Today was the perfect Sunday; just what the Doctor ordered.
I have always been a fan of birthdays – celebrating others is my specialty (cue Enneagram Two-talk). Today, Daniel turned twenty-three and he is by far the easiest person to celebrate. I set my alarm for early – Daniel practically wakes up at sunrise – because I wanted to have breakfast made by the time he woke up. Halfway through making my surprise Huevos Rancheros, the fire alarm starts blaring and he walks out half asleep but not at all shocked, a sleepy smirk on his face. Later I asked if he was scared waking up to the alarm and his response? “No, I figured you were in the kitchen.” Typical Hailey. He was so happy with the gift I got him; a backpack he had showed me. He said he was surprised I had actually bought it because I have been so wedding-focused financially. Point for me!
We skipped church which is not the norm for us, and just spent a slow morning together in the apartment. He decided what we would do for his day and we talked minimally about the wedding – which I think benefited us both. We are so excited to be husband and wife in twenty-six short days but the constant planning and shopping and re-planning is starting to burn us out. (I guess this is why people don’t normally plan weddings in just 105 days…) So today, we put wedding talk on pause and planned a Hailey-Daniel day. An Us Day.
We lounged on the couch and sipped black coffee. We ran to Guitar Center and Daniel played just about every guitar, per the usual. We picked up Starbucks (Pumpkin Spice Latte for her, Salted Caramel Mocha for him) and headed to Kerlin’s for a family cookout. We spent the afternoon by the fire and playing with his nieces and nephews in the perfect fall weather, 65° and sunny. I crashed on our couch for a nap once we got home while Daniel packed for his upcoming Boundary Waters canoe trip . We ended the night at mom and dad’s for the Packers game.
I could not have planned a better Sunday; it was exactly what I needed to recharge for the upcoming week and the next month that is already passing by at lightning speed. I love you, Daniel, thank you for being so easy to celebrate and love – here’s to many, many more birthdays and Us days to come!
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