Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Five Years


Five years ago today, RaggedyDad and I got married. When we were married for a few months, whenever we met other couples and they asked how long we were married, saying "three months" always elicited reactions like, "awwww, how cute." Those people were in the 'years' category. Five years is really our first big milestone anniversary - after the first year when my homesickness wore off, lol :) - and now we're the ones doing the awww-ing. It's cliched, but it feels like yesterday and forever at the same time.

I get a kick out of really young couples, like the engaged eighteen-year-old kallah (bride) who stayed at our place, and introduced me to her intended as 'the lady whose house I'm staying at.' Yikes! When did I start getting referred to as some "lady"?! I guess in my mind, when I see high school kids, for a minute I feel like I'm in their approximate age range, and then I realize I am . . so . . not. Although my field in education ranges from grades K-12, my public school teaching jobs were always in elementary schools, never in high schools, since those kids looked waaay older and more sophisticated than I did. But I digress.

Traditionally (I looked it up), the fifth anniversary is the "wood" anniversary. This comes from that hokey list in the back of some daily planners, or in my case the internet, and is where those lists of gifts or symbols are - the first is paper, 25th is silver or whatever. Wood seems kind of like where we are now - sturdy and durable, although not in the flashy sense like the silver, gold, bronze (is there a bronze one?) anniversaries. And more importantly, wood is what I need this year. Namely, to close the ledge above the stairs leading in to our apartment. We could probably use another set of bookshelves too, but the ledge is an urgent job. Andy seems to be shaping up to be a real climber, and there's a table and chairs right next to this ledge. The apartment looks more open and spacious with the ledge clear, but I have to prioritize safety over looks/resale value since we are here now, and have no immediate plans to move, and our job is to keep the kids safe. The temporary fix is to simply move the table away from the ledge. But ultimately, we're going to need to close up the ledge. Whether it's with wooden slats or a sheetrock wall, we're not yet sure about.

Happy Anniversary, RaggedyDad! See, I'm not nagging you about the ledge - I am writing about it on my "outlet." Now let's get the job done!

11 comments:

Jack Steiner said...

Happy anniversary. It goes so quickly. I can't quite figure out when I became old enough to be referred to as "sir" or "mister" but it has happened.

PsychoToddler said...

Mazel Tov!

For years I resisted being called "Dr." because I felt too young for the title.

RaggedyMom said...

Thanks, guys. Even after 5 years, Mrs. still sounds weird (but sweet)to me!

Sarah Likes Green said...

happy anniversary!
wishing you many more happy years together :)

Orthonomics said...

Mazal Tov on your anniversary.

Anonymous said...

hmm wood - ok i am going to hold my self back here - did you know that there is a new band out called morning wood - anyway i am so happy for you guys and you many blessing - thank G-d - enjoy eachother -aww

RaggedyMom said...

Sarah, SL: Thanks to you both!
MedicalMystery: If I didn't know you, I'd be tempted to hurt you! And I just know you'll get to the bottom of your mysterious medical issues one of these days! Stay strong!

socialworker/frustrated mom said...

Happy aniversary. I didn't know wood was the 5th year I learned s/t new. Many happy years together.

Baleboosteh said...

Mazel Tov!
I hope you and your husband had a nice day!
:D

Ezzie said...

Happy Anniversary!

We've had similar stuff - our friends look at us so strangely when we say we've been married 2.5 years... and we say "Awww...!" when we hear how many weeks or months they've got left until their weddings.

RaggedyMom said...

Thanks, everybody!