First college band concert

Thomas loves being involved in music, and we were thrilled that he wanted to participate in the concert band at college.  He was asked to switch from alto to tenor saxophone, and has taken that as a compliment as well.  Tonight was his first concert, and I'm so glad that we were able to be there.  This particular band is an eclectic group of people, and we are so glad that Thomas is enjoying it.  We've always told him that no matter what, music can be a part of his life! 

Brownies

At the beginning of the month, my school held a fundraiser by doing a Trivia Night.  We weren't able to attend, but I think we will next year!  Regardless, part of the fundraising is a bake sale.  Whatever isn't sold is brought back to the office.  There was a giant pan of brownies, and I was happy to give it a taste.  As soon as I took a bite, my eyes began to fill with tears.  They tasted exactly like the brownies my Aunt Cathy made before she became ill and passed away years ago.  Everyone in the family loved those brownies, but her daughters couldn't find the recipe.  I haven't done it yet, but I'm going to reach out to the baker (a parent at the school) and ask if she would share the recipe.  I don't know that I'll be able to bake them, but I'm sure someone in the family can!

A weekend away in Chicago

Since Andrew and I just celebrated a milestone anniversary, we decided to celebrate with a get-away.  Originally the plan was to fly to Vegas, but the budget was not "airplane friendly".  We decided Chicago was better, and our dear friends love that city and are excellent tour guides.  Forty-eightish hours away is exactly what we needed.  We shared so many laughs, and good food and lots of good drinks.  I'm so, so grateful we did this!

Our anniversary

Today my wonderful husband and I celebrated a milestone anniversary.  It's really so very hard to believe all these years have passed by.  I am so incredibly grateful to share each and every day with Andrew, and I look forward to so very many more.  Our gift to each other is a get-away over President's Day weekend to Chicago with friends.  I pointed out to Andrew as we were driving home that we know for a fact that twenty years ago today there was snow on the ground!  

I'm so grateful for the life we've built together.  Catherine and Thomas both sent us a text today, and we had a lovely dinner out.  We also volunteered our church's community meal this evening, where an announcement was made that it's our anniversary and we were given a small cake.  It was so incredibly thoughtful!

I also appreciated that today was a Wednesday which means I only work until Noon or so.  It allowed me to take a two-hour nap, but I'm still planning on going to bed early.  There is so much going on and a lot to write about, but that will be another time.  Today I just want to enjoy my special day with my amazing husband!