1989. Not quite visible: My impressive perm. And in case anyone wants to know, he was wearing jeans, not shorts.
On Friday, February 5, 1988, a college boy and college girl went out on their first date.
They went to a nearby Chinese restaurant for dinner and afterward he walked her back to the door of her dorm, said goodnight, and left. She thought he was cute and that maybe she’d go out with him again. He told her later he thought the same thing.
Twenty-five years later, they’ve been married 21 years and have two great daughters.
They’ve owned three houses together and have lived in four other places too. They built a house and the process did not lead to divorce. They didn’t even consider it. In fact, they’ve pondered taking on a project like that again.
Over the decades, they’ve figured out who does what around the house. For a while, he did almost all the cooking and she was his sous-chef. Then they had babies and she stayed home with them, so she took over the bulk of the cooking. Nowadays, they split it roughly 50/50. She’s looking forward to his eventual retirement, as she has high hopes that he’ll go back to being the primary chef and she can go back to being the assistant.
They’ve owned seven cars so far. When they go anywhere, she’s happy to let him drive because he likes to drive and she does not. They’ve driven thousands of miles on vacations over the decades, usually with him behind the wheel and her navigating from the passenger seat. They don’t often get lost, but if she’s going to lose her way, she’d prefer that it be with him. He is her compass in a lot of ways.
She’s looking forward to the next 25 years and all the adventures they will have.
And when she asks him later today if he has seen this post, he’ll make a silly face and tease her a little about getting sentimental about these things, but she doesn’t care because she knows that he loves her too.
December 31, 2012. The Bahamas.
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Aww, happy anniversary!
Awwwwwww
Damn you. This made me tear up a little, and it’s one of the rare days that I’m wearing mascara. Happy First Date-aversary. You guys have one of the marriages that make me believe that marriage is a good idea after all.
Aww. This post makes me very happy
Happy Anniversary!
Happy silver dateaversary! Nice post.
Awwwww….Happy Anniversary! I enjoyed reading this account of things and events since that first date.
Awwww. Happy Anniversary.
So sweet! Happy Anniversary!
very sweet….! Love all the old photos you’ve been putting up!
Happy, happy dateiversary! What a wonderful and sweet post. . . you guys seem like such a solid couple, I love it. What are your secrets? That might be a good blog post!
Happy anniversary! Here’s to getting one of the good guys.
Happy anniversary, you crazy kids. Steve and I are coming up on four years together. It’s insane how time flies.
Sweet.
Having a nice happy cry. Lovely.
You both look pretty adorable, in both pictures. A long marriage, a shared life, it’s a wonderful thing.
I’m proud of you both for all you’ve done and all you will do together. Love you!
PS: That you look an awful lot like your youngest daughter in this photo…or she looks like you.
Precious! Happy First Date Anniversary! <3
How very sweet and wonderful! So happy!
Very sweet (and not at all saccharine!) ♥
CONGRATS! Lots of learning and loving along the way
I’m a day late, but I hope you had a wonderful date-aniversary! Cheers to two of the cutest, happiest, and most well adjusted peeps I know.
What tragic event transitioned Pete from pants to shorts? Inquiring minds want to know. : )
Happy Anniversary, you cute kids!!
I love this. Love. You too were and are adorable.
That awkward moment when the server won’t let you post again right away when you need to correct an error. Two, not too
Happy Anniversary, I love this post