This is the day our daughter-in-law receives her teaching credential. I know she will be happy and relieved. We sure are a teaching family! It's a beautiful day, like summer again, and I'm thinking mightily of Memorial Day Weekend, especially as my husband is up at our cabin basking in the sun on the deck. I had a few commitments down here, so didn't go. Also, I like the guy, but I like a break, too. I am not of the "We two are one" persuasion about marriage. To me, that's claustrophobic. I like to think of marriage as a partnership which brings much new and interesting to lives. I don't like to think of us as a couple, or yoked together. We support each other in doing our own thing, and share some of that, but not all of it. Marriage is complicated.
We just received an invitation from friends for their 50th wedding anniversary. It's a joyful occasion, and their respect and love for each other is abundantly clear. They are both strong, independent people who have forged a family and a life that is ever changing and challenging and fun. My husband and I are in our 38th year of marriage. We've barely begun!
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