Time Sure Does Fly!!

i’m not one to get into a lot of personal stuff on my blog if it doesn’t have to do with art or creativity, so i don’t often write about my marriage.  but 35 years is a pretty long time…so i thought maybe i would make an exception.

1977 visiting relatives at Tahoe

 when stu and i got together in the 70’s, things were pretty laid back.  i really had no agenda or list of what i wanted in a guy.  i just went with the flow and had a good time.  i dated a lot of guys and had a series of semi-serious relationships, none of which stuck, for one reason or another. 

1978 with my first special ed. class in Ramona

 so when we met (at a bar in san diego) i was open to a relationship, but not necessarily looking to settle down.  from the git-go, we felt very comfortable together.  we enjoyed spending time together.  it all sounds kinda simple, but friends, that’s the thing that has lasted.  after all these years, we still do!

1982 - gettting my master's degree

1987

 yes, there have been some tough times.  i was the primary breadwinner and there were years when he wasn’t working or wasn’t working much.  it took its toll.  he’s a total jock.  i’m more into art and poetry.  compromises needed  to be made.

Early 90's - can you believe these hair styles??

1997

2000 or so

 but we share strong interests in travel, hiking and cocker spaniels. we enjoy the same basic (simple) life-style and are on the same page spiritually.  we appreciate and encourage each other (most of the time!) and still like hanging out together.

we’ve bought/built and sold 12 homes, traveled to 39 states as well as mexico, canada, the carribean and spain, hiked thousands of miles, owned 5 motorhomes and the same number of cocker spaniels. we have piles of memories and stories to tell and are continuing to make new ones!

we both feel so lucky and blessed to have had these years together!!  we don’t ever take it for granted and enjoy every single day.

Last Friday