Whenever someone completes an accomplishment in our house, we make it a point to celebrate that person. It's not enough to just "high five" and "atta boy" each other. This past week, by some foreign-to-us luck, Hubster landed the position at work that he's been hoping for for over a year and a half. It was quite by miracle that he got it, but I can just see on his face how happy it makes him. So, we had a lunch date at one of his favorite Chinese restaurants. I think he liked it:)
Aside from that lunch, Hubster and I have made a concerted effort lately to have more date nights. We've had a few celebratory gift cards come our way that make it possible without the guilt. It's imperative to keep connecting on just a you/him level because it's way too easy to become two separate people with two separate lives. We want a partnership, so we choose actions that hold us true to that partnership.
Halloween harbors some other fun traditions for our family. On this holiday, I always bust out an Edgar Allan Poe tale or poem. Sure, the stories may be a little sinister at times, but I think it's a fun, intelligent way to end the night. Plus, I was an English major, so I thinks it's neat that we can slip some classic literature into our family traditions.
Aside from that, we also do the whole trick-or-treating thang too. Even in the rain, as we did this year. We grabbed a giant umbrella and hit the streets shortly after sundown. My feet were utterly soaked by the time we made it home, but you absolutely can't steal this tradition from a kid. Even one who's scared of trick or treating;)
Costume #1: pirate for Boo Fest
Costume #2: Batman for school
What are your favorite family fall traditions?
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