35 Years

Nope, that's not how old I am! I wish!
That's how long I've been married!
I KNOW!
Craziness!
I was a child bride....REALLY!

Forgot all about it too, I'm a bad wife!
At my meeting tonight, which I forgot about until sometime this afternoon, B wished me Happy Anniversary.
Me: "Is that today?"
B: "I read it on the birthday calendar. How may years?"
Me: "Usually I ask a kid, 34 I think."
So everyone made a comment, knock it off, most were good.

Then, I'm leaving the meeting, and turning my phone back to ring from vibrate, and it said I had an incoming call.
Ray: "Are you still at work?"
Me; "No, I'm just leaving a meeting I forgot about."
Ray; "You wanna go out for supper?"
Me; "I'm still in town, where do you want to go?"
So I drove around the block, and met him at the Chinese restaurant.
Ray informed me it was our 35th  anniversary while we waited for supper.

When I got home, yea, most of the time we're in seperate vehicles, there was a really nice card on the island!

We travel in seperate vehicles, cause I'm sure Ray will be late to his own funeral!

Anyhoo....what I've learned after 35 years.

1. Pick your battles.
2. It's ok to have different interests.
3. Men are NOT mind readers, it doesn't do any good to pout and carry on, cause he won't know why!
4. The kids remember the damndest things! So does the husband!
5. It's ok to have seperate vacations, but find something you both like to do. (It's camping & fishing for us)
6. He CAN cook. Might not be what you want, but refer to # 1!
7. He CAN do the dishes, and I know about # 1, but you can't JUST wash the pan you used! Do all the dishes in the sink, cause someone has to!
8. Don't fight over money.
9. Don't fight over friends, his or yours, it's gonna take all kinds.
10. Say I'm sorry, or Thank You, don't ever forget your manners.

There's tons of other stuff too, you'll figure it out.

Enough about the mush for one night!

I'm missing the O/S something terrible.
He gets my sarcasm, jokes, the rolling of the eyes, etc.
He should be in Germany now.
They docked on Saturday, and he had a flight to Frankfurt today!

I made him a card, gonna get it in the mail so it's waiting for him when he gets back!
Sure glad we get to see him at Christmas!
It will almost be a year since we took him to the plane in Edmonton!

It says, "Go confidently in the Direction of your Dreams."

It was called a 'Joy Fold' card.

The heart charm with the anchor is a story!

I was at V's and she was doing laundry. I heard something rattling around in the dryer, so when she opened it, and took her clothes out, I spotted this charm.
Me; "I need that! Do you know how hard it is to find Navy stuff for your brother!?"
V; "MOM, That's off my underwear!"
Me; "Who'll know!?"
Now you all do, and can have a laugh, but he might never know, if his sister doesn't see the card!

Better go, got another busy week coming up!

Ta ta for now!