40 years - Wow!

Happy Anniversary!

This past weekend I celebrated 40 years with the love of my life.  We were barely adults when we got married half-way through college in 1972, but the Lord has always been so good to us.  We finished college, were led to good jobs, raised four great kids, and have owned two homes, among so many other wonderful blessings over these years.  
Linda, thank you for saying "yes".

Our friendly B&B

Well, we celebrated with a short trip to a quaint town in southern Michigan.  The actor Jeff Daniels was raised in Chelsea, MI, and lives there still.  Several years ago he founded a small professional theater there and we've often talked about visiting it - this was our opportunity.  We drove to Chelsea Saturday afternoon and checked into a nice B&B, a 130 year old restored Victorian home with very welcoming owners.  We strolled around the town (that doesn't take long) and chose a nice Mexican restaurant for dinner.  

Linda at the Purple Rose Theater

Returning to our room, we changed into our theater attire and headed just around the block to the Purple Rose Theater, where we enjoyed an intimate performance of "On Golden Pond".  I say an intimate performance because the theater has only 175 seats and feels much smaller than that.  

That was it.  It was nice to get away for a night just to make sure this event didn't get overlooked.  Interestingly, there was another couple in the B&B that same night who were also celebrating their 40th anniversary.  We had a nice talk with them as we shared breakfast together Sunday morning.  Another aspect of the quaint town of Chelsea was the sound of trains going right through town and the clock tower that chimed out every 15  minutes all night long.  Rather than being interruptive it was actually quite nice.

Life has been quite a trip and, the Lord willing, we're no where near done.  We look forward to sharing many more years together, just like Norman and Ethel Thayer, the characters in our play.  Thanks for reading and letting me share my life and thoughts.