FRIDAY THIS AND THAT-51 YEARS AND COUNTING

 There was so much going on

that I forgot to

post about our

Anniversary~

August 17th.

Here we are-

FIFTY ONE YEARS AGO!

It was a hot August day

in 1975.
Yes...yes...she wore flowers in her hair....

We lost most of our pictures

when our basement flooded many years ago.

I have a few~

When did I get wrinkles

and when did he lose his hair?

-sigh-

When anyone asks how

long we have been married

we respond in unison

51 YEARS...
Well, I say it immediately..
The old boy can never remember
exactly how long we have
been married.

He says- Seems like yesterday.

I say- Seems like forever.

The straightman

and the

joker.

We make quite a pair.

It has not been an easy

51 years, despite what it

may look like from the outside.

We both came out of broken

relationships....

and probably should have gotten

to really know each other

BEFORE we got married.

We dated 30 days before

we said

I DO

under an old oak tree

in

Alva, Florida.

There were lots of ups and downs

over the years.

Some easy to accept,

others much harder to deal with.

BUT-

If WE can do this-

If WE can hang in there for the long haul,

then I believe that if

two people really

WANT TO

make a relationship work...

they can...

and will...

and maybe they should.

Take a look at your partner
today...a really hard look...
and think about your
life without them.
Marriage is not always easy,
but no one ever promised us
that it would be.

I only have one piece of
advice for you....
Keep your sense of humor.
Why?
Because you are going to
NEED IT!
......Trust me on this......