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BlsdMama

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Too many sad & angry threads today!  

 

 

TODAY is our 20th anniversary! :)

 

It feels really BIG, kwim?  And I'll tell you, not much of a secret, but I'd do every bit of it all over again in a heartbeat.

And the irony here is that there were bets placed (at the wedding dance, sigh) on how long we'd last.  I think the average was six months. :P

 

 

Feeling pretty blessed.  ;)  We were babies I tell you... Um, on second thought, considering the threads going on, we were *really* young at 19 and 23.  We had zero idea what was in store.  If I were to wish one thing upon my kids, it's this: If they get married, they marry someone who will "pull the plow" WITH them - not dragging them along or weighing them down, but someone to share the adventure, the work, and the fun.  And if I had to name the two things I enjoy the most about this guy it's that we work together and play/laugh together.  And if I could only pick one, it's that we play together.  I will miss the kids when they are gone, but honestly?  I look forward to just me and him too!

 

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What do you love in your marriage?

 

 

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CONGRATULATIONS!

 

I love that, no matter how busy and stressed we are and how crazy life is, sitting down and hanging out with my husband is still unfailingly my favorite part of each day. I never get tired of his company - he is always refreshing to me, always the person I want to hang out with most of all. I have lots of other friends I love dearly, but I never get tired of him even when life is difficult.

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regentrude

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What I love best?

That DH and I love spending time together doing the things we both enjoy: hiking, rock climbing, backpacking, concerts, theater.

That we never run out of things to talk.

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HRAAB

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Congratulations!

 

What do I love best?  Besides still being crazy in love with dh after 31 years?  I love that we have grown together (just talked about that last night).  I love that for both of us our priority and goals have always been our family.  I love the fact that I still look most forward to when he walks in the door at the end of the day and having some us time.  I love the way we laugh together, how easy we are with one another. I love feeling him next to me in bed (except for when I'm having a night sweat  :laugh: ). I love how steadfast, stable, trustworthy, faithful, honest and moral my dh is.  I love how he has always stood by me, allowed me to figure things out on my own, stayed with me during my faith crisis, been patient with me.  I love holding his hand.  Guess I could go on and on.

 

I also look forward to the time when it will be just the two of us - not that my children aren't always welcome and we love having them.  Just when they're grown and not dependent on us.  We're getting closer to that time, and I'm excited.

 

Gee, just thinking about him makes me smile.

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Ali in OR

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Hey congratulations! It's our 25th anniversary today! Every life is going to have challenges--it really helps to have a teammate there with you when (not if) the hard times come! Many of our challenges have come through having a severely disabled dd with some medical issues--some years tougher than others. Today she is a happy nineteen year old and we're much less stressed about her adulthood now than we were way back when! She's a lot of work, but a big blessing too (as are her sisters)!

 

Pizza (same as our wedding night--we treated our family and out-of-town friends) and lemon cake tonight. And then our dd's track meet, because life goes on! Party on!

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Congratulations!!!! We celebrated out 28th on June 11th.

 

I love the fact that we really, really enjoy each other's company, and simply prefer to be together. We have fun together, and are best friends. That is something that an awful lot of my friends don't have, and my parents certainly didn't. So I feel very blessed by that.

 

For our anniversary we went to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for a pops series concert with Maestro Slatkin which was very heavily dominated by much beloved John Williams music. We ate a favorite Italian restaurant that has gluten free pasta options for me, and stayed over in the city for the night. It was wonderful!

 

Just the other day, dh bought tickets to six classical concerts for the 2016/17 season. He is DA BOMB!

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Congratulations!  Our 34th is this Saturday.  We have had our ups and downs together over the years. Whatever the current tone, we have pulled together in times of crisis and have provided a loving home for our family. Our deep joys come from the relationships we have with each other and our adult children and the realization that we can survive (and have survived) great trials. We plan to celebrate with a short hike to a remote beach/cliff area to watch the sun set and then enjoy a seafood dinner.  Here's to many more years together for us all!

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I love exploring new places with dh. We met while we were studying Arabic in the Middle East and we've spent the last 19 years wandering around the world together. I can't wait to be back overseas again in a couple of weeks.

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Congratulations!  Our 33rd is coming up.  :)

 

My husband is my best friend!  He has a brilliant mind, a quick wit, and knows what's really important (and what isn't).  We've been through a trial tougher than anything we could have possibly imagined, but thankfully it has only brought us closer together.

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AnnE-girl

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Congratulations! We celebrated 11 years last month. My favorite thing about being married is having a wonderful partner for all life's ups and downs. We haven't been through anything too severe, but I know he has my back and I have his. He also makes me smile in a way that no one else ever has. I still get butterflies when he holds my hand sometimes.

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Congratulations!

 

We're coming up on our 28th this August and still deciding where to go.  We have ideas... will just need to pick one.  We go somewhere every Anniversary.

 

What do I like best?  He's my best friend.  We do everything together and never tire of it.  He's the one I keep going for at times!

 

We were young when we married (20 & 23) and people were wondering how long we'd last too.   :coolgleamA:   Sharing life together has been a blast.

 

Empty nesting is fun too.  ;)

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Congratulations!

 

We were 21 and 23 when we married. I believe there were bets on how long we would last.

 

I love the familiarity after being married to someone for almost 17 years. I love that our family feels incomplete when DH is gone, and everyone is happier when he gets home. I love that he is the only person I know I can count on, through good and bad, to be my best friend. We've been through a lot of medical issues with our kids, and he has been my rock through some rough times. I love that he can put up me, I might be a little high maintenance :)

 

I also love that our kids have DH as their role model of what a man should be. I already see him in DS2, I see glimpses of him in DS1. Any woman will be lucky to have them if they are anything like DH.

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BlsdMama

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Pizza (same as our wedding night--we treated our family and out-of-town friends) and lemon cake tonight. And then our dd's track meet, because life goes on! Party on!

 

 

We were planning on going out... But, well, a sale on trees, LOL!  So we are staying in, making meatball subs and root beer floats, and planting TREES! I love it and I love that he loves it. :)

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BlsdMama

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 I still get butterflies when he holds my hand sometimes.

 

 

Doesn't this boggle your mind?  Sometimes i just look at his profile when he's driving and think, "Man, I still find you REALLY attractive."  ;)  Shiver, smile.

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BlsdMama

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Congratulations on your 20th anniversary!!  :party:   And may you have many more to come!!!

 

I'm another who loves to hear him walk through the door.  He always calls my name if he doesn't see me as soon as he walks in the door. 

 

I also love his boldness.  Sometimes when I'm agonizing over a solution to something - especially problems with difficult people - dh just jumps in and takes action and solves it in an instant.  He rarely worries about what most people think; he just acts.  It's a nice balance to my very INTJ-ness, sometimes.  ;)

 

 

I seriously need to multi-quote.  :P :D

 

 

I love his reservedness.  I always say what comes in my head and sometimes I'm not even sure my brain fully filters.... I love that he thinks it, files it, then says nothing.  It's gotta be that balance thing I think - where you admire the other person's qualities?  It makes for sane children, lol.

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Debbi in Texas

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Coming up on 28 years for dh andI on the 27th of this month.

 

I love that we give each other permission to make mistakes. When either of us has a goof up, the other just lets it slide. He has put up with the house and cooking taking a back seat to my school work. I love so much about my man!!

 

Happy Anniversary and your plans sound great.

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Congrats!

My current fave is that DH takes me along for all of his (sometimes, imo) out there ideas. Thanks to him we have goats. And today our very first goat baby was born. Can I just say she is cute and adorable? Who knew I'd like having goats so much? 

 

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Amber in SJ

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26 years; married at 20/ 21(dating since 16/17,) 4 kids, 2 college degrees, financial ups & downs, health challenges and other major life changes and I still get that floaty feeling in my stomach when I hear his voice unexpectedly or when he looks at me across the room.  It is one of the greatest joys of this life to be married to someone who adores you so completely.  It is what he gives me and what I try to give him.

 

Congratulations!

 

Amber in SJ

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Congratulations! It is our 15th anniversary today! I love that I married my best friend and we are still truly best friends. We are always there for each other and when one of us is having a hard time, the other is a little stronger so that we can get through anything. We are a team. Life gets crazy of course, but we always try to spend a little time together each evening after the kids are in bed.

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Congrats! It is totally a great, big deal!

 

I think DH is maybe the only person who could ever take alllllllll'a this in stride. And visa versy :blush:

BlsdMama

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Congrats!

 

My current fave is that DH takes me along for all of his (sometimes, imo) out there ideas. Thanks to him we have goats. And today our very first goat baby was born. Can I just say she is cute and adorable? Who knew I'd like having goats so much? 

 

 

 

 

Me!  I'd have told you so!!  I miss goats terribly - they are as adventurous as children, as smart as dogs, and cuter than kittens.  Goats are the ULTIMATE pet!

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Congrats on your 20th!

 

Aside from my dh, himself, what I love best about my marriage is the music and the endless conversation.

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Congrats on 20 years. That is awesome.

 

I love that my Dh shares my faith....my sense of religion and involvement in our local congregation. I love that he kisses my face all over when he says goodbye each morning.

 

I love that he is a good involved father and step,father. His boys were ripped away from him but he has done all he could to stay in their life.

 

And bonus....he is gorgeous.

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That we're a team, we always say it's us (including the kids) against the World.  Also, he puts up with me and my crazy, daily, cause I can dish it out and he still loves me just as much or more today as he always has (good thing I feel the same, huh?).

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Congrats, BlsdMama!!

 

Here's a happy wedding poem written by a father for his daughter's wedding. Very much how I feel about myself and DH.

 

The Master Speed

 

No speed of wind or water rushing by

But you have speed far greater. You can climb

Back up a stream of radiance to the sky,

And back through history up the stream of time.

And you were given this swiftness, not for haste

Nor chiefly that you may go where you will,

But in the rush of everything to waste,

That you may have the power of standing still-

Off any still or moving thing you say.

Two such as you with such a master speed

Cannot be parted nor be swept away

From one another once you are agreed

That life is only life forevermore

Together wing to wing and oar to oar

 

by Robert Frost

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We just celebrated 19 years of married life. I love that he's a grown up - so mature, always looking ahead to make sure we are on the right track and prepared to weather life's storms together. He loves me even knowing all my faults and supports my craziness (and is there as a shoulder to cry on when it leads to me crashing). He doesn't criticize, but supports me and doesn't tease when I stop whatever my latest fad is.

 

His smile and eyes still make him the most handsome man alive.

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