Sweet things.

Rebecca Fox Starr — Fri, 13 Feb 2015 19:09:54 +0000

This week, things changed for me a bit;

My plans, my outlook, my mood.

I was able to appreciate some really sweet things from some really sweet people.

There are many. I have been the lucky recipient of so many kind notes, inspirational screen shots, kisses–

but here are just a few of the sweet things that touched me this week:

I have a good, old-fashioned pen pal. My pen pal went on a trip to New Orleans a couple of weeks ago and sent me photos of beignets, to which I responded, “I want those now!” And this week, they were delivered to me. Now that is sweet.

Do you remember when my husband woke me up at 3 o’clock in the morning to give me a new pair of shoes? Well, this week, he brought home another “Just Because” present. When our pipe burst in May, leaving our basement completely flooded, I lost nearly all of my shoes. Thankfully, not the aforementioned 3am pair, but 2 entire suitcases of shoes (they were being stored in our always dry basement while we were rearranging the bedrooms after the birth of my son). We are not in a position for me to just go on a shoe shopping spree, but my husband walked in the door this week with a huge box and an even bigger smile. “I want you to start rebuilding your collection,” he said. Just because. Sweet as can be.

On Wednesday I visited the synagogue where I grew up and experienced many special moments, most of which are too personal to share. BUT, I will say that for anyone with whom I went to Hebrew School, our quilt is still hanging up in the school building! I took a picture of my square, and saw the squares of so many of my old friends (who are my still friends) and it was a sweet thing to see.

The story above says it all. Someone took the time out of her night to make sure that I was shown some sweetness, both literally and figuratively, by leaving a package at my door. The awesomeness of this community never ceases to amaze me.

This week, my husband built a castle for our kids.

We have been finishing our basement (through this oddest series of events, this dream ended up happening!!

Perhaps I willed it into reality?)

which means that our house is filled with things in strange places. I am currently referring to my sunroom as “The Furniture Store”, as it is housing two completely separate rooms worth of furniture. Two couches. Three chairs. Two ottomans. Many lamps. It also has half of our childrens’ toys, the other half being stored in half of our third floor playroom, which is now being converted into a guest room.

And boxes. So many boxes. Huge boxes, for things like pedestal sinks and toilets and tv stands.

Is there anything sweeter than watching your kids play together in their own, magical, cardboard castle?

Yes. Yes, there is;

It’s watching your husband and children act out a play called “Ariel in her Undersea Castle”.

And really, when you have friends, and family members and kids and memories like mine,

there’s not much more to do than to savor their sweetness. And this week, I am so blessed that I can.

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“And I got scones…”

mommyeverafter — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 07:19:27 +0000

So, today happens to be my day of birth.
And it’s three o’clock in the morning.
Why am I up? Why am I writing?
Because my husband is really cute.
I got up to use the bathroom and when I got back into bed, he said “Happy Birthday. Can I give you your presents?”
I asked him if this was a euphemism.
“I’m just so excited to give them to you,” he continued.
I told him okay.
He was precise in his delivery, telling me which card to open first, where to look, etc.
The cards were beautiful. In one, he wrote of a metaphor, binding us together.
And then he gave me two supa fancy bars of dark chocolate. I was already satisfied. If that had been my only gift, I would have been thrilled.
Then, he pulled out a big box.
“I stepped out of my comfort zone a bit for this,” he warned.
Inside were a pair of these.

And what was even better about the fabulous pair of shoes in front of me, was my husband’s smile; he was so excited to give me something so nice that he knew I would love. He was beaming. I was beaming. So much so that I had to take out the computer and write about it at 3 in the morning on what is now technically my birthday.
Over the past year my husband has been my rock; he has been absolutely incredible. He has sacrificed for me, soothed me, stood by me and I now love him so much more than I ever thought possible.
And the funniest part of the story was that yesterday, my husband, mom and I were taking the kids on a walk and she asked if there was anything I wanted from the farmer’s market. I asked for my favorite thing, a scone from the Ultimate Bake Shop. So she dropped one off.
Apparently, my husband had already had this idea. He had gone to the farmer’s market earlier that day and gotten me an assortment of scones. He loves me so much, he wanted me to have all of my favorite things on my birthday.
So now I have a lot of scones to eat. And beautiful cards. And truffled dark chocolate.
And fancy shoes, that he picked out all by himself.
I don’t know what this year will bring, but I know that I am so fortunate to have him.
And really, really nice shoes.

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Sweet things.

“And I got scones…”