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I was remarking to my Spouse in my morning greeting to him today when I said, “today marks the ‘last 25th holiday.”<\/p>\nI was remarking to my Spouse in my morning greeting to him today when I said, “today marks the ‘last 25th holiday.”<\/p>\n
He may quizzically wonder what I meant. Explanation after the jump…
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\n…this one is simple.<\/p>\n
I met the man I fell in love with (and later married) on April 25th, 1993. That’s 25 years, 9 months, and 20 days ago. <\/p>\n
In the string of holidays (even a made-up one like today), this is the last of our 25th of that holiday. Our next holiday, so-to-speak, is our marriage anniversary, which is on April 4… but that will be “only” six years. Our next “longer-since-we’ve-been-together” holiday could be the day we met, or Memorial Day, or Independence Day, or … well, you get it. <\/p>\n
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I am an old softie and through the years, I always remember the one most fundamental thing: love. <\/p>\n
I love my man with all my heart, soul, and everything else. And I feel the love returned.<\/p>\n
This morning when I made my way to the kitchen to grab a bite to eat before leaving for work, I saw evidence that The Spouse got up quietly during the night and filled the kitchen with balloons, flowers, and not one but three cards that he made for me.<\/p>\n
In return, I prepared a very special meal for his breakfast and left it for him as a surprise when he rises later.<\/p>\n
Life is short: cherish deep devotion … nothin’ like it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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