Short and sweet today.
I met this guy for the first time on this date, 26 years ago.
(I also cut his hair way too short yesterday, but we’ll move on from there. And no, it’s not this haircut.)
You’ve all read these posts of mine before. So I’ll be brief. He’s the best thing that ever happened to me and I acknowledge that gift every single day. I’m very lucky.
Here’s to 26 more years together, my love.
I’m not a flag waver. Actions speak louder than words or symbols. These days the Fourth of July is a celebration of the day we met. When things change in Washington and we once again can honestly say that in this country, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness” I’ll be celebrating and dancing in the streets.
Stay safe.
Happy Saturday.
happy “the day we met” anniversary and forevermore to you and don!
kathy in iowa
Thank you, Kathy!
Have a Happy Day together!! ;)
Thank you, Donna!
Happy celebration day!
Thank you, Cathy!
Enjoy this beautiful day!🇺🇸 By the way my Mom always said “there’s only a day between a good haircut and a bad (or to short) haircut.
Thank you, Janet!
How sweet, Claudia! Love the stories of you and Don. Enjoy your day!
Thank you, Tisha!
I think he looks great with that short hair. And we have a guy in the neighborhood who looks like he has had his head shaved after his wife gave him a haircut. My husband does his own, thankfully.
Oh, it’s much shorter than it is in the picture, Jan! MUCH shorter.
Stay safe!
I will be drinking bottle of Veuve Clicquot Rich Rose on ice and dancing on that day too! Glad you two found each other there is nothing better than finding a best friend and marry . Stay well
Thank you, Mary!
Congratulations. It is clear you are a loving couple and appreciate one another.
Thank you, Kathy!
Helpful that it was the 4th – so glad you both found each other in the right place
Cheers! for now & many more.
Helpful?
Thanks, Martha! Stay safe.
Not a whole lot of significance – helpful there was a party to bring you together socially.
Great that Kathy gave that party!
Don’t mind me, I just try to make a comment, now & again.
Yes, you’re right. Very helpful that Kathy had that party. We always toast her on this date.
And I appreciate your comments always! xo
happy special day 4th to you both dearest bean!
and I bet his hair looks fine. he may even like it better! xo
I think he does, but I was shocked by how short it was!
Thanks, Tammy. Stay safe!
I think we have been planning on someday dancing in the streets for about 3.5 years now. And those hopes continue to be dashed. Someday………. oh, how I hope.
My husband proposed to me 49 years ago today!! It makes it an easy to remember date for me! (and our 48th anniversary was on Don’s BD). It is so worth celebrating the day you met the love of your life. Oh, and hair grows back!!
Don proposed to me on the Fourth of July exactly four years later, in 1998!
Thanks, Chris! Stay safe!
I love hearing all these stories (comments here on the blog from readers). Fourth of July seems to be an earmark for a lot of ‘anniversaries’ and celebrations other than the birth of our dear, wounded country. For me, it was 46 years ago today that I bought my first car, my dad by my side giving me advice about it, which still sits on my driveway just waiting to be driven and taken out on the highway (she can’t drive 55; was designed to go fast … ahhhh, that was the day when Ford knew how to build a car…) but, in the meantime, happiest day to you and Don, Claudia, and I’m sure he looks his usual handsome self; will be nice & cool for hot summer days!
It’s also the anniversary of Don’s marriage proposal: four years later on July 4th, 1998. We were married that October.
I grew up in Ford Motor Company land, so I am well versed in Ford and its employees and its world headquarters, etc.
Stay safe!
Happy anniversary of your first meeting. I sometimes think remember that day is more important that the wedding anniversary. I know I’ll never forget it. I’m sure he easily forgave you the haircut. It’s summer anyway, so shorter the better.
My sweet guy signed up to stream Disney + the other day just because he knew how much I wanted to see “Hamilton.” We watched last night and it was just superb. I plan to watch it many more times so $6.99 well spent.
Take care,
K.
Don always says it’s the most important anniversary.
So glad you got to see Hamilton. I saw it on Broadway and it was groundbreaking – like nothing I’d ever seen before. I’ll never forget seeing it. I want Don to see it too but we don’t have Disney plus. He doesn’t seem to care at the moment, but I’d like to see it again.
Stay safe, Kay.
I like your Fourth of July much better than the official holiday. As I told someone today, it’s my least favorite holiday. Even Yom Kippur is better. Too many fireworks and this year not a lot of which to be proud of in our country.
No, you have the right idea. It’s Don and Claudia Day! Hip Hip Hooray!
I have never really been into it, but now? Not at all.
Thanks so much, Jeanie. Stay safe!
You have a lot to celebrate on the 4th. Congratulations! You both hit the jackpot. As for Independence Day in the US, for several years now, even before you know who, this “holiday” was increasingly difficult for me. This year especially. What a waste to commemorate an event which resulted in almost complete erasure of a population and culture who lived here first. Especially since the event is supposed to honor liberty. I hope the the forced step back from Covid will result in real, lasting changes in terms of our definition of liberty. Thanks for reminding us what we should be celebrating by our actions all the year thru.
I completely agree. We decimated the population of American Indians that were here before us. Many of the framers of the Constitution owned slaves. The Trail of Tears. And on and on.
Thanks, Nora. Stay safe!