and i had celebrated our anniversary with dinner at the food court in the mall, followed by a full-price movie. we told them at the time that eventually it’d be down to a second-run flick. as time goes on — and if you’re newly married you may not believe me, but just trust me, it’s true — the magnitude of what you’re doing to celebrate drops off, sometimes to almost nothing, and all that remains is the very deep and meaningful significance that you’re still doing it together. it’s no longer the size of the gift that counts, but the little gestures.
my wife does the night shift in a senior’s 