What a day!

So 20 years ago today I had my first date with my husband. I am in awe that it has been 20 years. He took me to our school's Christmas Social. I still giggle at it being called a "Social". It was our schools first attempt at having a dance.

D was the first guy I met when I moved to Massachusetts. I even wrote about it in my diary. It was my first entry into that diary. "I met the cutest guy today!" My family had invited his family over for Sunday dinner to thank them for helping us get situated in this new town. A few months later when school had started I became totally disenfranchised with him. My diary continues "He is such a show-off! He is such a flirt! I can't stand him!" We developed a bit of a love-hate relationship. We would fight and argue - all the while with a smile. We eventually became friends and could be found together a lot. We went to youth group together all the time. I found myself living for youth group - I couldn't wait to see him again. He was a basketball player and I was a cheerleader so we were together a lot simply because of being in the same place at the same time. I found myself looking for even more ways to run into him - at school or at other outside activities. Yeah - that's me - his stalker.

So after being high school sweethearts and dating for 6 years we got married. This summer we will have been married for 15 years. We have weathered a lot - more than I could have ever imagined. I certainly never thought our lives would have turned out the way it has. So much I never bargained for to be sure. But I know in my heart of hearts that I was put here to be his wife, lover, friend. I wouldn't change a thing.

Remember when

I was young and so were you

and time stood still and love was all we knew

You were the first, so was I

We made love and then you cried

Remember when

Remember when we vowed the vows

and walked the walk

Gave our hearts, made the start, it was hard

We lived and learned, life threw curves

There was joy, there was hurt

Remember when

Remember when old ones died and new were born

And life was changed, disassembled, rearranged

We came together, fell apart

And broke each other's hearts

Remember when

Remember when the sound of little feetwas the music

We danced to week to week

Brought back the love, we found trust

Vowed we'd never give it up

Remember when

Remember when thirty seemed so old

Now lookn' back it's just a steppin' stone

To where we are,Where we've been

Said we'd do it all again

Remember when

Remember when we said when we turned gray

When the children grow up and move away

We won't be sad, we'll be glad

For all the life we've had

And we'll remember when