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标题: Just two for breakfast 两个人的早餐(111017) [打印本页]

作者: sunny萝卜    时间: 2011-10-17 15:45     标题: Just two for breakfast 两个人的早餐(111017)

当我和丈夫在我们最喜欢的饭馆庆祝结婚38周年纪念日时,那个弹钢琴的莱尼过来问道:“你们是怎么过来的?”

我知道,对于这个问题无法简简单单地来回答。但随着周末一天天的临近,我开始在想:或许其中的一个原因就是我们每逢星期六和星期天都在床上吃早餐。

When my husband and I celebrated our 38th wedding anniversary at our favorite restaurant, Lenny, the piano player, asked, "How did you do it?"

I knew there was no simple answer, but as the weekend approached, I wondered if one reason might be our ritual of breakfast in bed every Saturday and Sunday.

It all started with the breakfast tray my mother gave us as a wedding gift. It had a glass top and slatted wooden side pockets for the morning paper the kind you used to see in the movies. Mother loved her movies, and although she rarely had breakfast in bed, she held high hopes for her daughter. My adoring bridegroom took the message to heart.  

Feeling guilty, I suggested we take turns. Despite grumblings -- "hate crumbs in my bed" ---Sunday morning found my spouse eagerly awaiting his tray. Soon these weekend breakfasts became such a part of our lives that I never even thought about them. I only knew we treasured this separate, blissful time read, relax, forget the things we should remember.

Sifting through the years, I recalled how our weekends changed, but that we still preserved the ritual. We started our family (as new parents, we slept after breakfast more than we read), but we always found our way back to where we started, just two for breakfast, one on Saturday and one on Sunday.

When we had more time, my tray became more festive. First it was fruit slices placed in geometric pattern; then came flowers from our garden .This arranger of mine had developed a flair for decorating, using everything from amaryllis to the buds of a maple tree. My husband said my cooking inspired him. Mother would have approved. Perhaps it was the Saturday when the big strawberry wore a daisy hat that I began to think, how can I top this? One dark winter night I woke with a vision of a snowman on a tray. That Sunday I scooped a handful of snow and in no time had my man made. With a flourish I put a miniature pinecone on his head.

As I delivered the tray, complete with a nicely frozen snowman, I waited for a reaction. There was none but as I headed down the stairs I heard a whoop of laughter and then, "You've won! Yes, sir, you've won the prize!"


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作者: sunny萝卜    时间: 2011-10-17 16:01

Life is art , and also is not art.If you want ,just you want,it can become brilliant.
作者: watery04    时间: 2011-10-18 16:36

it is a kind of romance. I think if we want to keep our love fresh, some little things should be done to express each's love. Then it may become a tradition, succeeding by children.
作者: davy10    时间: 2011-10-24 11:11

whatever you are busy ,find one thing ,you and your wife or husband can complete it together easily every week and enjoy the course. it's happiness
作者: sunny萝卜    时间: 2011-11-21 15:18

回复 3# watery04


    so right.

we should manage our love,for love is hard to find.If find,let's treat it more serious.
作者: sunny萝卜    时间: 2011-11-21 15:30

回复 4# davy10


    not always stay together,stick together like glue,


Relative freedom,


the well relationship needs the wisdom of both.




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