In 1972, the first spring we were married, a new song came out on the radio, The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA, and I loved it. It was my theme song and I felt like it had been written just for me. I hadn't thought about that song in years, and I heard it on the car radio this week. It took me back. (Yes, I came home and downloaded it from iTunes.)
On Monday, Dan and I were married forty years. How can that possibly be?? Truly, it seems like just a few years, maybe ten, or fifteen. But it's been forty years since January 9, 1972. I've been so blessed to get to spend these years with with my sweetie. Here's just one reason why. On Christmas day, I picked up a smallish box, a gift from Dan, that was heavy. When I opened it, here is what I found:
Yes, it's a good sized river rock, so it is "written in stone." I love it!
That is very sweet. :)
ReplyDeleteI received a similar gift of recognition once, but I didn't really understand it. It was a small, polished stone, probably intended to be a paper weight, and it had the word "you" on it. I thought, "Geez, if they couldn't afford to put my name on it, they shouldn't have bothered." Then, I took it into work and showed my co-worker, "Look, I got a rock that says 'you' on it." She laughed and exclaimed, "YOU ROCK!"
Oh, how funny! I don't think I would have gotten it either! I'm still laughing over your thinking!! Do you still have it?
DeleteNo, I think I actually gave it to the co-worker who solved the mystery. She definitely deserved it.
ReplyDeleteI've been waiting for this post all week. I knew it had been 40 years. I was getting ready to go to Boston -- and very nervous.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great gift from Dan. And I don't think I ever heard Hallie's "rock" story.
Yes, you were very brave and headed off across the country all by yourself! I don't think I could have done that.
DeleteRegarding Hallie's rock, isn't it amazing what we find out by reading blog comments?!? :-)
I probably say this every year, but I always think of what Dan said to me. He said I could come back from Boston, but for you and him, there could be no return from this step. I was impressed. And now 40 years later -- well, you have the rock.
ReplyDeleteI love blog comments. Mike and I laughed over Hallie's "you rock" story at supper last night.
Wow! You haven't said that every year--it's the first time I ever heard that story! Thanks for sharing it with me. And yes, I have the rock. :-)
DeleteWell, I've thought about sharing it -- and now that I have, I'll probably share it next year -- and the next -- and the next. That's the way it goes.
ReplyDeleteShare away!! :-)
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