Today my sweetie went to Shawano to Qualheim's and came home with his plumbing supplies and these beautiful flowers to celebrate our 41st wedding anniversary.
I am always amazed at how our love for one another has deepened over the years. I cannot imagine what life would have been like without him.
We were just kids when we got married. I was 20 and Pat was 22.
We got married in the temple because that's what we were supposed to do. I guess I understood that marriage could be eternal in no other way, but I don't think I had the comprehension of all that transpired that day.
We were young and skinny! We had little money to our names but we paid our tithing and Pat assured me that all would be taken care of. And it was!
Today we are not so skinny and have hair that has taken on a color of it's own. But, we've had amazing adventures both at home and out somewhere else. In honor of our 41 years together here are 41 things that are different from 1983.
1. Five amazing people that call us Mom and Dad.
2. Nine glorious people that call us Nana and Papa.
3. Aches and pains that come from nowhere overnight.
4. Not living paycheck to paycheck.
5. Callings that have stretched us.
6. Meeting people we would not have met had those callings not been ours.
7. Knowing just what it feels like in Hawaii instead of just seeing it on Hawaii 5-0.
8. Having no mortgage.
9. Reliable vehicles that we own.
10. No debt!
11. Friends from all over the country.
12. Both of us having missionary name tags.
13. Being able to attend the temple each month.
14. Weight gain and loss and gain.
15. Hair with a color other than what we had on our wedding day.
16. Abilities to do things we didn't know how to do before.
17. Development of talents.
18. Four people we call our children due to marriage.
19. The ability to buy a new furnace and pay cash for it.
20. The ability to buy most anything we want without worry of how to pay for it.
21. Knowing how to take care of elderly/disabled/sick family members.
22. Knowing how to plan a funeral.
23. The knowledge of how to run a meeting as the president.
24. The ability to help children financially when needed.
25. Going to bed on New Year's Eve and not caring that it is only 10pm.
26. Not caring about another birthday.
27. Being computer literate.
28. Having social media accounts.
29. Memorized temple covenants/ceremonies.
30. The ability to take vacations where and when we want.
31. Creating a new bathroom in our home.
32. Being an official for basketball and volleyball.
33. Both of us having been a coach.
34. Been on a cruise.
35. Enjoying the splendor of a glacier.
36. Being able to work together side and side.
37. Enjoying going zip-lining.
38. Finally being able to maintain a garden.
39. Building an addition (by ourselves) onto the garage.
40. Facing mortality because of a heart attack.
41. Loving one another more than we ever dreamed possible.
Our life together is grand and we are amazed as we continue to fall in love with one another over and over again. Here's to many more!
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