“It’s great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.”

― Anna Quindlen, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake: A Memoir of a Woman's Life

Today is our 49th wedding anniversary and, while it seems almost like yesterday, it also seems like ages ago.
I have been diving deep into my memory bank lately and can see where our weaknesses layed and how we might have avoided some big mishaps if we had only known what we know today, but that is not how life works. The good news is that we are still able to laugh at each other, speak honestly about what is on our minds and, feel confident that we have each other’s backs.

We have spent the day together doing normal house things… In a bit we will go out to one of our favorite restaurants in town for dinner. We will have a glass of wine, or maybe even a fancy cocktail. We may talk about how lucky we are to be here, right now, together, pretty unscathed.

Tomorrow Percy will come for a sleepover and we will marvel at how much love we have in our lives. I think it is time to allow myself to let go of the mistakes we might have made throughout this 49 years of marriage, focusing instead on joy, tenderness, and gratitude..

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