WOW!

July 31, 1981

31 years!? 

Thirty one years! 

Did I really get married at 8 years old?  I can't believe that my parents allowed that.  I can't believe a Judge performed the ceremony and that we weren't in a 3rd world country. 

Seriously, it's been a long time!  It really makes me laugh when I think about it.  We've done the whole Clint Eastwood movie theme.  Yeah, we've had the good - the kids, the many homes, the cats, we've eaten really well and he still cracks me up at least once a day; the bad - job lay-offs not so bad because it moved us into something better and we all know how I like to relocate, remodeling mishaps not so bad because he was able to make it better than it was before, difference in opinions not so bad because the kids turned out OK and differences can always be worked out;  and the ugly - illnesses and stuff we have no control over not so bad because he's well now. 

We're survivors!

Is this what they call an epic day?

When I Google July 31, 1981 random stuff comes up.  Things like a You Tube video of some Russians from Odessa Russia, not Texas traveling to witness a solar eclipse in Siberia, it was a Friday and the #2 box office movie was Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. The number one song was "The One That You Love" by Air Supply.  I didn't know this, because I was probably listening to the country stations on the radio, or a cassette tape of Supertramp.

Things that aren't listed on that date were that it was REALLY hot in Odessa Texas, not Russia, so hot that we carried pot holders to open our car doors so that we wouldn't burn our fingers.

Also not listed was that two young people didn't care about anything else that was going on that Friday afternoon at 3PM on a day when the heat index was hitting 120+.  The only thing they cared about was that it would be the perfect day to stand before a Justice of the Peace and pledge their love to each other and witnesses.

It was a day when they would embark on journey through life with it's ups and downs, and side to sides.  With 11 different places through the years to call home at night.  With 2 wonderful children to make us proud.  With many fun times to remember and a few sad memories to be glad that we made it through them together.

July 31, 1981.  The day that the words to "Oh Darling" by Supertramp came true.

I love you Jody, Happy Anniversary!