Anniversary Surprises

Celebrations are just so much fun! I have been looking forward for our anniversary for a couple of months because I really wanted to do something fun and special for my husband. We were traveling on our anniversary last year so I didn't really get a chance to do anything the day of our anniversary last year.  

I started the day by making waffles! They were made with coconut flour, banana, homemade applesauce, and eggs. Yum!! (I used a new recipe, which can be found by clicking this link).  I left for the rink before Marshall returned home from PT, so I left them in the oven staying warm for him. 

The first surprise I received was when I walked out to start my car at 6:45am and saw that all of my windows had been cleared of the freshly-fallen snow! I loved that. The smallest things are really the best. Upon returning home from my morning's activities four hours later, I saw a beautiful vase of red and yellow tulips and a note that read, 

"This has been the best two years of my Life!!!"

I loved the pop of color these added to our home!

And then I noticed something that really made me smile.  He had washed up all of the breakfast dishes! To really appreciate this, you have to realize that he does not have a lot of time when he gets home PT and when he has to get back into work. Plus, we don't have a dishwasher and I made waffles, so there were mixing bowls to wash too. I felt so very loved.  

I am such a nerd. I take pictures of food. I'm not going to apologize for it.

For our special dinner that night I made blackened shrimp and scallop fondue and served it with homemade crusty sourdough  bread. Oh man it was. to. die. for.  We also had a bottle of organic French peach sparkling juice.  A browned butter & apple cake with buttercream frosting was served for dessert.  

shrimp, scallops, mushrooms, onions, spinach, cream, cheese, and so much flavor.

In-between dinner and dessert, we gave each other our "surprises." It makes me laugh how young at heart I can be, but I love surprises.  I decorated our bedroom with 10 helium balloons, and at the end of each string there was a piece of paper where I had written a favorite memory from the previous year.  I was pleasantly surprised at how much he enjoyed reading all of them.  It was fun to read all the fun things we did together this past year! I didn't know he liked balloons so much either. It was awesome. 

Then I gave him a frame that looked like this: 

Everywhere we live together will get a little red heart. Right now we only
have one. May we have many more as the years pass!

I wasn't expecting anything else. The day had already been so great. But then he handed me the KitchenAid immersion blender which he had bought for me! Saweet! I had been wanting one, and he remembered. 

Anniversaries don't always need gifts or fancy dinners. But when the time allows, it sure does make for a special day.  If all else fails, remember this one thing. There is always time for small acts of service that show how you really feel.  Never forget to do that.