#lifetogether

one gift, opened a little each day → unveil.day

i want the unglamorous decades

i want the unglamorous decades with you. the matching reading glasses we'll lose around the house. the same argument about the thermostat for forty years. the way you'll still reach for my hand crossing a parking lot at eighty, out of a habit your body never unlearned.

love them slowly, day by day → unveil.day

i thought my parents had a boring marriage

My whole life I thought my parents had a boring marriage. No grand declarations. No anniversaries. No I-love-yous across the dinner table.

Then last winter my mom got sick, and I caught my dad warming her side of the bed with a hot water bottle every night, ten minutes before she came up, so she'd never climb into the cold.

He never mentioned it once. He'd been doing it for forty years.

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A simple but informative celebration of a vegan's first anniversary can also include the following activities: ✔Learn more about veganism by reading a book, going to a class, or attending a conference.

✔Visit the grocery store to buy things like dairy-free milk, cheese, and yogurt.

✔Visit a food court and eat a meal that is not covered in sauce or other animal ingredients.

✔Help a friend or family member celebrate their first anniversary.

✔Speak out on social media about your personal vegan journey.

✔Take a vegan vacation and see a country with animal products far removed from your daily life.

✔Get Creative With Vegan Food.

If you're going to mark the occasion with an event or ceremony, you might want to involve your friends and family. 

Try a potluck dinner at your house, an outdoor celebration, or some other fun activities.

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