This & That

Despite the fact that it's winter, we've had some rather warm days. Warm for here. Ron has gone out fishing a few times. I went with him a couple times and wandered around looking for things to take pictures of while he fished. Sadly, I didn't get to take any pictures of fish, although he did catch a few last week when he went out by himself. At least, he said he caught a few. I liked the way the sun sparkled on the water.

On one of our outings we were also looking for a snowy owl that was sighted in the area, but we didn't have any luck finding him either. The scenery was still pretty and it was nice to get outside. It's not nearly as sunny and warm(ish) today.

The new Star Wars movie came out last week. I bought opening night tickets for Ron and Tyler the day they went on sale in October. The boys had a fun evening together. The four of us went to see it last weekend. It was really good. I need to see it again because I'm sure I missed some details.

Ron and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary this week. 25 years is a long time. Being married for 25 years sometimes feels like a long time. :) Earlier this week Ron was talking to a lady who is in her late twenties, and she asked him if he had any relationship advice for her. He told her that all the advice he had to give would probably be considered offensive in this day and age (but he gave it anyway!). Don't live together first. Find a real man who isn't afraid to commit. Decide before you're married that you will honor your vows no matter how much work it takes, how you feel on any given day, or what your partner decides to do. Things like that. Not very popular ideas any more. But beyond that 20-something stranger, I hope we're teaching our kids that God's idea of marriage works. Anyhow...Ron surprised me with tickets for an after hour tour of our zoo's Christmas lights. I was hesitant to go because the kids had places they needed to be, but Ron insisted. He was right. I made other arrangements for the kids, and Ron and I enjoyed dinner out and the zoo lights. It was a very nice evening and a very thoughtful gift.

And there's this...Tyler took his driver's test this week and passed on the first try. It took me 2, so he did better than I did...which only makes me feel slightly better about him being out there on the roads alone.