Today is now 5 years I have been married! Feels like yesterday I took my vows. Definitely doesn't feel like 5 years. It has been a good run so far and I think the Mrs. and I are finally getting used to living together again. Some of you know and some may not that we lived apart for almost a year. Not because we were going to kill each other but because she took a job in Virginia and we still had a house in CT and I still had my job. The house took almost a year to sell and just as it sold I finally got a job offer in Virginia, so it worked out quite well.
Living apart for a year can really test a marriage. Her work was very accomodating and allowed her a week a month to work from home in CT so that helped a lot but the leaving to go back to Virginia made it even more difficult for a while because we never had a time frame for when the house would sell.
Anyways, we aren't really celebrating today although I did give her my gift. We capped our limits since we just bought the place in Virginia and are limited with funds. The 5 year anniversary is the Wood Anniversary! AND BOY DID I GIVE HER WOOD!!
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No really, I did. She always takes her rings off when she gets ready in the morning for work or when she sleeps or when she does the dishs so I bought a hand carved wooden hand so she can put her rings and such on the fingers when she does that stuff so she doesn't lose them. I found it on a site called uncommon goods which specializes in gifts that are different.
Anyways, the real fun is on Saturday. I booked a zip lining tour through Shanadoah Valley which lasts about 2 hours. We did that on our honeymoon and I thought it would be fun to do again. After that we will sample some wines and then have a nice dinner. Should be a good day and fun celebration.