Tidbit Tuesday #62

I used to lay awake night after night, trying to cry myself to sleep at no avail. I was five, and my night times were haunted by the fact that one day my parents would be… OLD. One day they’d have white hair. And wrinkles! And I just wasn’t prepared for that. Between sobs I’d hear my mom open my bedroom door. She’d have me sit up in bed. And then? She’d give me a quarter. You know, to shut me up so the rest of my family could sleep already. She also tried convincing me that growing old is a gradual thing, and I didn’t need to worry about waking up one day to parents I didn’t recognize..

All of this to say.. Happy 50th Birthday to my dad, who still has a long way to go in regard to white hair and wrinkles! (No, really.) We love you forever! :)

All of yesterday was a brand new experience for me. Yet I failed to realize it until I was standing shoulder-to-shoulder with a handful of middle-aged men who’d also forgotten to shop for their Valentines. You see, the “Wife” section is right next to the “Husband” section. And for the first time ever, I was qualified to peruse the “Husband” options. That sounds less appropriate than I have hoped, but you get what I mean…

Speaking of… On Sunday, Dylan and I celebrated eight months of marriage! Duuude, what?! That’s almost a year in my book. All at once it feels like less, and it feels like so much more. We spent the day flea marketing around, and dancing along to Happy Feet. And just before heading to bed, I reminded him that our anniversary will ALWAYS fall on the day before Valentine’s. Even if normal people stop counting in months after their first year of marriage.

Is having leftover champagne at 10AM much too early? I’m going to go ahead and say I’ve answered my own question there.. (P.S. This is purely hypothetical.)

As much as I hope to be a reader someday, I’ve come to the conclusion that I just love multi-tasking too much. The solution to this, of course, is audio books! I’m about half-way through Francis Chan’s Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God. And to say that it’s completely kicking my butt is a ridiculous understatement. A butt-kicking I need so badly. I’d encourage all of you to read, I mean, listen to it! Francis has a very soothing voice. :)

Last week, while cleaning obsessively, I found a toy pterodactyl on top of our blu-ray player. Umm? Neither I nor Dylan know how on earth it got there or who on earth it belongs to. And it certainly wasn’t here when we moved in. All I can think is that one of our friends is hoarding miniature dinosaurs in their pockets…

Song of the Week: Beautiful Exchange by Hillsong. My sister first introduced me to the Russian version of this song while attending Hillsong Kiev, and I fell in love with it THEN. Imagine my delight when I could actually understand the words in English! A total catalyst for worship.

And because Tuesdays are always better with pictures, here’s a taste of our Valentine’s Day. Yes, the box is empty.. I finished it this morning, in lieu of champagne, because chocolate at any time of day is acceptable, right? ;) We’d love to hear how you spent your Love Day!!

Happy Tuesday!