we met quite by accident on january 27 of that year, became engaged on april 1 of that same year, then married on july 31 – you guessed it – of that same year.
on a tuesday night so we wouldn’t mess up the weekend.
we were so young and so trusting. we knew the world would accommodate us. we were bulletproof as long as we had each other. we would never grow old or bored or infirmed. we expected the best from the world and each other, and we have not been disappointed.
we finished undergraduate school (and i, graduate school), birthed and raised 2 fantastic children, buried parents, developed individual careers and hobbies, and laughed at every opportunity. we have known fun; we have known sorrow. there have been spaces in our togetherness . . . and we have remained in love.
somehow.
(i think it has a lot to do with laughing more than complaining and having the same taste in wallpaper.)
Oh-so many congratulations! You expressed that so beautifully. Ours will be 34 this December…also through undergrad years and rearing 2 children, burying 3 of 4 parents. Aren’t we both lucky to be still happy and smiling because we got that first step right?
we are indeed lucky . . .and smart . . . and hard-working (read: determined). we’ve buried 3 out of 4 parents, too. parallel lives, ours just started 2 years before yours.
congrats. i think getting engaged on april fools day cinched the deal.
that and the fact that we were (obviously) only about 6 years old . . .
Oh-so many congratulations! You expressed that so beautifully. Ours will be 34 this December…also through undergrad years and rearing 2 children, burying 3 of 4 parents. Aren’t we both lucky to be still happy and smiling because we got that first step right?
we are indeed lucky . . .and smart . . . and hard-working (read: determined). we’ve buried 3 out of 4 parents, too. parallel lives, ours just started 2 years before yours.
congrats. i think getting engaged on april fools day cinched the deal.
that and the fact that we were (obviously) only about 6 years old . . .
Congratulations! Laughter is definitely the prescription for a long marriage!
FRAN!!! i think about you often, but have managed to get myself so wrapped up in whatnot around here, i’m just now getting my blogging legs back under me. so good to hear from you.
Congratulations! Laughter is definitely the prescription for a long marriage!
FRAN!!! i think about you often, but have managed to get myself so wrapped up in whatnot around here, i’m just now getting my blogging legs back under me. so good to hear from you.
I just loved reading this post…..doesn’t life just fly by! how wonderful that you are happy, joyful, and philosophical….probably the latter two are the most important. Congrats. Pat
Time sure does whiz by. Seems like only yesterday I was crying my way down the aisle . . .
I just loved reading this post…..doesn’t life just fly by! how wonderful that you are happy, joyful, and philosophical….probably the latter two are the most important. Congrats. Pat
Time sure does whiz by. Seems like only yesterday I was crying my way down the aisle . . .
the love stories. i’m always such a sucker for the love stories …
the love stories. i’m always such a sucker for the love stories …