Six

Well, the crown molding in the bedroom is finished (yeah!), and we still had time to enjoy our anniversary.  This will be our last anniversary that we are without a human child, so it is a little bit of a landmark.   This upcoming year will be a lot different, with changing responsibilities. 

We had a lovely day for this anniversary.  We went to Hendersonville Produce, hoping to make it to the Farm Fresh Food Fest, but got there too late---still I picked up goodies for the week ahead.  We did make it to the grand opening of Butterbean Bistro.  This was their official ribbon cutting, they have been open for over a month, and we've been there several times.  Their entire menu is gluten free, and they have lots of dairy free options as well.  We saw my friend Loretta when we got there.  I love living in a community where I randomly run into friends.  It really makes it home for us, which is something I don't think Joel and I had when we were in Michigan, or even when we lived in Joelton.  We picked up a couple desserts---a date bar for me, and a pineapple right sight up cupcake for Joel that we will be enjoying in a little while.

Once we got back home we decided to spend our afternoon enjoying the things we love best around the house.  We put on our boots and walked our whole property, spending time sitting by one of the wide bends in our creek and just enjoying the beauty around us.  We are thrilled that the grass is getting green again and Spring is about to re-bloom.  We had our first scheduled phone call with Makallia, and got to chat for 30 minutes, which was a great re-connection after our visit a week ago.  Tomorrow she will turn 13, and we are just sad that we can't be there for her birthday.  She is extremely excited to come to the house next week, so we at least know she is happy.

We opted for a night in instead of a night out tonight, so I am about to take a whole roast chicken and honey carrots out of the oven, and we'll snuggle on the couch for a movie (Water for Elephants).  All in all a very lovely day, and a great celebration of the start of our next year together.