{"id":14901,"date":"2019-04-04T05:33:33","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T09:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=14901"},"modified":"2019-04-04T08:38:53","modified_gmt":"2019-04-04T12:38:53","slug":"six-years-with-26-years-of-memories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=14901","title":{"rendered":"Six Years With 26 Years of Memories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Rings2019-300x300.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-14883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Rings2019.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Rings2019.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Rings2019.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Rings2019.jpg?resize=299%2C300&amp;ssl=1 299w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Rings2019.jpg?w=344&amp;ssl=1 344w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Yep, six years ago today, we were married in the county courthouse, in the county seat, in the county of my birth, by the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court, a life-long friend.<\/p>\n<p>It is still hard to believe that we ever would be able to marry each other.  But the test of time&#8230;<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n&#8230;of being together since April 25, 1993, where we met during the &#8220;March On Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation&#8221; has proven that &#8220;we&#8221; were meant to be.<\/p>\n<p>We have (almost) 26 years of memories of fun, tragedy, health highs and lows (and really low lows), trials, tribulations, building a home and a life together, but most of all &#8212; many years of encouragement, support, dedication, commitment, loyalty, trust, and lots and lots of love.<\/p>\n<p>Who woulda thunk.<\/p>\n<p>So here we are this past Saturday at home in our favorite place of peace and tranquility &#8212; our back yard&#8230;<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Spring2019partners.jpg?resize=584%2C569\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"569\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Spring2019partners.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Spring2019partners.jpg?resize=300%2C292&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Spring2019partners.jpg?resize=150%2C146&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Spring2019partners.jpg?resize=308%2C300&amp;ssl=1 308w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>Life is short:  show those you love how you love them, each and every single day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yep, six years ago today, we were married in the county courthouse, in the county seat, in the county of my birth, by the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court, a life-long friend. 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