Chicken nuggets and malts

The week following Matthew's arrival was one of the sweetest weeks of our marriage thus far.  Ryan and I were both home, and we were able to mentally check out from work.  We had no agenda, nothing pressing we needed to get done and all sorts of time to just hang out.  We laughed a ton, went on slow walks around Target while I held on to the cart, enjoyed visits from friends, and fell deeper in love and appreciation of one another (I know, kind of sappy).  We were grieving, but in a way, we were also finding our feet again after so many months of wondering and waiting on God's final answer to our prayers.

This last Sunday evening, we came home from a great weekend up north at Ryan's family resort, and Ryan popped some chicken nuggets in the oven to accompany our left-over soup.  We cuddled up in bed with our dinner to watch an episode of our new favorite show, "Jockeys".  When the show started, I got a little lump in my throat as I started reflecting on one of the nights from that first week back from the hospital. 

A few days after Matthew was born, Ryan took me to this park that he had been running at with a friend.  We slowly made our way around the park, enjoying the still, cool air, holding hands and talking about the last year.  When we got in the car after our walk, Ryan asked what we were going to have for dinner.  Neither of us could think of anything that sounded good, except randomly, chicken nuggets and chocolate malts....so, we went to Target and bought some chicken nuggets and malt powder.  That night, we cuddled up in bed with our nuggets and malts and watched some show on Netflix.  (Note: We normally do not eat dinner in bed...hahaha..)

So this last Sunday, when we were eating our nuggets and soup, I thought about that night a couple weeks ago, and tears started welling in my eyes.  That week was so hard, but so precious in so many ways.  The love and respect I have for my husband is so much more rich than ever before.  Just another blessing that has come from Matthew's short life. 

PS.  We are not chicken nugget connoisseurs, but in case you are interested, we were disappointed with Target's nugget selection.  We've only bought chicken nuggets twice in our marriage, but Costco, hands down, has the best.  :)