Hubby and I recently celebrated our 33rd anniversary – despite the stress surrounding events during my sabbatical (which is about to end, thank heavens!). It seems appropriate to re-publish this particular post at this time. May you all have the love and support of a good and faithful partner.
Print by Ruane Manning – see note at bottom of post
The scream reverberating from the next room at Big Meadows Lodge woke me from a sound sleep. Somehow I just knew that my then husband had something to do with that scream.
No, he was not a philanderer, but he was an alcoholic.
We were on Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia to celebrate our first wedding anniversary. After a day of hiking, we had cleaned up and had a romantic dinner in the Lodge’s restaurant, gazing out the plate glass windows at the Blue Ridge Mountains. Returning to our room, my ex-to-be gave me a quick kiss and then returned to the Lodge’s bar to “pick up something for later.” I changed into my newly purchased peek-a-boo negligee (hey, I was only 20 years old!). When he hadn’t returned several hours later, I realized he…
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Cordelia's Mom, Still 
i love this, and here’s to many more years together
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Hopefully many more years. Assuming we don’t get divorced towards the end of current events. Sometimes, it’s just sooo tempting …
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Happy anniversary! ❤️
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Thank you, Victo. It was a good way to remind myself that, yes, we do love each other and we will get through despite the current stress.
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I’ve never known anyone who has popped into bed with the wrong woman in the wrong room – I thought that only happened in sit coms!
Congratulations on celebrating 33 years of marriage – and they sound like they have been happy years too 🙂
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Happy anniversary, CM! ♡(ღ˘⌣˘)❛ั◡❛ัღ)♡
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