Good-bye butterflies.. Hello Fireflies!

This last week Paul and I celebrated our 9 yr anniversary! We did it pretty low key but it was fun one none the less.
Our Anniversary was on the 13th which was a Tues. We thought it would be easier to get away for a night come the weekend.
Come Tues which was our actual anniversary I realized that the kids didn't have school for some reason. I said something to Paul about it.And did it with a small plea not to leave me.
Paul surprised me on our anniversary by Leaving work early and bringing me 18 red roses a few red balloons. And a cute little card expressing his love and happiness with me. All of was very sweet and thoughtful.
I felt terrible since we agreed we wouldn't be doing anything for each other. ( We had decided to do a bigger purchase earlier that week and called it our anniversary present.) I had no idea he would be coming home early or with gift. I felt bad I had nothing for him.

We spent the day enjoying each other company and running errands. That evening we ordered take out that was positively terrible!! But at least it ended on a good note of some yummy V.B cheesecake for TGIF"S
Paul and I have a thing we do every anniversary ( NO, not THAT! well.. yes that.. but that is NOT what I 'm talking about.)
We do a remember when... back to our high school dating years.. to our first years of marital bliss. funny moments and even remember our first fights and how dumb they seem now.And who was being the most ridiculous in them.
Then we seem to do a quick survey to make sure each of us is still happy in the marriage and with each other. Turns out he still thinks I'm hot. He still loves me. And he still likes me for company. I of course feel the same way.
He always checks to see if I still get " Firefly's"...

okay side story as to WHY the joke of the firefly's..
Once during a long car ride, I had been reading a romantic novel( not the dirty kind!) And brought up the subject of how I sometimes miss the feelings of butterflies and new relationship romance Stuff.. Paul CLEARLY not listening to me and only picking up the phrase of missing butterfly's...Looked at me with a great amount of puzzlement and asked: "What? Fireflies aren't doing it for you?" I thought he was just being a smart A. And do what most girls do when they are irritated with their better half.. and whacked him on the arm and gave the evil glare...
He didn't understand this since he thought I was actually talking about REAL butterflies.
Once he caught up on the real subject and what I had meant. He laughed at both his witty remark& costly mistake.. since I was still glaring and shaking my head.
And now the joke is .. I may no longer get "butterflies".. but by darn at least there will be" fireflies".
" what, fireflies aren't doing it for you?". . . . . SIGH. . . . This is what I get for reading a stupid romance novel. And trying to express romantic connotations to the opposite gender.

Of course when he jokes with me about fireflies. it is guaranteed to come with a scowl and and eye roll from me. And of course he thinks it is just hilarious.

All and All.. fireflies or not... It has been a good run so far.

Happy 9 yr Anniversary!