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Posted by Sala (Member # 8980) on :

With so many sad threads about divorces, I thought I'd make a happy thread . . . today is my hubby and my 30th wedding anniversary! [Party]

I will be the first to say that it hasn't been all fun and games. Far from it. We've gone through clinical depression and therapists and medications. Bankruptcy. Unemployment. Sleep apnea and operations. No children despite a desperate desire to have them. Lived in four states and twelve different houses/apartments/condos, including several months with my parents.

There has also been graduating from college on the same day. Favorite places to visit and figuring out places we will never visit again! Movies. Sharing books. Great restaurants. Praying together at night, with our dog beside us. Snoring on the sofa while the other watches tv.

How have we made it to this point? Deep commitment despite the obstacles. When we're storming and raging and going crazy, it's not easy, but the storms always pass, the sun comes out again, and we can see our way through to another night or another day. Of course, there were a few times when we both thought the storms would never end, and wondered if we really had what it took to make it all work out, but, we've made it to this point, and it's a happy day!

Posted by Jake (Member # 206) on :

Happy anniversary, Sala!

Posted by kmbboots (Member # 8576) on :

Congratulations.

Posted by Aglaea (Member # 12378) on :

Congrats!

Any special plans?

Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :

Happy anniversary! Congratulations on 30 years!

Posted by Armoth (Member # 4752) on :

Made me smile. Congrats.

Posted by Sala (Member # 8980) on :

Special plans? Bought a new dining room table and chairs, then went out to eat at a fancy place so we didn't use them. [Big Grin]

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

Good planning! [Wink]

I love your OP. Congratulations, and thanks for sharing that with us. [Smile]

Posted by rollainm (Member # 8318) on :

Congrats! 30 years...that's pretty awesome. [Smile]

Posted by AvidReader (Member # 6007) on :

Happy 30th, Sala!

Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :

Congratulations on your anniversary! Now manage that feat again!

Posted by Sala (Member # 8980) on :

Thank you everyone! It was a delightful day. And BlackBlade, I sure hope we are able to go another 30 at least. [Smile]

Now, off to the amusement park with four of my nieces and nephews, my brother and his wife, and my momma. Hubby is staying home, minding the fort. It should be another delightful day. Even if it is a sweltering 105 in the shade (heat index).

Posted by Hank (Member # 8916) on :

Yeah, those roller coasters blow the sweat right off.

Congratulations!

Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :

Thanks for the good news and glad to hear you had a good day. Many happy returns!

Posted by James Tiberius Kirk (Member # 2832) on :

I didn't comment in this thread the first time I clicked, but I reread the OP and I'm commenting now.

Thirty years! Congratulations!

--j_k

Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :

We're coming up on our 13th. It's pretty fantastic.

Posted by The Rabbit (Member # 671) on :

Congratulations Sala!

My husband and I celebrated our 20th this year. It hasn't been easy, but it's been wonderful.

Posted by Sterling (Member # 8096) on :

I can only lay claim to ten years, but I'm still glad, and proud.

Thank you to everyone for sharing.

Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :

I'm about to hit ten, which doesn't sound like a whole lot, compared to Sala's thirty. [Smile]

But I have been married over a third of my life!

Congratulations, Sala. [Cool]

Posted by Sala (Member # 8980) on :

PSI, I remember the day when the number of years married was more than the number of years I had not-married. It was a strange sensation. A couple of years later when the balance tipped for my husband, I knew that his mother's influence was now being overcome by my influence. Again, a strange sensation. [Smile]

Hank, you're right! Rollercoasters do a GREAT job of blowing off the sweat. And ten minute thunderstorms do a wonderful job of cooling things down, atleast for an hour or so.

Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :

Well, considering my mother-in-law has never been a huge influence in the way my husband makes decisions, I'm happy to say that that scale tipped for me a long time ago. Not that she's a horrible woman, I just have control issues. [Wink]

Posted by anti_maven (Member # 9789) on :

Congratulations! It's nice to hear from people who make it.

Mrs_Maven and I recently celebrated 5 years married and it feels like a heartbeat.

Here's to 30 more! #raises virtual glass of champagne#