December is a fun time around our house with school, church, birthdays and holiday parties but it can also feel crazy busy with all our family activities. This year I really wanted to bless my husband with his own special gift of 12 days of Christmas. It was so fun to plan. The tricky part was when he surprised me with a trip to New York in the middle of it. Luckily the days we traveled were things I could easily take on the airplane and continue his surprise each day in New York City. He loved singing his own version of the song everyday...and it was so cute because he didn't know what was coming next so he just kept singing the days he already knew.
Day 1: on the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me...an awesome golf adventure~ I printed out a gift certificate for Pebble Beach Resort wrapped it up and put it by his toothbrush in our bathroom.
Day 2: two movie tickets~ I bought a gift card for movie tickets at our local theatre.
Day3: three handwarmers~ for the snow
Day4: four wooly socks~ gotta love Target
Day5: FIVE CHRISTMAS COOKIES~ he shared these with one of our daughters and she put a request into Santa for more.
Day6: six sexy emails~ I sent these throughout the day not realizing his emails may or may not be read by corporate IT dept. insert blushing face here!
Day 7: seven mistletoe kisses~ this was fun as he collected his mistletoe kisses throughout New York City... carriage ride in Central Park, Empire State Building, Rockefeller Christmas Tree, drinks at The Plaza, Times Square, Russian Tea Room, rooftop lounge looking out at the city lights.
Day8: eight romantic candles~ packed these in my carry on and set them out in our hotel room.
Day9: nine holiday candies~ perfect for airplane treats
Day10: ten post-it love notes~ I arranged these in the shape of a Christmas tree on our bathroom mirror. 10 things I love and cherish about him.
Day11: eleven songs playlist~ this was fun, I hand picked 11 songs just for him
Day12: twelve lacy goodies~ the finale on Christmas Eve...lacy lingerie
Marriage might be a noun but what keeps it special is love and that my friends is a verb...effort, planning, listening, communicating, participating, giving, sharing, compromising, forgiving, protecting, learning, growing...loving.
Christmas morning I woke up to a beautiful letter my husband wrote to me. I will share this part with you, "on the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me...twelve lacy goodies,eleven songs playlist,ten post-it love notes, nine holiday candies, eight romantic candles, seven mistletoe kisses, six sexy emails, FIVE CHRISTMAS COOKIES, four wooly socks, three handwarmers, two movie tickets and an awesome golf adventure. BUT, what my true love really gave to me this Christmas was...mystery, excitement, something new in our relationship, romance, intrigue, sweets, love, understanding, time alone with my true love, anticipation, mind blowing effort to keep me guessing and eternal love that we can share forever because of our love for The Lord and a reminder of what Christmas really is about."
Leave it to my husband to turn my attempt at blessing him into him touching my heart deeply with this letter. After 16 Christmas' together this will be one of my favorites to remember.
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