One of the firsts of this weekend is that a wedding will be happening at Tangly Woods today. It feels very special that our little homestead holds enough meaning for people other than ourselves that they would wish to hold their wedding on our lawn! Yesterday the place was buzzing with activity as the dreams and plans for their special day started to take shape around us. Because of another first of this weekend (to be commented on momentarily), we knew we would not be at the wedding. So when we learned that Kali's soccer game was cancelled for this morning due to the inches of rain we got the night before, it seemed like we might as well clear out early so that the wedding folks could fully take over without us under foot. And it felt a little more comfortable bustling around, packing the car and helping kiddos transition from home to car when wedding guests weren't arriving. So what was planned for this weekend that was so important that we passed up attending the first wedding to happen at our home (not to mention Jason's sister's graduation from her PhD program): our long awaited, weekend celebration of our 15th wedding anniversary! Last year on our 14th anniversary I made cabin reservations for this year and arranged for our girls to spend a fun weekend with my parents - nothing like plenty of time to anticipate a gift. So tonight will be the first night Alida spends without us, and therefore our first night with no kiddo responsibilities for 3+ years. Currently everyone is excited about it...
Our 15th anniversary was Thursday the 15th and that evening held another first. It just happened that our anniversary fell on our regularly scheduled every other Thursday date night where our girls enjoy the evening with Aunt Emily and Uncle Jonas and we enjoy the evening to ourselves. We invited good friends B & E, who are also great musicians, to accompany us for a song at the Little Grill's open mic night. What fun! We sang Gulf Coast Highway and I was kind of sad when it was over.
There were a few other firsts and lasts that I was thinking about yesterday, mostly food related.
Yesterday morning Jason found the first 3 ripe strawberries, and in an act of pure generosity offered them up to the 3 ladies in the house! Kali since found one more than she and Alida split. So the strawberry season is upon us. Yay! For the last few weeks we have been eating strawberry jam with no restraint, after realizing it would soon be time to make more. It's amazing how fast a jar of it can disappear when we are not attempting to conserve it - yesterday Alida enjoyed her buckwheat oatmeal buttermilk pancakes with a thick layer of jam (like Jack in a frequently read book, Pancakes Pancakes).
It's nice to have some seasons starting as we clean up the last of other foods. Yesterday for breakfast I used our very last bulb of garlic, sauteed with fresh asparagus. That, alongside stinging nettle eggs and the last of a batch of saladkraut, made for a fine breakfast. Jason's was even more decadent (for those that like mushrooms) with some sauteed shiitake. Then for dinner last evening I used our very last sweet potato in a soup with canned chicken and fresh spinach. There were no leftovers! We feel so wealthy when we sit down for our meals together.
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