Who’d A Thought?
Who’d a thought forty-three years ago that I and the cute guy who lived around the corner all my life would actually start dating; particularly since my mother had compared every date I ever had with him for the previous four years.
Who’d have thought it would have taken him four months to get up the nerve to kiss me and that when he did my heart would actually go pitter pat?
Who’d have thought we’d fall in love after having known each other our entire lives and not had an inkling of what was to come?
Who’d have thought that come October 14, 2008, we would celebrate our 42nd anniversary?
Who’d have thought we could survive six miscarriages, financial difficulties, unemployment, children with serious illnesses, Vietnam, depression, deaths, a child with a traumatic brain injury, disappointments and flooded basements and still find so much to smile about?
Who’d have thought we’d work long enough to actually retire?
Who’d have thought that when we thought we were madly in love forty-two years ago it was actually only the tip of the iceberg and that our hearts were full of enough love for five children, their spouses, and seventeen grandchildren?
Who’d have thought we’d ever be older than our parents were when we got married?
Who’d believe we’d get the senior citizen discounts this soon?
Who’d have that we could ever be so happy together? Now that one, I would have thought, because … well, what gal wouldn’t be happy married to the wonderful guy who once lived around the corner?
42 years? Good grief, that must mean I am an old geezer. How’d that happen? Inside I still feel pretty young and I thought the mirror was one of those fun house things that try to screw up the real you. I guess reality has finally hit. There have been some real great years. It is amazing how the difficulties kind of drift into the background and great moments come foreward and bring a lot of smiles and warmth to the heart. It been a great ride with a great gal and the best thing is it is not over yet by a long ways !!!! Now if that lame-brain government of ours doesn’t totally screw things up, we can have a little fun in our old age. Hey hon, we are just getting started, LOVE YA
Oh this melted my heart and makes me want to get back home! I can see why I fell for ya in the first place.
Congratulations to a very dear couple! We have watched you grow together with your family, and enjoyed the ‘view’. The times we have shared have been precious to both Arnold and me. (Another Draper couple that our parents encouraged.)
That was very sweet. Your post and dad’s comment made me teary eyed. I am glad I have you both as examples to me and my children.