For my anniversary, I got a breadbox.
For the record, I love this breadbox! It's similar to the one we used to have - metal, with a drop-down front that has wood for a cutting board. It has a shelf, so I can put bread in the main compartment, and then goodies on the shelf. When I was growing up, we had a bread box similar, and that's where my Mom's 9x12 glass pyrex pan lived. Sometimes it was empty - but sometimes it was filled with date crumbles, blueberry squares, brownies, or some other deliciousness.
My husband got the breadbox for me. Unfortunately, between ordering it and the arrival, he asked me about if I'd replaced the toaster oven we used to have. I hadn't - and he wondered if it was because I didn't get to it, or if I chose not to. I have to confess, I had a little meltdown over the question. He had also shown me a couple of catalog items of things we'd had before, and I was just tired of seeing not-quite-right things like ones we'd lost. There may have been an angry, teary rant that if I NEVER hear the word "replace" again, it would not be too soon. I didn't realize he'd ordered this breadbox already; he must have been regretting it at this point!
I'm just ready to move forward. The process of listing every item that we could remember that we lost was phenomal. (We listed 2,845 items, if you're curious.) And then attempting to purchase replacements for those we wanted to replace (during a F***ING pandemic!), keeping all receipts to be able to submit to insurance, and just all the CHOICES that needed to be made. I actually asked the insurance company if we could extend the purchase time, because of how difficult it was to purchase items, but was denied. Frankly, it was better to have the time limit. I consider it my statute of limitations on the recovery period. We're now finished with that, and it's time to look forward.
So the breadbox is a win - and I had to explain that to him when it arrived. He cautiously gave it to me, afraid of my reaction to a "replacement" breadbox. I opened it - and was NOT upset, I was appreciative. I see it as a new breadbox - one I would NOW choose, because it is something I want, and it has the right features. I put it on the counter, and it looks like it's always lived there. Sometimes, a thing will just feel "right". Today, it's a breadbox.
