46
Today marks the 46th anniversary of our first date.
And no offense to the man I call Husband, but but but …
!!! 46 YEARS !!!! my inner self exasperates.
That’s a whole bunch of 24-s, together.
(16,801 to be exact)
eek
YeP
Forty. Six. Years.
We went to the beach that infamous moment in time, took his 2 younger bros with, ’cause we’re nice, left them on their own at some point, went off to climb a sand dune
and …
the rest is history.
Truth be told, I had a huge crush on him in high school, so the fact he noticed and actually enjoyed my company was seriously a dream come true
& ain’t youth grand ??
Brand new love and all that jazz …
A lot has happened between then and now.
6 years of dating before we tied the knot.
1 kid
2 kids
3 kids
Christmas, birthdays, school events, dance classes, baseball games, Sunday dinners, date nights, notes in those lunch boxes and songs for every occasion.
Vacations, side roads, pool fun,
fire pits, tailgates, college moves,
frozen pipes, DIY-s, dillydallies and just because.
Big decisions, small choices.
You do it.
I did it last time.
Here, there.
Back, forth.
This, that.
Why ? Why not ?
Tears, laughter.
Sickness.
Health.
Patience.
Compromise …
& poof !!
just like that.
1 grand-kid
2 grand-kids
3 grand-kids
and here we are.
Still chugging.
Still doing.
Sitting on that back porch, on those chairs we deem ours,
still yappin’, still agreeing, still disagreeing,
dare I say, still enjoying each other’s company … ??
WoW-za.
Yep, 46 Years,
a ride, it most definitely has been.
And blessed, we are.
YaY. US.
🙂