Trixi movin' on up...

[Trixi]

13 years ago today was our first kiss. Wow, how time flies!

H and I went out 4 wheeling today and had a great time. We met some guys up there who invited us to follow them up a trail; it was *quite* the trail- apparently rated expert difficult (or something akin to that.) My H did a great job driving; the other guys were a good help in a couple spots tossing logs under the wheels and telling H where to turn the wheels. I wore some rubber boots that H said several times he just "loved".

At one spot on this trail, we were waiting for the guys ahead of us to get in between the trees and I remembered that it was the 16th. I turned to him and said "gimme a kiss". so he did and I said 'happy 13 year anniversary'. He was like "wow! is that today? yeah, happy anniversary!" We had a couple other times of some nice kisses on the trail. He's funny, though. He'll start getting frisky and then say "stop it!" in sort of a "what are you doing to me" sort of way. (I'm not touching him in any way--just being my cute self, I guess. )

Anyway, on the way back into town, we had a good time talking, I came up with some lyrics for him; when we were almost back to my car I said "I think you are the cat's meow" and he says "I think you're pretty cool too.....lately." I laughed it off and said ""lately." nice-give with one hand take with the other.I see how you are." He laughed and it was all in good fun....

I think it was really good for us to go and do the 4 wheeling. We haven't done anything unusual together for a long time. I fit in just fine with the guys; H and I laughed, hooted and hollered and played the music loud.

I was glad that he didn't make a bad face when I said happy 13 year anniversary; it was sorta risky because he could have rolled his eyes or made it awkward--but he actually seemed glad.

I sometimes wonder, though, if this is the death of 1000 cuts. The other night he talked *again* about how he had decided in 2001 that he was leaving when DD graduated. (2006) I tried to just validate and say "that must have been hard for you." *sigh* and still he waffles.