would open it. I was coaching him about it as we were walking in the Old Navy door when I look up and the first person I see in the store is non other than....Allen!! He was there buying me a gift!! I guess great minds think alike huh??

Allen also surprised me by planning a night out tomorrow. Allen did some research a few weeks ago about traditional gifts for the 5th anniversary and he found that the traditional wedding gift for 5 years is wood and the modern gift for 5 years is silverware. It kind of became this running joke between the 2 of us because i don't need (or want) a 2X4 and i love our silverware. Well, Allen wanted to incorporate both of those so he made me guess what he was up to and i finally figured out we are going to eat with chop sticks (hence the wood and silverware) tomorrow night at my favorite Japenese Resturant!! How fun is that?? I thought it was so special of him to do that! Thanks Allen, I love you!!!