Monday, September 04, 2006

18 years and counting

On Sept. 3, 2006, Buzz Daddy and Side Track celebrated their 18th wedding anniversary! As with anniversaries of all sorts, it is a time of reflection and resolution.

Here are a few of the emotions we've experienced this year:

Awe - that we've made it this far and have a wonderful family to show for it.

Remorse - that there have been times when we've hurt each others feelings and challenged our promise of unconditional freindship and love. Hey, we're human. We make mistakes. We hug, we forgive, we forget and we move on!

Joy - after 18 years, four states, four moves, countless sub-moves, many professional "adjustments", kids, pets, bumps, bruises et al.... we've survived so far! There is joy in MonkeyDoo afterall this adventure.

Optimism - that there will be many more years of adventure and FUN to come.

Hope - that we can improve our friendship, love and parenting (and grandparenting some day? - yikes!) as the next 18 years (and beyond) ensue.

Thankfulness - that we've had each other's comfort, company and support these many years past and for the many more years to come. We're also thankful for the friends and relatives that have shared in parts of this adventure with us.

Love - for each other, our family, and this crazy adventure.

Congrats and Horray! Here's to the next 18 years!

2 comments:

C. P. said...

poop on the both of you...we hit 22 years in 3 days

Anonymous said...

joel and i are 1/2 way there. 9 years aug 23. where has the time gone?
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