Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Bliss 36. . .

36 years of Connubial Bliss. . . and counting. . .

Thank you, My Beloved, for throwing your life (and your DNA) in with mine, these 36 years.  I am utterly grateful. . .

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It might have been six years ago, when we were celebrating our 30th, that I stopped at the store and, in preparation for the anniversary festivities, bought a dozen roses, a box of Jenn's favorite candy, and a magnum of champagne.  As I was checking out, the clerk, a woman about my age at the time, looked at me with wide eyes, and sputtered, "WHAT DID YOU DO?!?"

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And it seems a fitting observance that this coming weekend, Jenn and I will be helping to put on a retreat for married couples at a parish Up North, not far from my hometown (of course, when you're Up North, 'not far' is still an hour's drive. . .)

10 comments:

  1. Aww! Congrats, Craig! I'm always happy to hear good marriage stories! We just celebrated our 30th last week.

    Have a safe and wonderful weekend!

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    1. Congratulations to you & yer hubs! 30 years is a big deal!

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  2. Kinda like Fenton is not far from Laingsburg, eh?

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    1. Maybe; kinda. But, rural as it is, you pass by a whole lot more people getting from Fenton to Laingsburg, than you do from Tawas to Alpena. . .

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  3. Well congrats, we're just an odd 6 years behind you at 30! ....

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    1. And Congratulations to you and Queenie! What I said to Bijoux - 30 years is a big deal!

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  4. Congratulations! I first read this and thought you have been a pot head for 36 years.

    Funny story, great punch line.

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  5. 36 years. Wow. We've been married approximately 2/3 as long. We'll both be in our seventies if we make it as long as you guys. Knowing my habits, I'd lay odd against it. Congratulations!

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    1. Well, we'd both love to go Golden, but that means both of us being 74. Not outrageous, but still, we're getting into the realms where health is less and less of a given. . . So, we'll just be grateful for today. . . And the 36 years we've had already. . .

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