The Cabin Life
Over my first year of marriage, I’ve learned that gestures between spouses should be loving, thoughtful and, most importantly, fitting for the couple.
I had previously seen, heard or watched married friends buy flowers or clothing, book expensive trips, all types of things for their husband or wife on all sorts of occasions. When it came time for me to figure out the grand expression of happiness and to celebrate our first year of marriage, I said, “how about a Forest Service cabin?”
At this point in our relationship, it wasn’t a risky proposal. Our first date was a backpacking trip in Colorado. I proposed after we had a boned-out deer secured to our packs for the hike back to camp…
