Note: this is an update to a post from five years ago…
Date: April 28, 1978.
Place: a college party at Lake Valhalla, East Stroudsburg, PA
It started off like many other Friday nights in college, heading out to a party with friends. Who would have known that by the end of the evening, my life would be changed forever, for the better.
Somehow during the course of the evening, I found myself talking with the most beautiful girl at the party, something that didn’t usually happen to a guy like me. Well to be more precise, that never happened to a guy like me.
For whatever reason we connected, one thing led to another, and three years later we were married.
I’ve already written about how my wife and I met, so I won’t repeat the story here, except to say that 42 years ago today is when that love story started, and it’s still going strong today.
Happy (day of meeting each other) Anniversary, Mary!
How wonderful!!!!!
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thanks!
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Aw that’s so sweet! ❤ My husband and I never celebrates our marriage anniversary. We celebrate our real anniversary. The day we met. Same as you 😀
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nice to meet a kindred spirit!
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That’s beautiful. You are both very fortunate.
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thanks, John. We have been blessed.
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Forty-two years is quite a testament to your marriage. Yesterday was the first time I think I’ve seen a picture of your wife in the year that I’ve been following you. Congratulations to you and Mary!
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thanks, Pete, we’ve been blessed. By the way, there was a picture of Mary when I wrote about us drinking Fat Tire during Bosch 🙂
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I’m probably getting my days mixed up as I think that is the one I’m referring too.
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oops, my bad. I thought you were referring to the picture of my wife and I from when we were back in college that was at the top of the post about the day that changed my life…
and you retired guys are allowed to get the days mixed up!
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Wonderful Jim. Congratulations.
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thanks, David!
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Happy meeting anniversary day! It’s lovely that you are both still so happy.
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thanks, Clive! I
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Four decades and a pair of years too
Is how long I’ve been in love with you
In all that time you have been the best
Can’t wait to love you for all the rest
Congratulations to you and Mary!
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thank you so much, Brad! Our own personalized love poem from a master poet! Mary loved it; I tried to pass it off as my own, but she wasn’t buying it… 🙂
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She is way too smart. Probably part of why you married her so long ago. I am glad you enjoyed the verse and congratulate you both! 😊
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she is way too smart to think I could put words like that together! Have a great day!
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How sweet! Congratulations!
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thank you!
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Happy Special Day
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thanks, Michael!
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Beautiful. Congratulations to you both.
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thanks, Norah!
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Congrats on 42 years! Love that you celebrate the day you met! Keep celebrating those special moments!
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I had wanted to watch Napoleon Dynamite to celebrate, but we watched an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm instead. Not a bad second choice 🙂
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Oh gosh! Haven’t seen that show but I would say just about anything would be ….. I’ won’t fill in the blank. 😄
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if you didn’t like the move that shall not be named, you may not like Curb. It is written by and stars Larry David, the guy who co-created Seinfeld. The humor is pretty low brow, it seems like it is geared for 10 year old boys. One of the “running” jokes in the episode we just watched was about diarrhea… 🙂
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Oooh my! Shaking my head. LOL! Thanks for the warning.
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Curb is probably my favorite TV sitcom of all time…
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I may have to check it out, just to shake my head! Ha Ha! I did like some Seinfield episodes though. But talking about TV sitcoms now, it would be “Mom”, and “Young Sheldon”. TV dramas would be “The Good Doctor” and “This is Us” 🙂
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I have heard of Young Sheldon, but not Mom. I’ve also enjoyed a few episodes of The Good Doctor, and my wife loves This Is Us. My favorite dramas have been more thriller/action related – 24, Ozark, Bosch. My wife loved The West Wing.
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This is Us is the best! I often have to grab tissues. 🙂
For action dramas we watch 48 hours and Forensic Evidence.
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I know all about the tears. 🙂
We also watch 48 hours; have not heard of Forensic Evidence….
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You just can’t help but get choked up! 🙂
Forensic evidence is a show my son really likes and it can be intriguing.. Its about how evidence is used to convict someone. Things that you would never think of usually. There was one case where if it wouldn’t have been for piece of chewed gum the killer would have not been convicted. He had spit out a piece of gum that was found near the body and they identified him by his teeth marks in the gum!
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that does sound like an interesting show; I think my son would also enjoy it. thanks for letting me know!
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You are very welcome! 🙂
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Oh and we enioy Law and Order. I have heard that The West Wing was really good.
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I think my oldest son has seen every Law and Order show multiple times. The West Wing gave you an idea of what a President should be like…
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Happy anniversary! So sweet of you to share this. In these days of instant everything, it’s precious to celebrate how long lasting love can be. Here’s looking for many more anniversaries! 🍸🍸
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thank you! we have been blessed to have had a wonderful life together, and we are looking forward to many more anniversaries!
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what a wonderful and loving beginning. happy anniversary to both of you, you were so lucky to marry mary.
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thanks, Beth. I am a lucky man!
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Aww this is so sweet! Happy Aniversary to both of you!!
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thanks, Pooja!
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You’re welcome! I know you can’t exactly celebrate right now but I hope you were still able to celebrate somehow.
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take-out Mexican food – always a treat!
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Yes Mexican food is so delicious!!
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and a good choice for vegans and non-vegans…
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True love and friendship… Happy meeting day to you and Mary.. X
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indeed it is; thanks, Carol!
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Happy anniversary!
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thanks, Tandy!
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Had to go back and read your original post Macgyver. Really a great story! And how beautiful that you remember to honour this day each year.
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thanks, Shelley. That also may have been one of the last times I opened the hood of my car…
It’s a fun day to remember…
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That’s so lovely, Jim. Congrats! 👏🏻
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thank you SnapDragon. I’ve been a lucky man!
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Sorry, I am late to the party, Happy ‘Day of Meeting’ Jim and Mary, ❤
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thanks, Jane!
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Jim: My wife always makes sure i remember the day that we first met as well. I most certainly remember the occasion, just not always so sure about the exact date. We met on the lakefront in downtown Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Here is a story from that first meeting that we have often told.
After enjoying our meeting and our time at the Milwaukee lakefront, I was walking Deborah home to her apartment which was also in downtown Milwaukee. On the way, we were talking about our lives and continuing to get to know each other.
Deborah and I had first met via Match.com but the lakefront was our first in-person meeting. She was telling me the story of how she got started on Match.com. She said that she was meeting with a woman named Lynn who eventually accepted a job that Deborah had turned down. They were in her office and Deborah noticed that there was a big bunch of yellow roses on Lynn’s desk. Lynn told Deborah that a very nice man she had recently met on Match.com had sent her those roses. Deborah told Lynn that she hoped that someday she would meet someone who would give her roses as well. That meeting in Lynn’s office was almost a year before Deborah and I met.
At that point, I stopped walking and just looked at Deborah. “Guess who sent Lynn those roses, Deb? It was me.”
Talk about not only “small world” but fate as well.
P.S. Deborah has received many of her own yellow roses over the 17 years that we have been married.
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wow – what a coincidence! I’m happy to hear you have continued the tradition. I did not know Milwaukee had a lakefront – must be nice to have water so close to a downtown area…
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