It is June 1. I always love when I can flip my calendar. It is such a clean and welcoming feeling to only have a few events marked down, which currently include:
- June 9th – My CSA with Stone Garden Farms starts
- June 26th – Our 2-year anniversary
- June 28th – My older sister and one of my very bestest friends comes to visit for a week
So since it is our anniversary month something else has happened. Something huge. Something I have never ever done before and it is monumental. It is the first time I have ever turned the wedding jar.
Now before you go to Google “wedding jar” let me give you a little background. When I first received this gift from my parents it also came with a explanation:
“This jar was commissioned by family and friends. It was presented filled with buttons, small gifts, sewing implements, ribbon and lace and on rare occasions, a little money. The couple’s name and date of the wedding were on the front. The decorations on the jar symbolized the union of the couple; the double tulip on the front and the heart of tulips on the back. Eleven months of the year, the jar was displayed with the back facing out. The month of the anniversary, the wife would turn the jar around reminding her husband of the coming anniversary. After he made arrangements for the day, he turned the jar around to let her know he had not forgotten.”
So fun right? We received this as a gift from my parents last year for our 1st anniversary, so this is the first time I have turned it and am (im)patiently waiting to see when it will be turned back around which will mean Mr. B has something awesome planned for us! This jar may seem a little different to you all, but to me it symbolizes so many things:
- Obviously, our anniversary.
- Charleston, SC – since this is where my mom first found it and ordered it for us and it was our first home.
- The knowledge that our parents wish for our marriage to be successful.
- The knowledge that my dad has probably once or twice forgotten about their anniversary and does not wish the same wrath upon Andy.
So there you have it folks! Jar Watch 2012 has officially begun! I’ll keep you posted with updates.
Jar Watch 2012 Commissioner,
UPDATE: I had a few people interested in where the wedding jar came from: Jim Phillips at PBJ Originals. He sells most of his pieces at the Charleston City Market but can be reach via his Facebook page or at jimthepotter@hotmail.com
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Now I should tell you that this June has been one of the busiest of his life. Yes, even including the year we were married. As a bridge engineer on a huge project, the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge (which is insanely cool and you should check it out), here in New Haven, he has had just a few other things on his mind the past few weeks. So I am grateful that he has taken time to figure out a plan for our anniversary and turned that darned jar. Even if it was only to make me happy.
