Sometimes, the frivolous muse attacks, and I cannot resist writing something. Today, December 29th, marks the start of my 42nd year of marriage. Tomorrow, at church, the poinsettias which will adorn the pulpit will be commemorate that achievement of Elizabeth's - enduring 41 years of marriage to me.
Of course, we don't choose the flowers as they are generally "of the season". You pay your $25, you take your chances, and then you get to take home the flowers after the service. Since Poinsettias are not healthy for little dogs, we've decided to let somebody else enjoy them.
So, tomorrow begins day 14,976 (yes, I did remember to add those ten "leap year" days into the calculation) of the union of John & Elizabeth.
Many at our wedding were making book that it wouldn't last, and I think the longest bet was five years.
Today is like our wedding day (which actually was more of a wedding night) inasmuch as it's also raining outside and we have no special plans. After that late afternoon wedding on December 29th, 1971, we attended briefly the reception at a nearby hotel, then retired to my apartment to watch a little TV ("Outer Limits" as I recall) and turn in to go to work the next day. I was a student working days and attending evening classes, and Elizabeth was working, and we couldn't afford a "honeymoon" but hoped that our tax return (remember, I had just gained an extra deduction for a dependent) would provide that money by the following April 15th.
We both agree that the "honeymoon" was postponed till 1974, after I had graduated college and was attending my first job related business meeting in Orlando. Disney was the location, Epcot was new and we took perhaps an extra day. About all I remember, but maybe that's just age talking. Anyway, best wishes to all those people who attended our wedding, made bets, and lost money - like a Timex, some marriages take a licking, but keep on ticking.
Oh, the cartoon? Well, it just reminded me of that new competitor for Hickory Farms of Ohio, an upstart firm in nearby Pennsylvania.......you know it...........Cheeses of Nazareth.
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