now, i know 5 years = wood

saturday marked our fifth wedding anniversary. we're usually low-key about such things. we usually just do dinner out someplace special. this year (with a little help from chowhound) we found ourselves in a psuedo-suburban bistro not far from my parents' house with a delightful prix fixe menu but a decidedly faux tuscan/early 90s design scheme. really all that mattered to us was the champagne though.

at dinner, i decided to surprise dabney with a dabney-unique gift that only i know she would like.

at dinner, i presented her with this:



dabney has a penchant for little wooden toys as evidenced in many of the souvenirs she picks up while traveling. turn the handle on the lower left of the box and the little men bob up and down.



it wasn't until until JB wished us a happy 5th anniversary did i find out that wood traditionally marks 5-year anniversaries.

it must have been meant to be!