Thursday, August 23, 2007

J Has To Be For...

my husband. We met in college, had our first date on a Friday the thirteenth.
It has been quite a journey all these years. It has certainly not been all sunshine and roses. There was a time in the 70's when I would have gladly slipped ground glass into his coffee or flesh eating bacteria into his clean laundry....but, we have survived and evolved. It's been well worth some rocky roads.
I love so many things about J. He works incredibly hard. He is enthusiastic and "digs life with big shovels". We are polar opposites in many ways, but we have learned from each other through the years. He has always encouraged me to do whatever I have considered doing. He has supported and helped me to be more independent and to appreciate and recognize my strengths. He has been a fantastic father to our two boys. He is positive, funny and very up-beat. I love him and wish that we could have 40+ more years of toodling down this road we've been on, holding hands, but letting go now and then so that we can have our "separateness together".
J...thanks for the journey. It continues to be the trip of a lifetime.

"Out of the tree of life I just picked me a plum.
You came along and everything started to hum."

3 comments:

Amy said...

This "J" sounds like a pretty special guy. I'm sure you are both lucky to have eachother :)

Marti said...

I hope that after 40+ years, I can still be singing 'The Best is Yet to Come.'

On another note, I think I see what you meant about black yarn. My hands were quite stained after knitting last night. Hmmm.

marylou said...

I betcha J is thinking the same thing about YOU:-) It takes 2 people to make such a loving relationship and it sounds like you guys have done a good job!! Wishing you both many, many more years to come:-)
Hugs, Marylou