10th anniversary

I never did say anything on the blog about mine and Frank's 10 year wedding anniversary last month.

10 years seems like a long time to me, so much longer than it's felt. Frank and I always had this image of doing something really amazing on our 10th. We didn't have much of a wedding and no honeymoon. We are ok with that. Life with each other is great as it is. But we always told ourselves our 10 would be something really great.

Well, a years worth of financial crap can ruin those plans. Late paychecks turned into no paychecks which turned into months of unemployment which mercifully turned into a good job in a solid industry and a trustworthy company. But we are still a ways from recovering from all that burden.

Well, as our 10th anniversary neared Frank and I realized that some fancy vacation, huge party, big gifts weren't really all that important. Frank and I are happy to have ridden the waves we have together. We ended up having a lovely dinner at home and watched a movie on TV. And I mean this honestly. I couldn't have asked for anything better. Frank and I have always believed it's about our relationship and not the stuff. Frank and I can still laugh until we hurt and we can talk until 4am. We are still so happy to be together. No one else we'd rather be with than each other. And that makes us lucky! How many people get that in life? Not many, and those of you who DO have that, good for you! I get to wake up every morning and hang out with my best friend, the funniest person I know and someone who loves me and my flaws.

I am only happy I get to spend many more decades with him.