Remember When

One of the ways we keep the "honeymoon period" alive is...keep the honeymoon alive! That goes beyond date nights and making out in corners and lunchbox love notes. It means constant recognition of the fact that this is a once in a lifetime love. 

I found this idea on Pinterest, I think.. After the new year in 2014, Adam and I started a ritual. On Tuesdays, we did our "Tuesday thing." We'd write down favorite memory, special moment, anything important to us (individually) from the last week. And we put them in a box. 

It was an ugly box. A shoebox. I taped it shut, because I wanted to peek SO badly. Our kitties stomped all over our poor box and made it even uglier.

 

Someone used it as a launching pad &… Oh well. It's what's inside that counts! Tomorrow we'll open the box and remember 2014, one moment at a time.

We decided that for next year, we'd make a keepsake box with a bit more longevity. Off to my favorite place, the craft store! Adam painted the plain wooden box, and I got stencils & paint markers to personalize it. It's a little rough, but it's ours. Next year, on New Year's Day, we'll open this box & read the notes together again. What a beautiful way to start the year :) 

Happy New Year! SO much to look forward to in 2015! 

EDIT: We actually opened the box after midnight on NYE. It was amazing! We laughed and cried and relived so much of the last year. Marrieds, do this! You won't regret it.