Twenty six!

[altivo]

With fireworks. First there was a round of severe thunderstorm warnings this afternoon, complete with lots of thunder, and now after dark someone has decided to start celebrating Independence Day a week early.

It's our 26th anniversary together, but we celebrated by gardening and making dinner at home. These days who can afford to go out? Well, as it happened, I had a pair of filet mignon in the deep freeze, and I got a bottle of South Australian shiraz at the grocery this morning. We had the steaks done perfectly over charcoal, with tossed salad, asparagus, and parsley potatoes. (Or rather cilantro potatoes. ;p) Gary got a pint of home grown strawberries from our friend Rebecca yesterday, so dessert (in a few minutes) will be just a little scoop of ice cream with really ripe strawberries over it.

Tomorrow he has a shape note singing in the afternoon, and I'll be joining Toni for an all day historic demo to show spinning and hand knitting. If the weather behaves I expect it will be fun, but I need to remember to take some insect repellent. The mosquitos have been fierce around here lately.

Comments

[baphnedia.livejournal.com]

*sniff* I coulda been your kid! :P

[altivo.livejournal.com]

As could a lot of folks if it were physically possible. ;p

[songdogmi.livejournal.com]

Happy anniversary!

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[schnee.livejournal.com]

Happy anniversary to you both! ^_^

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

[avon-deer.livejournal.com]

Happy anniversary, both of you.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Thanks, deer.

[felder.livejournal.com]

Congrats to you both hon. I hope that Squirl and I will be as long lasting as your releationship is. I've known my squirl well over 10 years now. our 2 year anniversary of being 'married' is at the end of next month.

*snugs*

[altivo.livejournal.com]

*hugs back* Thanks.

[alexfvance.livejournal.com]

Congratulations, dude :)

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Thanks much.

[cozycabbage.livejournal.com]

Congrats! What kinds of things have happened in the last twenty-five years?

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Hmmm? Happened to us or to the world in general?

We bought a house together, and both got our master's degrees. We've had several dogs and cats who are no longer with us for varying reasons, usually old age and illness. We've owned and later sold or traded five vehicles and probably a dozen different computers.

Sold the first house and bought our farm, followed by acquiring two horses, three sheep, and later another horse. The sheep have, well, multiplied (three were given away, three have died of various causes, and we have nine left.) Gary retired from the job he'd been at for about 28 years (no, he's not in his 60s, but he figured out how to manage it.) I commuted 500 miles a week for several years (by train) before leaving my job in Chicago and eventually finding one closer to home.

Both my parents and my elder brother have passed away, leaving me the oldest living in my immediate family. Gary lost a great aunt, his sole remaining grandparent, and his godmother.

The Republicans were busy wrecking the economy and ruining the nation's ecology when we met, and are still at it, 26 years later.

[shadow-stallion.livejournal.com]

Congratulations to you and Gary.

We celebrate our 16th in a few weeks.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

I suspect you've had more tribulations than we have, too.

Thanks.

[shadow-stallion.livejournal.com]

*snickers* You have no idea....well...maybe you do. You read my journal back through some of the dark times.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Yes, I was thinking of a couple of incidents of which I've been more or less aware... I'm glad you got those resolved.

[hellmutt.livejournal.com]

D'awww. Belated happy anniv. <3

[altivo.livejournal.com]

T'anks.

[saythename.livejournal.com]

Sounds tasty and wonderful.

Go 26 years together!

I'm big on that stuff so excuse me if I send;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiRe6oveE7g

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Sorry I can't see it, whatever it is. Flash crashes Firefox here.

[saythename.livejournal.com]

Lots of Fireworks!

*throws confetti everywhere and a lei around
your neck and gives you and Gary chocolates*