Happy 25th Anniversary

She says I can't ever really know where I will end up until I get there. She says "be ready for anything." I slowly begin to see that my mother is right. Bet she'd love to hear me say that. When I think about my life and the lives of those who closely surround me, it's clear that there are times when you surprise yourself, and times when others surprise you. There are dramatic moments that wake you up, but there are softer moments that are equally stimulating. However, time rolls by us and there's nothing we can do to hinder it. With that said, Happy 25th Wedding Anniversary to two very special people, Ferna and Joe. You probably won't ever read this, but I wish you all things good. I wish for you comfort, peace, and of course, love of the purest kind.

I wonder what that feels like....to wake up next to someone one day and think to yourself "wow- I've been faithfully married to you for 25 years of my life." I wonder what goes through your body, what goes through your mind. What does it take to get there safely? Take a look around, and it's depressing to see how many broken marriages and lives you'll find. People like Ferna and Joe....I wonder if they know they're a rarity as a couple. From what I know about them, they know what it's like to fight for one another. Their answer to "when is enough enough?" (from the flick The Mexican) will probably always be "never." What, besides love, is the source of that endurance?

Even though John Mayer pissed me off, I'll close with a few lines from one of my favorite of his songs, Home Life
"See, I refuse to believe that my life's gonna be just some string of incompletes...never to lead me to anything remotely close to a home life- Been holding out for the home life my whole life. And I will tell you this much, I will marry just once. And if it doesn't work out, give her half of my stuff. It's fine with me...we said eternity..."