When you encapsulate thirty-nine years of Valentine's Day, I love you's, you realize how significant the accomplishment is. It's not about surviving marriage, it's about marriage surviving you. Each dab of uncertainty wilts away into the night. As a couple you become this mesh of tears and laughter rolled into a delicious mix of experience and discovery. No one joy stands out above the other yet when you gently pry a random piece away from the whole you see how beautiful marriage is--inside and out. Marriage absorbs all that is good and bad . What we feel as a young couple evolves slowly into something much larger. We don't understand it at the time but when you look back at where you began, where you've been, and where you hope to go, you can't help but savor the entire collection. After all, that's why we marry in the first place. We commit to better or worse and then want to change the rules when the pavement ends and the gravel begins. It's being fifty plus and listening to your favorite song at the age of fifteen. Yes it sounds different but, it stirs the same emotion. It reminds you of what you were all about then and transports that feeling decades ahead. It helps to reacquaint yourself with that feeling. It's not magic, its hard work that turns into something special. I am one of the lucky ones who found someone with a good heart and a strong will who is determined to stick around long enough to see me grow up. That's a true Valentine...
February 14, 2013
Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day
When you encapsulate thirty-nine years of Valentine's Day, I love you's, you realize how significant the accomplishment is. It's not about surviving marriage, it's about marriage surviving you. Each dab of uncertainty wilts away into the night. As a couple you become this mesh of tears and laughter rolled into a delicious mix of experience and discovery. No one joy stands out above the other yet when you gently pry a random piece away from the whole you see how beautiful marriage is--inside and out. Marriage absorbs all that is good and bad . What we feel as a young couple evolves slowly into something much larger. We don't understand it at the time but when you look back at where you began, where you've been, and where you hope to go, you can't help but savor the entire collection. After all, that's why we marry in the first place. We commit to better or worse and then want to change the rules when the pavement ends and the gravel begins. It's being fifty plus and listening to your favorite song at the age of fifteen. Yes it sounds different but, it stirs the same emotion. It reminds you of what you were all about then and transports that feeling decades ahead. It helps to reacquaint yourself with that feeling. It's not magic, its hard work that turns into something special. I am one of the lucky ones who found someone with a good heart and a strong will who is determined to stick around long enough to see me grow up. That's a true Valentine...
When you encapsulate thirty-nine years of Valentine's Day, I love you's, you realize how significant the accomplishment is. It's not about surviving marriage, it's about marriage surviving you. Each dab of uncertainty wilts away into the night. As a couple you become this mesh of tears and laughter rolled into a delicious mix of experience and discovery. No one joy stands out above the other yet when you gently pry a random piece away from the whole you see how beautiful marriage is--inside and out. Marriage absorbs all that is good and bad . What we feel as a young couple evolves slowly into something much larger. We don't understand it at the time but when you look back at where you began, where you've been, and where you hope to go, you can't help but savor the entire collection. After all, that's why we marry in the first place. We commit to better or worse and then want to change the rules when the pavement ends and the gravel begins. It's being fifty plus and listening to your favorite song at the age of fifteen. Yes it sounds different but, it stirs the same emotion. It reminds you of what you were all about then and transports that feeling decades ahead. It helps to reacquaint yourself with that feeling. It's not magic, its hard work that turns into something special. I am one of the lucky ones who found someone with a good heart and a strong will who is determined to stick around long enough to see me grow up. That's a true Valentine...
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Perfectly said, John. Happy V. D. to you and Mrs. G! Diane
ReplyDeleteThis is beautifully written. Happy Valentine's Day to you and your Mrs!
ReplyDeleteNice valentine sentiment for your marriage -- barbara
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Lucky Mrs. G, too!
ReplyDeleteWell said John. Hope you and Pat have a very Happy Valentines day!!!
ReplyDeleteLovely. "As a couple you become this mesh of tears and laughter rolled into a delicious mix of experience and discovery." - brought tears to my eyes. My husband and I will be celebrating 9 years of marriage this year, and I look forward to many more.
ReplyDeletelove this -- so true!
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