十年

這一年的八月九日，我和平在一起也就十年了。想到時， 第一念頭是，呀，怎麼就十年了。

以前（也就是所謂的小時候），看到十年這麼一個詞，總覺得是形容那些漫步在夕陽下，牽著手，白髮蒼蒼的老夫老妻。浪漫，幸福，平凡而又難得。總覺得那麼遙不可及。沒想到，現在我和平雖然還未白髮蒼蒼（但也快了），但也不知不覺成了老夫老妻。

十年，說容易嘛並不容易。說難嘛這一晃眼也就過了。當然，比之世上那些結髮五十年七十年的夫妻，十年其實還是短暫的。

但畢竟也算個里程碑吧。所以還是高高興興去附近的一個小島慶祝。島很小，來回走個半小時也就差不多走完了。第一天拉著手潛水，看了無數魚。晚上看了一部電影（我們都多少年沒去看電影了，感覺像回顧年少談戀愛時）。第二天搭船出海，下午就是賴在躺椅上看書睡覺。其實也就是懶幾天。

選了一個小島，雖然不是故意的，但也有點念鄉的意思。我們是在一個小島長大，相遇，相戀。十年前在那一個小島海堤邊第一次牽手。十年後在另一個小島海邊散步時，仍舊牽著手，沒有白髮，也不是夕陽，但心裡，不是沒有感激。

過去十年，我們互送了彼此無數禮物。今年，我唯一要求的，是讓他寫下十個回憶。從2001年八月到2011年八月，一年一個。十個他記憶清晰的回憶。

我家呆子記憶力不好。很多東西都不記得了。比如2001年他記得我們看了一部電影然後去海邊坐。但什麼電影完全不記得了。哪裡的海邊也不記得了。在寫的過程中烏龍遍布。有時2006年的事情記成2003年的，被我否決後就很開心地說那2006年的就不用再寫了。寫到2007年的時候怎麼想都想不起那一年到底發生了什麼事，一直在問我們那一年到底去哪玩了，去尼加拉瀑布是不是那一年。在我說不是時憤憤扔筆說想不起啦那一年我們什麼事都沒做。很好，所以我們結婚原來不是一件事。

弄得我又氣又笑。

也就是這樣吧。有時候生氣，有時候難過。在去小島前我們還因為一個芒果吵了架（我們怎麼老是因為水果吵架？！）但也有時候溫馨，有時候幸福得很不像話。而更多的是平淡，還有笑。在十年後，他還是常常讓我笑。雖然大多數是又氣又笑，但還是笑得很開心。儘管每次都因為一些很小很小的事情。

這個呆子呀。十年相處，很多話都說了。下面這一句也許也說過了。但，我還是想再說一遍。

在所有的過去和現在，所有可懷念和可期待的日子裡，謝謝你，一直都在我身邊。

願我們，在接下來所有的十年，執手，偕老。

Monday Blues

I got this poll from a beauty blog I read occasionally. She does these polls every Monday and I found them fun to read. This week's poll seems especially quirky and made me want to answer - and it's a easy way to kinda keep up on my blog which I have been finding oddly hard to do!

1. Mood:

A little blue, but not really. I can't believe it's August already. Before I know it, it's going to be Christmas and a year would have flew by without my even knowing.

2. Chanel No. 5 — love it or leave it?

I remember it's a very synthetic fragrance. So, nope.

3. How often do you exfoliate?

For my face, at least once a week. For my body, usually when I find my skin feeling flaky, so not as often as I should.

4. Do you enjoy cleaning?

no. I wish I can hire a cleaner as the husband often suggest. But we live in such a tiny apartment that hiring a cleaner would be a joke.

5. One of your weird quirks?

hm. I use a face mask on my feet? I like to wear sandals and frequently forget to use moisturizer on them so my feet get really dry. I have this huge tube of marine mud mask that I can't imagine ever finishing so every now and then when I feel the feet getting too dry and ugly, I'll slather the mask over them and leave them on for 20 mins (while sitting on the toilet seat with a book). It seems to work as the feet aren't as icky as they used to be.

6. One of your oldest pieces of jewelry?

a moonstone pendent. I've had it since I was fifteen and wore it everyday until I was eighteen (under my uniform on a gold chain masquerading as a religious piece, it's a wonder I didn't get caught by the discipline mistress!) The chain and hook broke and was replaced twice I think. I still wear it occasionally and it has great sentimental value.

7. Are you a card shark?

I enjoy the occasional game of dai dee, but no, not really. I find gambling interesting only if you do it with friends and gossip.

8. Would you ever get a tattoo of your pet?

I don't have a pet but entertain the thought of a tattoo. except I have no threshold for pain.

9. Eyes/lips/cheeks?

I'm not wearing foundation/blush today, but I'm trying out Shiseido hydroshadow in violet. Lips is tokidoki gelato, grape color.

10. Weekly goals:

This is shaping up to be a busy week. Goals would be to finish all the food in the fridge and also do as much translation as possible before our anniversary getaway to Catalina Island next Mon!