Today is our 26th wedding anniversary! Let me just say that being married to my best friend has been amazing! I guess you could say that Gary and I are definitely not the norm! We have known each other for more than 34 years and been married for 26 of them! Oh, now, before you start saying, "Oh come now, it hasn't been a whole bed of roses? Has it?" No! It definitely has not! You can't be married for this long and not have had ups and downs (thankfully way more ups than downs!), especially when you throw 5 kids (born within 6 yrs!) in the mix! I will share a few things that has kept us going despite the downs and they are, appreciation, forgiveness, and, most importantly, unconditional love! Even though we can make each other crazy, we always go back to these three things! Oh my gosh can Gary do things that drive me up a tree! We have lived in our house for over 8 years and he still doesn't know where things are in the kitchen! He'll open 3 drawers before he finds what he is looking for! And I know I can do things that can drive him right up into orbit! I am never ready when I say I will be ready (he has waited in the car for me for probably a year when you add it all up)! But, when we come back down we always get over it and get back to reality! The truth is Gary and I are soulmates! We were so meant for each other it's scary! You know you have been married a long time when you become telepathic with each other! Sometimes we don't even need to speak because we already know what the other one is thinking!
Tonight, I am making him a special dinner starting with champagne! Then I am making him filet mignon, spinach stuffed mushrooms, twice baked potatoes and chocolate mouse with strawberries for dessert! For gifts, we already gave them to each other. This year we decided to take the money we would normally spend on gifts and donated it to the "Little Mouse Emergency Fund" at Half the Sky. I have to tell you, without a doubt, they are the best gifts we have ever given to each other! (Okay, now you can say it, "Awwwwwwwww!")
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Happy Anniversary to you guys! Wow 26 years, that is really awesome. I wish you two at least 26 more years of happiness, health and that special kind of love.
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