IT'S OUR ANNIVERSARY

Today is our 21st wedding anniversary!  Gary and I have been through many trials in our marriage.  The hardest has come most recently.  As many of you already know during the past two years my health has deterioriated.  Gary has been there for me every step of the way.

 

 

Marraige vows are are interesting.  We take them on our wedding day.  But at that time do we really think about them?  We look in our partner's eyes and know that we love that person.  We know we want to spend the rest of our lives with that person.  But do we really think about the vows that we are taking?

 

 

I, ________, take you ______, for my wife/husband, to have an d to hold, from this day forward, for better,for worse, for richer, for poorer,
in sickness and in health, until death do us part.  They are interesting words, don't you think?

 

 

I'm looking at the sickness and in health part of the vow. “In sickness and in health…”For most people sickness just means a bad case of the flu or an occassional operation. A minor inconvenience.  Most of the time health is taken for granted.  Each year we are married we grow together and things change.  And for some of us so does how we see that part of the vow that says “in sickness and in health…”  What may happen in our lives that causes the spouse of the loved one to be "sick" to fulfill that part of the vow and to hold on to and love and care for their loved one is extraordinary.  Whatever is done, however it is done as longas there is comfort involved and you are there for yourspouse it shows love.

 

 

And long as we both shall live…Well, what stronger pledge is there than that?  Is there a more trusting and faithful vow that can be taken?  Believing that ..... "Someone loves me......... Therefore I am blessed!

 

 

I am blessed to have celebrated this 21st anniversary with Gary.  He has been my lover and my friend.  He has been my caregiver.  I could never ask  for more in a husband.  I dedicate this journal entry to him.  I love you Gary! 

 

I thought I would share 2 pictures with you.

 

This is a picture of us while we wre dating.  I think I was about 25 and Gary was just 30.

 

 

Here is a picture taken just this morning. 

 

SILLY QUIZ

 

 1-WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING AT THE MOMENT?  Hope for the Troubled Heart ~~ Billy Graham

2-WHAT IS PRINTED ON YOUR MOUSEPAD?  A cute puppy beagle

3-WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BOARD GAME?  Yatzee, it’s not really a board game but I love it.  Then Scrabble is second.

4-WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MAGAZINE?  Good Housekeeping

5-WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SOUND?  My family laughing

6-WHAT'S THE WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?  Sadness

7-WHAT'S THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF IN THE MORNING?  I’m Alive

                                           

8-HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU PICK UP THE PHONE?   Don’t usually answer the phone; it’s always for the kids

9-WHAT WOULD YOU NAME YOUR FUTURE CHILD AND/OR DOG?  Can’t have anymore children but if I had a daughter, Emma.  If I had a son, Joseph

10-WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN LIFE?  Knowing whom your Savior is.  You know who He is right? It’s Jesus!

11-WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE FOODS?  Chinese

12-DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST?  Dont drive

13-DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?  Nope, just my husband

14-WOULD YOU CLASS STORMS AS COOL OR SCARY?
Scary but thrilling

15-WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?
My first car was a Monte Carlo.

16-WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK?  Beer

17-DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OFF BROCCOLI? Yes

18-IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR, WHAT WOULD IT BE? Always dyeing my hair blonde because it's all gray now.

19-IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? Half full

20-WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE?
I have lots favorites.  Pretty Woman, Moonstruck, The American President, My Cousin Vinny

21. DO YOU TYPE ON THE CORRECT KEYS? YES

22-WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED? Everything

23-WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? NASCAR

24-SAY AT LEAST ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU.  No one sent this to me, I got it from the Web.

25-WHO HAVE YOU SENT THIS TO WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Wont send, I will just let people copy and paste

26-WHO HAVE YOU SENT THIS TO WHO IS LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Diidn't send it to anyone.

27-DO YOU PREFER HORROR MOVIES OR COMEDY FILMS?
A comedy movie.

28-WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE TIME OF DAY?  Early in the am when everyone is still asleep.

29-WHAT'S YOUR BIGGEST PET PEEVE?  When people intentionally hurt others!

30-IS THERE ANYONE YOU HAVEN'T FORGIVEN?  No

31-WHAT TYPE OF MILK DO YOU DRINK?  2% Milk

32-DO YOU MAKE YOUR BED IN THE MORNING?  Nope.

33-HOW MANY TVs ARE IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD?     4

34-WHO PUTS THE GARBAGE OUT?  The Kids

 

GRAPHICS I USE

I just want to remind everyone that the majority of the graphics that I use in my journal are from The Tag Lounge and from Graphics by Princes Cher 

 

 I think its important that you guys know how talented these people are and that the credit should go to the creators of these beautiful graphics.