Moving On

D had his first and last weekend call for this, his first rotation of his last year. He had it on Saturday which was also the start of our anniversary weekend...since our anniversary falls on Monday, a weekday, for the first time in our marriage marathon. I didn't mind so much because call at the hospital he's at is easy: weekends, 8am-4 or 5pm and weekdays, 5-9pm. I also didn't mind so much because the rest of the weekends in July are all taken up and I wouldn't have wanted him to have call then. Plus it was the first weekend back from our nice long vacation so I had plenty to catch up on.

When D made it home around 4pm, I made him/us a dinner from my Simple & Delicious magazine. And D said it was delicious, so it was a success. Then we went to a Concert on the Green of sorts at a nearby park. They had an orchestra scheduled to play that night, so we brought our blanket and our books and had a wonderfully relaxing evening together.

On Sunday, after church, we went to Panera Bread and bought their Rosemary and Onion Foccacia bread in order to make the Panini sandwich you see David eating. I can eat that at least once a week.
I cut the bread horizontally, almost like a pita pocket, and put smoked turkey, tomatoes, Italian seasoning, balsamic vinegar, and provolone cheese on it. Then D grilled both sides just enough to warm it. YUM! We ate on the patio and thoroughly enjoyed that sandwich! Later, when it cooled a bit, I made Blueberry Crumble for dessert...another recipe from S&D. Blueberries in anything are tasty, especially in desserts.

Then, around 9:15, D randomly remembers that there were fireworks set to go off, postponed from the rainy 4th. It started around 9:30, so we jumped in the car and headed down the street and found a good parking spot right next to a good viewing spot and set up shop to wait for the show. It's a good thing D remembered because it was one of the best displays I've ever seen...and I have made it a point to see a lot of them in my lifetime. Another thing that made it awesome: I did not see one kid/parent/person I knew!! And this was no small feat in the small town we live in and the numerous amount of kids and parents I know from working at a school. Darkness, thankfully, provided an excellent cover.

Monday, our actual anniversary, was really hectic. Mom and Dad paid for a pizza to be delivered to our apartment from our favorite pizza place. We ate together and then I ran off to bible study...for the rest of the night. I didn't get home till 10:30pm and by that time D was tired. Poor guy. He wouldn't say it, but he probably enjoyed a night of non-stop fiddling on the computer without any [of my] interruptions.

So, it's 3 years down and forever to go! :)