A Little Epiphany - (and a newbie delurking)

[Dia]

H is due home somewhere in the next half hour to 90 mins, depending on errands, traffic and whether or not he left work early. Our reservation is for 7:45 to allow enough time for showers, kidlet management and a bit of relaxing before we head out. H mentioned that he would want a snack when he got home for blood sugar reasons, but he was looking forward to the meal.

1) I am less primped than usual. Reason: to provide greater contrast once I don The Dress, The Shoes, The Jewelry, etc.

2) On the newly pristine and gleaming bar there is a plate containing fresh grapes and a fresh tomato and mozzarella dish drizzled with olive oil, balsamic vinegar and a chiffonade of fresh basil. The tomatoes and basil are from his garden.

3) There is music on - the CD he gave me. I opted not to play our love-making music as I didn't want to scare the deer. I'd like this all to feel like any intimacy/affection is HIS idea - if that makes sense.

4) His anniv. card is propped between the cheese plate and the grapes. It's a low key card with a cute cartoon of a furry animal hugging himself. It reads... "Just a hug... Just for you... <open card> ... Just because. I wrote in "Happy Anniversary - Love, Dia"

And I am holding tight to - NO EXPECTATIONS!


Oh, and about the photo book - While I was marveling over it, I asked him how long it had taken him to make and he said a few hours, but to be fair, he'd actually created an identical(?) one for his mother. But when our anniversary came up, he thought it would be a good gift for me. Personally, this doesn't take anything away for me as even so I know he had to have ordered it at least two weeks ago.