happy anniversary

Cherish the thought
Of always having you here by my side (oh baby I)
Cherish the joy
You keep bringing it into my life (Im always singing it)
Cherish your strength
You got the power to make me feel good (and baby I)
Perish the thought
Of ever leaving, I never would


So for various reasons for the past several weeks I've been pondering life and love and I've decided that until that Taurus-Aries/Leo Venus guy falls out of my dreams and into my car, I'm gonna just stick with the Leos I created and the Sagittarius that helped. And when I think back to when (and under what circumstances) they were created, I am reminded that while being married doesn't work for us, we really do love each other. Yesterday was the 17th anniversary of our first date and Monday would have been our 12th anniversary.

Our wedding was amazing...we got married in the beautiful and serene Umpqua Valley in Central Oregon, at my in-laws' farm. My grandfather married us, friends and family came from all over the country, everybody was completely drunk and stoned, the band got drunk and trashed someone's truck, the hippie caterers took off with all the money they owed the vendors (my mom and dad basically funded their spree), the weather was perfect, it was light out til 10:00 that night, and we all had a fabulous time.

And now here we are...over a decade later, still fighting but still hanging out, laughing our asses off together, raising our kids together, eating meals together, going to family reunions together. Yeah, it's untraditional, but it works for us. And hey...it beats NOT having someone hug and kiss me goodbye when I leave for work and school and tell me I'm beautiful and a wonderful mother on a daily basis. Life could be worse...