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Our 50th Anniversary
Half a century down. A decade to go.
This week, Hubby and I will celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. That means we only have 10 more years before we renegotiate our contract. Before we married, we agreed to stay together for 60 years, then decide whether we wanted to continue with it or not.
Why 60 years? Right before our wedding, an elderly couple at church celebrated their 60th anniversary. We wondered if we’d make it to 60 years, and out of that conversation, we decided to give 60 a try. At the time, it seemed like an eternity away, although to quote an old friend, “Only married people know what eternity feels like.”
We were married when Gerald Ford was president. America’s bicentennial was celebrated the year we were married. Jimmy Carter won the national election. No one had ever heard of Star Wars. The Apple Corporation and Microsoft were formed that year. Too bad we didn’t buy their stock. All those presidents, Star War movies, and Apple devices later, here we are still celebrating being together.
Looking at our wedding pictures, I see two young kids who really didn’t have any idea what they were getting into. We bumbled along, overcame mistakes, and everything seemed to turn out okay.
As with any marriage, there have been ups and downs. Some big, some little. When the preacher said marriage is…
