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Less than three.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Peter and I have been together for almost five years. In the beginning, there were grandiose gestures of love happening all the time. There were monthly anniversary celebrations: getting dressed up for multi-course dinners capped off with the presentation of a sparkly piece of jewelry or a box of pricey chocolates. There were weekend breakfasts in bed devoured closer to noon. There were hours spent on primping for dates that lasted all day long. Bottles of champagne were glugged (Blogger is telling me "glugged" isn't a word. I disagree). Bouquets of flowers were delivered to my office. Fancy underthings were picked out and flaunted.

These days, date night is more likely to mean curling up under a blanket on the couch to eat cookies and watch a DVD. And more often than not, we pass out before the movie is over, ears cocked to pick up the first peep out of the baby monitor that's always hovering nearby like an annoying chaperone. These days, 7:15 is considered sleeping in. A glass of wine is responsibly sipped, never glugged, and only after the baby has gone to bed for the evening. Fancy underthings are on hold until further notice and "primping" is not even in my vocabulary anymore.

Last night I stumbled into Eli's room at some ungodly hour to feed him. A few seconds later, Peter came in to put a blanket over us and brought me a glass of water.

Sitting in the rocking chair, dressed in the opposite of fancy underthings, looking and feeling like death warmed over and barely able to keep my eyes open, was one of the times I've felt most loved. A blanket, a glass of water, a kiss on the forehead from my husband, a sleepy smile from a hungry little boy at 3AM. Love is different for us these days, but it's still here.




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7 comments

  1. Um, you just cause a nine-month-pregnant tear-fest over here! Such a sweet post. Sometimes it's the littlest gestures that mean the most. Truly.

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    1. Gotta love those hormones :) It's true though - for now, doing things like putting the laundry away or making dinner are the most perfect gifts for me and mean so much. I'm sure I'll want jewelry and presents again someday, haha :D

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  2. I love this post, its so true isnt it. We have been together now for 12 years and married for 9. Sometimes I just sit and lose myself in the memories of just us together, without a care in the world. Now we have two girls - 7 and 4 and its harder of course to be just us, but we are coming out of the trenches now and love is a whole new level

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    1. Thank you! Yep, things have changed for sure - even before the baby came. I think being able to adapt no matter what's going on in your life is probably the best thing you can do.

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  3. Awesome post, Amy. Those are definitely the moments that mean the most. Made me smile :)

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  4. What a sweet post. That's most definitely a statement of love <3 To me it's the little things.

    Happy Wednesday! xo

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