Sweet Things

What with all of the turmoil going on in our house lately, I forgot to show you guys what Randey gave me for our anniversary. He was in Florida on the actual date but he sent me these flowers: Aren't they beautiful? They're red and pink roses...I love the pink, he loves the red so it was a wonderful combination for us. Before he left for Florida, he gave me this:
It's a Brighton charm necklace. The shamrock is to honor our Irish ancestry, the "Lucky" circle is because I'm darn lucky to be married to him (my interpretation, not his! lol), the "s" is for Sissy, which is what Randey and everyone else in my family calls me (my sister cursed me with that nickname from birth. It stuck. What can I say?) and the "r" is for Randey, of course. I love this necklace. The picture doesn't really do it justice, but in person, it's very, very pretty. I love the idea of the charms, too. I can't wear a charm bracelet, but only because I can't stand the thought of having anything around my wrist for too long a time. I don't even wear my watch unless I'm leaving the house and then I take it off as soon as I walk back in the door. So having a charm necklace is the perfect solution for me. Now I'm looking for charms that remind me of my children....
And last, but certainly not least, here's the absolute best thing I've ever, ever, ever, ever, ever gotten for our anniversary:

My dearly beloved, the same man I've been at loggerheads with for the past several months, stopped off at my absolute favorite place to eat in the whole wide world (McGuire's Irish Pub) in Pensacola on his way home from his trip that Friday. He had them wrap two of their out-of-this-world, uncooked Peppercorn New York Strip Steaks in several layers of foil so that he could grill them for us that Saturday evening. Okay, so A) the man knows the way to my heart and it's through McGuire's, [ha!] and B) It was the sweetest gesture! He had an 11 hour road trip ahead of him, but he went out of his way to stop at McGuire's to get my favorite food and bring it home so we could have an extra special anniversary dinner together. You know, those steaks could have tasted like cardboard and it still would have been the finest meal I've ever eaten. (Happily, they didn't, though! They were grilled to perfection and tasted outstanding!) Just knowing of the effort he went through to make this anniversary special...well, when you think of all that's gone on around here lately, it was truly the most touching gesture ever. I'm always telling Randey - usually in the middle of one of our "discussions" - that talk is cheap. Actions speak louder than words. This time, I gotta tell 'ya, I heard him loud and clear. Not because of the flowers or the necklace or the steak. But because he went to so much trouble to shine a light on the good parts of our marriage during the middle of a very dark time for us. And that, my friends, feels absolutely priceless!