Year Three: Leather
This year was our third anniversary, which was the leather year. I knew one of the things I would get him as early as Christmas: a new wallet. His had been falling apart and he liked the design, so I bought him almost the exact same thing. I also bought him a leather travel pouch for his razor so that it's easier to store and keep clean when we go traveling, or just to keep it safe in the bathroom when it's not in use.
He had a lot of trouble finding a gift, as this year was a very interesting year (more on that later). He bought me a monogrammed tumbler and a Burt's Bees spa basket. I don't know if I'll use everything in the basket, but I do like a lot of their products.
This year we were very lowkey, as this was the year of COVID-19, a pandemic that swept the nation and killed millions. We made knockoff chicken helper and watched one of our favorite tv shows, Breaking Bad, while relaxing in front of the tv. Later we went for a walk and talked about all the stuff we would do once the restrictions were lifted.
I think it is true that these themes for the years really fit with how strong a marriage gets. Year three is leather because it is meant to represent the toughness that your marriage might have gone through, yet durability through those tough times. The last twelve months have been especially trying with my car accident, his surgery, and my losing my job. There were times in the last year that we had forty dollars to our name and didn't know how we would make it to next paycheck. There were also times that we were so frustrated with life that we thought of checking out. That first year (paper year) we were just starting to develop our rules and guidelines for what we wanted in marriage. The second year (cotton year) we were starting to intertwine our lives and stitch everything together, adapting to each others' needs. This year really proved how durable and tough marriage can be. I think any marriage that can survive all this plus a global pandemic is definitely tougher than leather.
He had a lot of trouble finding a gift, as this year was a very interesting year (more on that later). He bought me a monogrammed tumbler and a Burt's Bees spa basket. I don't know if I'll use everything in the basket, but I do like a lot of their products.
This year we were very lowkey, as this was the year of COVID-19, a pandemic that swept the nation and killed millions. We made knockoff chicken helper and watched one of our favorite tv shows, Breaking Bad, while relaxing in front of the tv. Later we went for a walk and talked about all the stuff we would do once the restrictions were lifted.
I think it is true that these themes for the years really fit with how strong a marriage gets. Year three is leather because it is meant to represent the toughness that your marriage might have gone through, yet durability through those tough times. The last twelve months have been especially trying with my car accident, his surgery, and my losing my job. There were times in the last year that we had forty dollars to our name and didn't know how we would make it to next paycheck. There were also times that we were so frustrated with life that we thought of checking out. That first year (paper year) we were just starting to develop our rules and guidelines for what we wanted in marriage. The second year (cotton year) we were starting to intertwine our lives and stitch everything together, adapting to each others' needs. This year really proved how durable and tough marriage can be. I think any marriage that can survive all this plus a global pandemic is definitely tougher than leather.
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