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Bug this spring will be making her First Communion. It is a really important time in her life, as well as mine..as memories of my own Communion come easily. As do the memories for my own Mother and Grandmother.
This year, the First Communion class had to do six weeks of classes, AND the parents also had to do six weeks of classes.
This weeks parents class was a lecture on Marriage and Annulment. Kind of funny, that on our wedding anniversary we sat through a lecture on annulment.

Yes, it was our 14th Wedding Anniversary on Wednesday, and we spent it, just like we did 14 years ago...at Church. Father Bill gave us a blessing, we received jokes about having learned about Annulment on our special day..and then it was off for home.

Where we sold the children...er..got the children settled in for the night, and then sat and enjoyed a glass of wine. We are such exciting people. How can you stand it?

We talked about "where we were", as a couple, individuals and as a family, and where we want to go in the future. I am blessed that I am able to talk to my best friend everyday...and that for the most part, our goals and dreams flow along the same path. Sure there are some variances, but it is those differences that make life exciting.

There was a woman in our lecture who, in front of 60 pairs of parents, stood up and said..."My husband and I have never fought..and we have been married for 18 years". Keith and i both looked at each other and said (with our eyes of course, since we were in a church) "Really?"

We have a pretty solid marriage. We disagree of course, what couple doesn't? But at the end of the day we still love, honour and respect each other. We still hold hands, and kiss each other as we pass in the hallway (this is guaranteed to make the children run away...although Bug will stand there first and say..AWWWWWW).

We have been married for 14 yrs, but on May 31st will will celebrate our "Friendship Day", the day we started officially dating. 18 years ago he asked me out for dinner, and we have not been apart since.

I cannot think of anyone I would rather spend the years arguing with..and of course making up with.

Happy Anniversary Keith....and as always, the words we said to each other 14 years ago still stand....

"Just as the ring circles eternally so does my love for you continuous and strong...."

Comments

[Tom]

Awww, snif, snif! (wipes a happy tear)

Congratulations!

[Mary]

Awwwwwwwwww, that was a nice post. Happy Anniversary!

[Vince]

A great post. I am happy for you and your husband. Staying together for that long isn't easy, but IS very cool.

Happy Anniversary!