Happy Anniversary

Today is "Wife" and my 14th anniversary. I was going to write about something else today, but I couldn't think of a more important event in my life. You'll have to excuse me if today's post is a little sappy. I don't often say lovey dovey stuff to "Wife". I figure if I write it, it gets me out of actually having to say it.

You may be wondering how this fairy tale began. It started like many romances do, with the help of alcohol. I was at a dive bar called Cowboys with my cousin. We were enjoying some adult sodas and listening to an out of tune bar band butcher Garth Brooks songs. My cousin, being a tad clumsy, I won't say drunk, spilled his beer all over himself. Being the wilting flower that I am, I began laughing at a level that drowned out the band. It was at that moment that the ladies who were sitting behind us, peeked over the back of the booth to see what the commotion was about. There she was. Yeah, I remember what she was wearing, and how I picked her out of the group, but I don't need to share all the details with you. Some things I keep inside. I asked her to dance and the rest is history. "Daughter" sometimes asks if it was love at first sight when "Wife" and I met. I'm not sure, but it has lasted long enough to make me think so. I think she had been checking me out anyway. I cut quite a figure in my cowboy boots and tight jeans.

It's cold and rainy here today, just like it was the day we got married. They say that is a sign that your marriage will last. I keep praying for rain. We went through a lot to get to that day. There were times that running off to Vegas seemed like the way to go. "Wife" looked beautiful in her gown, even though it took forever to button up the train. We had a fun wedding and went on a beautiful honeymoon.

But time goes on and the honeymoon ends. Life keeps going. A lot of people who were at the wedding aren't alive anymore, and the care free kids who walked down the aisle have been replaced by adults that have a lot on their minds. I'm not an easy guy to live with and a weaker person would have bailed on me years ago. "Wife" has put up with me and believed in me more than anyone else. I'm lucky to have her and I think we're lucky to have each other. When times are tough, it's easy to think about how things could be different if you had chosen another path. They might be different, and we all think the grass might be greener, but if you took another path, you would have missed all the sights on the one you chose. All right, that's enough of that. I'm starting to get all Oprah book club and Hallmark.

I'm going to wrap this up before we all go into a diabetic coma. If I was too mushy, "Wife" would say that this post didn't have zip, and God knows, after being married to me for 14 years, she must love zip. So let me just say this..."Wife", I love you! Thanks for being by my side for all these years and sometimes even being in front. Happy Anniversary!

No you jackass, that's not a tear, it's my allergies. Later...Brian