26 years

  • Posted by Buck
  • July 25, 2007

Today is my anniversary.

Marriage. Ain’t it one hell of a thing?

The thing that most amazes me as I continue to get older and older is how quickly years go by. You spend your life wondering if you are ever going to get the cars and the house paid for. You wonder if you are ever going to get the kids grown. You wonder how you will ever get the kids educated. And then you wake up one day to realize that the cars are paid for, the kids are grown, the kids are educated, the kids are married and the kids are gone.

You look in the mirror and you barely recognize yourself. You find that you can’t do things that you used to do without thinking about it. It is not that you do not want to do them. You simply can’t do them.

But growing old is not the worst thing in the world. In fact it can be very comical. And growing old with somebody that you absolutely worship and adore is the best gift this life can give you.

I have been fortunate to have been given that gift. I hope I have at least 26 more years with her. Because as cheesy as it sounds I don’t know how in the world I could go even one year without her. 

 

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Written by:
alice
Posted on:
July 25, 2007 at 9:42 am

Congratulations! Have a happy celebration!

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RW
Posted on:
July 25, 2007 at 10:19 am

Congratulations! Weird coincidence, today is my wife’s 40th birthday!!!!! Actually, a good reason that I’ve been “away” from the blogosphere of late is because my present to her was a compilation of photographs & videos of her taken since she & I first started going steady waaaaaaay back in 1982 along with video of many of her friends wishing her a happy birthday at the end. I tell you, going through all the old stuff in the closets (a full day) and then scanning each picture one by one (six hours) and then working your way around various pieces of software that all glitch when you get above 100 pics/videos while creating a DVD can take a bit of time. Actually, about a month’s worth when one considers a full-time job as well as doing this all while she’s not looking were factors.

Also weird coincidence: I got my statements from my various investments yesterday (the 401K is doing primo!) and I discussed via phone with my wife the prospect of targeting a period when we’ll both officially retire and spend the rest of our lives traveling and playing with grandkids: about 26 years from now, Buck. We can only hope to still be here & healthy when that time comes.

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smijer
Posted on:
July 25, 2007 at 10:43 am

Congratulations! This year was our 6th, so you guys are 20 years ahead of us — but we had a pretty late start - this was not the first marriage for either of us.

Many happy returns!

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Jay G.
Posted on:
July 25, 2007 at 3:13 pm

Congrats Buck & Mrs. Buck!!!

Wow. 26 years. Mrs. G and I will hit 11 years next month, and you’re absolutely right - the time passes in the blink of a freakin’ eye. 10 years ago, when we were but newlyweds, I was fresh out of graduate school, we had just taken possession of the land on which we would eventually build our house, and my wife had just started working at the hospital.

10 years gone in a blink. One house, two kids, a Harley and a camper later, and we’ve gone from being a couple to being a family.

I like it this way…

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Written by:
jadarm
Posted on:
July 28, 2007 at 12:58 pm

Happy late anniversary Buck!!!