As if Matt hadn't already done enough for our first anniversary, on Sunday morning, he walked in from a run with a newspaper in hand.
"Look what I found!" he said. "The New York Times!"
I said something to the effect of oh that's great, thinking maybe there was some mixup, or perhaps some promotion was going on.
But he kept standing there, paper in hand and a big smile on his face. And then I realized that he had found it on our doorstep because he had ordered it! He had gotten us a subscription to the Sunday Times for our anniversary!
Now this scored big points with me for a few reasons. First, my dad subscribes to numerous newspapers for work, and since he works at home, I always had about five or more newspapers to choose from on a Sunday morning. So the fact that I now have even one, and one of my favorites, is a wonderful treat.
Second, I work in public relations and daily am reminded that traditional media is dying. So I feel gratified that we're doing our part to keep it alive.
But finally, and perhaps most importantly, it delighted me that Matt remembered that the traditional first anniversary gift is paper. I told him about this after one of our friends bought his wife a counting book for their first anniversary, "because the first gift is paper!" our friend said.
It seemed so sweet and appropriate and I think I told Matt once or twice, ok maybe three times, about this tradition.
And to my delight, he remembered!
I suppose at some point I need to fill him in on next year's cotton requirement ... but for now I'll enjoy my paper.
