My parents celebrate 61 years married today!

[thewayne]

Last year my sister and her kids engineered a big dinner at a very good Mexican food restaurant and got a number of relatives to attend, in addition to what seems a bulk of their church. I got to attend, though my wife couldn't. It was lots of fun.

This year, a much milder celebration.

My wife and I celebrated 12 years one month ago, which was her parent's anniversary. Today we went to the National Solar Observatory, which is about a mile from my wife's observatory. They had a big bash, so we hung out with friends, ate too much, and played some games.

Fun was had by all.

Hope you all had a good Independence Day, and if you weren't in the USA, a good day regardless.

Comments

[moxie_man]

Congrats to your parents and belated congrats to you and your wife.

[thewayne]

Thank you. It's remarkable for people to reach anniversary milestones like that, and it will probably be unheard of in another 30 years or so. I think my wife and I will be lucky to get another 20, but that's what happens when you marry late. I'll be content with that.

[moxie_man]

Wife and I married late also. August will mark 8 years for us, though we've been together for 12.

[thewayne]

Good on ya! My wife found me through an online dating site called Emode, which I think was sucked up by Match.com, and we first shared messages on 5 December '03. We met the following spring, at that time she lived 500 miles away in New Mexico and I lived in Phoenix. I wouldn't say it was love at first site, but it was extremely comfortable and we quickly determined that 'this is a person that I could see spending the rest of my life with.' Best of all, she was immediately accepted by my family and all of my friends.

We were neutral on the subject of getting married: she didn't want to as long as gay people couldn't, and we didn't need to since her employer allowed domestic partners to be carried for health insurance. Then we got news that her dad had terminal cancer that had spread throughout his body and had hit his brain, so we married to give her parents some happiness. We were married June 4 '05, he passed away a few days after we returned from our honeymoon. Even though I only had a brief time with him, we hit it off famously and I was immediately adopted by her family, who didn't meet me until a week before the wedding.

Her father's illness also helped to keep the wedding VERY small.

[moxie_man]

That's sad and wonderful at the same time.

Wife and I met through the old Usenet newsgroup, alt.devilbunnies. We were collaborating on a story when she suddenly asked/stated: Wait? You're single, straight, don't smoke, cook, and aren't afraid to do housework?!?! Mine!

At the time she lived in the other Portland and moved cross country (with a very upset cat) to join me.

[moonhare]

Congratulations to all! Sadly, my dad passed just a couple of weeks shy of their 65th.

My wife and I have been married almost 35 years. We met in elementary school (she lived six houses down the street from me) but never hung out until after college.