Commuter Date

Let's talk briefly about what a romantic husband I have. We both take a commuter train to and from work. We rarely take the same one b/c our work hours are different. But on rare occassions we run into each other on the way home. Yesterday, Dan found himself at work late and called me and asked him to meet him in a particular car on the 6:26pm train. I ran into him and sat down, ready to spill my guts about my day. But he was like, "Wait, I have a surprise." And he pulled out two little one serving, screw cap wines and paper cups. He cracked them open, said "Cheers", and then said, "Now tell me about your day." Isn't that such a cute, spotaneous date?

When Dan and I first moved in together, we met at Kmart after work to pick up all kinds of odds and ends, like hooks and hangers. I hate doing that stuff and wanted to just blow it off and go for Chinese, but Dan did something similar—he brought little champagne cans and we sipped them as we shopped. He said we were toasting to our first home shopping trip as co-habitants! I dunno...maybe we're just a couple of drunks, but I think it's sweet that he tries to add a level of fun and romance to otherwise mundane experiences.

But here's something that's not mundane—tomorrow, Dan and I are heading to Hawaii to celebrate our 2nd wedding anniversary and his 40th bday! I'm so excited! I actually planned this so long ago, finally using up those damn airline miles we've accumulated over the years! I can't wait! And I'll give you a full report of the going-ons from the beach in Maui!