24 Years

On Saturday night, my husband and I went out to celebrate our 24th anniversary. It’s funny, for years we’ve been wondering what to do for our 25th~throw a party? Renew our vows? Go to Hawaii? We still don’t know what we’re going to do!

But a few weeks ago, we decided to go ahead and celebrate 24 years like it was a big deal, too. So we got all dressed up and went out on the town in downtown Cincinnati. While we were out and about, we couldn’t help but try to remember what we’ve done for previous anniversaries.

Sometimes I’ve cooked. Other years, we saved for weeks in order to go out to a fancy restaurant. Others? That day just seemed to come and go.

Funny, I remember the anniversaries that we spent at the mall with the kids. I remember going to McDonalds one year because we were on a family vacation. I remember spending the day at baseball tournaments and swim meets, too. I remember almost forgetting it-one of the kids had been sick and anniversaries were the last thing on my mind. I know we went to Las Vegas for our tenth anniversary, but have no idea what we did for our 20th.

It all kinds of blends in together, doesn’t it? Years and years of marriage, each one a mixture of good days and not-so-good ones. I’m very grateful for each one of those days, though. I can honestly say my husband is my best friend. 

This week, it’s back to work. I will be heading to Atlanta next week for the Romance Writers of America National Conference. That’s sure to be a busy time full of meetings and workshops and seeing old friends. But before that, I need to turn in my Chicago historical and my revised manuscript of Hopeful. It’s going to be a busy week!

Those of you who are married, do you have a favorite anniversary memory? And, if you’ve been married 25 years…how did you celebrate the day? I figure it’s not to early to begin planning….

blessings!

Shelley