Saturday, August 9, 2014

Bliss My Soul. . . Again. . .

Just a quick note today to mark the arrival of Jenn's-and-my 34th wedding anniversary (or, put another way, the successful completion of 34 years of wedded bliss) (Well, Jenn might not agree that all 34 of them have been exactly blissful, but why quibble?  It's been good.  Mostly.  ;)  )


Thank you, My Beloved, for throwing your life in with mine, and for loving me so very well for lo, these 34 years.  I'm well aware that you didn't have to do that, and blessed am I that you did, and that you stayed with me even when I made it hard for you.  You have made my life both richer and happier, and I'm grateful for every minute we've spent together.


Happy Anniversary, My Love.  I owe you, big-time. . .


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You may have noticed that I've spelled my wife's name with two 'n's above.  This is a change of somewhat recent vintage, so as to distinguish her from our neighbor Jen, who lives across the street, and is in a women's group with her, in our Christian community (and who, coincidentally, also writes a blog of her own; hopefully, it wasn't too confusing to see the occasional comment from 'Jen' who seemed to know things about our family that I'd never blogged about. . .)  Besides, her mother, for whatever reasons of her own, has always written her nickname as 'Jenn'.  So now, you can, too. . .

16 comments:

  1. Happy, happy anniversary! I hope you treat each other like a King and Queen today!

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    1. Thanks, Beej! Truth to tell, we spent a lot of the day stripping the paint off the beautiful mahogany woodwork in our dining room. But we did get out to the Great Lakes Folk Festival last night, and saw some really great musicians. Don't know if that qualifies as 'Regal' treatment or not, but we enjoyed the day, and each other's company. . .

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  2. Wishing you nothing but joy and happiness ...and bliss.

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    1. Nothing else? Just joy, happiness and bliss? Well, if that's all you got. . .

      ;)

      Thanks, Skip. . .

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    2. You know what I mean.
      No... I got so much more than that and I came to realize and appreciate it.
      I have been blessed.
      Thank you, Craig.

      The next time I am in Michigan we will have to compare notes.

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    3. Well, don't I feel small now for being so flippant. . . My apologies, my friend. Understanding one's blessedness is itself a great blessing.

      And the next time you're in Michigan, I'd like that very much. . .

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  3. Happy anniversary! May you have MANY more.

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    1. Fifty would be nice, but, you know, it's all a gift. . .

      Thanks

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  4. Happy anniversary! Romeo & I have been married for 34 years as well (35 in December), and although it has it's ups and downs, we still enjoy being together. Enjoy!

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    1. Well, congratulations your own selves!

      And My Beloved is about the most enjoyable person I know. . .

      ;)

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  5. Happy anniversary my friend. Blessings to you and Jenn.

    And please let the other Jen know she's missed, eh?

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    1. Thank you, my friend. We accept blessings of any sort. . .

      And I'll pass your greeting along to the other side of the street. . .

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  6. happy anniversary. may you share many more happy years.

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