I’ve been married for half my life now.
Thirty years ago today – what was then the Saturday after Thanksgiving, which has long been our default day to celebrate – Kim and I got married here in Our Little Town. We wrote most of the service ourselves, blending our different traditions together into something that said the things we thought it should say. There were family and friends there to witness, and afterward we had a very nice party to celebrate.
Since then we’ve lived our lives well.
We bought a house. We made careers and friends. We celebrated. We traveled. We watched a parade of animals pass through our lives. And most importantly we raised two strong, independent children who became good, interesting adults.
It’s been quite a run.
Through it all, at the center of it, there we were, two people making a life together.
We celebrate these things when we have time for them. Last night we went out to dinner. At some point we’ll plan some traveling. Not sure where, but we’ll go. And this week Oliver and Lauren will come home for the holiday. There will be good food and good company and if there is any better way to celebrate an anniversary I couldn’t tell you what it would be.
Here’s to the first thirty years, and may the next thirty be just as lovely.
Happy anniversary to us!
Thirty years ago today – what was then the Saturday after Thanksgiving, which has long been our default day to celebrate – Kim and I got married here in Our Little Town. We wrote most of the service ourselves, blending our different traditions together into something that said the things we thought it should say. There were family and friends there to witness, and afterward we had a very nice party to celebrate.
Since then we’ve lived our lives well.
We bought a house. We made careers and friends. We celebrated. We traveled. We watched a parade of animals pass through our lives. And most importantly we raised two strong, independent children who became good, interesting adults.
It’s been quite a run.
Through it all, at the center of it, there we were, two people making a life together.
We celebrate these things when we have time for them. Last night we went out to dinner. At some point we’ll plan some traveling. Not sure where, but we’ll go. And this week Oliver and Lauren will come home for the holiday. There will be good food and good company and if there is any better way to celebrate an anniversary I couldn’t tell you what it would be.
Here’s to the first thirty years, and may the next thirty be just as lovely.
Happy anniversary to us!
8 comments:
Vivat!
I had not previously contemplated; but this coming June will be the point at which I have been married for half of my life. Wow.
Thanks! And congratulations in advance!
Doing the math like that is a very strange thing, but so it goes. It's easier when the numbers are nice and round, though.
I passed the Marriage Half-Life three years ago. Said it before, I'll say it again: My, how time ...
Lucy
Time in its relentless march, and all that. But congratulations anyway! It is a marvelous thing.
Damn near forgot!
https://youtu.be/WaKIX6oaSLs?si=GzYkEQCuPt4j2qE5
Enjoy.
Lucy
Oh, yeah... and this is a tradition as well:
https://youtu.be/HiSkjcl9yW4?si=o8WC2OJGBCniXwxZ
Happy turkey day, everyone!
Lucy
Two absolute classics! :)
My college roommate and I used to perform Alice's Restaurant at coffee houses (and occasionally for history classes) - he had the guitar part, I had the monologue, and we both did the singing part. I can still do the monologue even now.
I remember seeing that episode of WKRP when it first aired - it was a show we never missed and I was sorry when it was canceled. A surprising number of lines from that show became general sayings in my family.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and Sue!
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