To My Dear and Loving Husband

 

 

If ever two were one, then surely we. 
If ever man were lov'd by wife, then thee;
If ever wife was happy in a man,
Compare with me ye women if you can. 
I prize thy love more than whole Mines of gold,
Or all the riches that the East doth hold. 
My love is such that Rivers cannot quench,
Nor ought but love from thee, give recompense. 
Thy love is such I can no way repay,
The heavens reward thee manifold, I pray. 
Then while we live, in love lets so persevere,
That when we live no more, we may live ever. 

Anne Bradstreet, 1678

This is our 46th wedding anniversary. I won the lifetime lottery when we fell in love and married so many years ago, or was it yesterday?

42nd Wedding Anniversary

Where did all the years go?? The Army, VietNam, back to school, baby, careers, loss of parents, houses and jobs, travel near and far, good times and not so good times but all of it knowing we were in it together for the long haul. It's been a good journey and I'm thankful for a good partner to share it all with.

So how did we celebrate? Gone birding, of course. Brazos Bend State Park this morning, Pappasito's for lunch, and a long afternoon nap. Perfect.

Why wives become homicidal

I love my husband, I really do but there are times...
This afternoon while preparing a chicken casserole, I trimmed some globs of fat off some boneless chicken thighs. While I was putting the casserole in the oven, the cat jumped up on the counter and began to sniff, lick, ingest some of the fat globs. Enter husband. Instead of simply putting the cat off the counter and the fat in the garbage, he just stands there and asks, "Do you let him eat raw chicken??" No, and I don't let the baby play with matches either.