Just Two For Breakfast
<p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="our">our</span> 38<span word="th">th</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span>, <span word="Lenny">Lenny</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="piano">piano</span> <span word="player">player</span>, <span word="asked">asked</span>, "<span word="How">How</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>?"</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="approached">approached</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ourritual">ourritual</span>（仪式，惯例）<span word="of">of</span> <span word="breakfast">breakfast</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="breakfast">breakfast</span> <span word="tray">tray</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="gift">gift</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="andslatted">andslatted</span>（用板条做的）<span word="wooden">wooden</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="pockets">pockets</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movies">movies</span>. <span word="Mother">Mother</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="movies">movies</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="although">although</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="breakfast">breakfast</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="adoring">adoring</span> <span word="bridegroom">bridegroom</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>.</p><p><span word="Feeling">Feeling</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="turns">turns</span>. <span word="Despitegrumblings">Despitegrumblings</span>（发牢骚）-- "<span word="hatecrumbs">hatecrumbs</span>（面包屑）<span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>" ---<span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="spouse">spouse</span> <span word="eagerly">eagerly</span> <span word="awaiting">awaiting</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="tray">tray</span>. <span word="Soon">Soon</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="breakfasts">breakfasts</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="treasured">treasured</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="separate">separate</span>, <span word="blissful">blissful</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="read">read</span>, <span word="relax">relax</span>, <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="remember">remember</span>.</p><p><span word="Sifting">Sifting</span>（过滤，筛选）<span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="recalled">recalled</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="weekends">weekends</span> <span word="changed">changed</span>,<span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="preserved">preserved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ritual">ritual</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="family">family</span> (<span word="as">as</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="slept">slept</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="breakfast">breakfast</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="read">read</span>), <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="started">started</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="breakfast">breakfast</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="tray">tray</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="festive">festive</span>. <span word="First">First</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="slices">slices</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="ingeometric">ingeometric</span>（几何学的）<span word="pattern">pattern</span>; <span word="then">then</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="garden">garden</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="blossomsprouting">blossomsprouting</span>（发芽）<span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grapefruit">grapefruit</span> <span word="half">half</span>. <span word="Thisarranger">Thisarranger</span>（曲作家）<span word="of">of</span> <span word="mine">mine</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flair">flair</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="decorating">decorating</span>, <span word="using">using</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="fromamaryllis">fromamaryllis</span>（喇叭花）<span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buds">buds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="maple">maple</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="cooking">cooking</span> <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="Mother">Mother</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="approved">approved</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="strawberry">strawberry</span> <span word="wore">wore</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daisy">daisy</span> <span word="hat">hat</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="this">this</span>? <span word="One">One</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="woke">woke</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vision">vision</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="snowman">snowman</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tray">tray</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="scooped">scooped</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="handful">handful</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="made">made</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flourish">flourish</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="miniaturepinecone">miniaturepinecone</span>（松果，松球）<span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="head">head</span>.</p>
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