Tomorrow, Pat and I will celebrate our wedding anniversary. We were married on July 1, 1978 at St. Gregory’s Chapel.
I’m not sure what we are going to do Friday. Probably work at least some if not most of it.
Friday evening I am sure we will go out for a nice dinner somewhere, but haven’t decided where yet.
Haven’t picked out a present for her yet, but in celebrating 44 years of marriage I figure I should get her something.
We were talking with some friends the other night and they mentioned that 44 years is a long time. We agreed it is.
As Pat mentioned to them, it’s had its up and downs, but most marriages do. Everything is not all rosy all of the time.
However, the good has far outweighed the bad times. Ours may not necessarily be the perfect marriage, but I’d like for someone to describe what he or she considers a perfect marriage.
We raised our daughter Meghan and she enjoyed a career before she and our son-in-law Terry decided she would be a stay at home mom at least for several years once our grandson Liam was born.
She and her husband Terry have been married for nearly seven years.
We always tried to decide what was best for Meghan as she was growing up
One of the keys to our marriage I believe is we are willing to work it out when we have a strong difference of opinion. We’re willing to put those differences aside and agree to disagree and go on with our lives.
Meghan is a wonderful young woman and she was not in a hurry to get married. Terry is a great young man as well.
They now are experiencing what it’s like to raise their own child.
What I realized early on as Meghan finished college and took her first job 100 miles away, is we never stopped helping her and since she married and has a child, still are concerned about her, Terry and little Liam.
I believe that helps Pat and I, too, to be involved in their lives to the extent they want us to be. We are careful not to be overbearing.
I look back and see how long my parents were married before dad died and that was more than 34 years.
Pat’s parents were married for around 30 years before her father passed away.
Both my grandparents were married for more than 60 years, so there is some longevity with marriages in our family.
As I said, Pat and I have persevered through the tough times and enjoyed the good times. It really has been a good life together.