Fourth, Schmourth – there’s only one event on we celebrate here; we met each other on this date 27 years ago. We’ve been together 27 years! For many of you, that’s nothing, but considering the fact that we were both in our early forties, it’s a big deal.
Our first conversation was all about our disbelief that we were in our forties! Fast forward to today and we realize once again that we were young then. I’m now older than my mother was on July 4, 1994. She was about to turn 66.
Anyway, you’ve heard the story before. We were smitten, we flirted, Rick was there and observed some of that first interaction, at the end of the day we did indeed “see fireworks” when we watched them on the beach. I went home that night thinking of Don. He says he was feeling highly attracted to me, or to use his word: lust.
I had no idea, of course, that he would turn out to be the love of my life. I just knew I wanted to run into him again at the theater. And in true high school girl fashion, I engineered more than a few “how nice to bump into you!” meetings. Eventually, when our schedules opened up a bit, we had our first date – at the beach. Before that, though, there was the time he drove me home from an opening night party (where my wallet had been stolen) and kissed me on the steps to my apartment.
Oh boy. I was a goner.
We consider this day to be our most important anniversary. Four years later, on the Fourth of July, Don proposed.
Lucky me!
Have a Happy Fourth of July.
Stay safe.
Happy Sunday.
congratulations to you and don! i am very happy for you both to have met at that party and have photographic proof of that wonderful, life-changing event and especially each other 27 years later (with it’s own sweet photo)! cheers and prayers for the next 27 years and always.
kathy in iowa
Claudia — I am often amazed how two people manage to find each other — I always say it is a minor miracle!! in the case of the Mr and me, we found each other from over 20,000 UK students more than 50 years ago — how can that be possible??? glad you both have these wonderful memories and are still able to recall those days vividly. hoping your best times are in the future. stay safe, healthy
You have lots to celebrate! Enjoy your day!
Congratulations! Have a lovely day celebrating your life together.
Congratulations to the happy couple!
Happy Sunday!
Congratulations to a darling couple! Have a wonderful day and enjoy the ‘fireworks’ all day long.
Such a lovely holiday to have met, got engaged and to have spent 27 years in love!
What wonderful memories for you both!! Here is to the next twenty seven years!!
May you have a most wonderful day together!! ;)
What a sweet photo! Have a lovely day together.
“No sooner met but they looked; no sooner looked but they loved; no sooner loved but they sighed; no sooner sighed but they asked one another the reason; no sooner knew the reason but they sought the remedy; and in these degrees have they made a pair of stairs to marriage…”
To many, many more fourths!
Anne
We, too, always celebrate the day of our first meeting; 12 April 1975. We were married on 14 February 1976. He had been my next door neighbor for a few years, along with his wife. Our first “meeting” was at their divorce party. It is my second marriage too…and our last. We still adore each other.
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Ahhh loving it! Much to savor and remember. Congratulations and Cheers to many more.
XO
Happy 27 years! My husband and I will celebrate our 27th anniversary in October. It certainly doesn’t feel that long 💜💜
Crazy! We share a proposal day!! Hubs proposed to me 50 years ago today. We were watching the Cubs & Pirates playing on TV in his apt during Summer School. We, too, have always celebrated this day and the day of our first date which was April 30. Fun memories…and the Cubs actually won that day!!
Happy anniversary to you both, and best wishes for many more!
Is the sweetest story!
Happy Anniversary! 1994 was a very good year! We quit smoking and got married that year!
Such a wonderful, sweet story! Wishing you and Don many more years of happiness together!!
Happy, Happy double Anniversary!!
Happy Anniversary of your meeting, I always enjoy hearing that story, it’s so romantic.
Happy Anniversary to you both :) <3
What a great story! Love to you both.
I don’t know how I missed this one, Claudia! Happy Anniversary to you both!
I didn’t look at any blogs over the long weekend so I missed your anniversary! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY you two lovebirds !!!!