With the coming of Valentine\u2019s Day this Wednesday, I can\u2019t help but reflect on the love I have been so fortunate to enjoy. This year brings a couple pretty big milestones for my Beautiful Girlfriend and me: a) the 46th anniversary of our first official date, and 9) 2018 also brings our 45th year of being hitched. What does that have to do with Valentine\u2019s Day?<\/p>\n
EVERYTHING.<\/p>\n
It’s like this you see: I became very VERY good friends with a lovely young lady when we were both 17. Then she officially became my Beautiful Girlfriend when we embarked on our first official date: May 19, 1972. Fortunately for me, she allowed me to marry her after we were completely mature enough (ya, right) to handle it at the ripe old age of 19. In spite of much adversity and weeping and gnashing of teeth, we showed up all the naysayers (well, OK, my Dad) and our marriage survived the storm. Actually, once we learned how to grow up a bit, our marriage has truly flourished over the past 28 years.<\/p>\n
We got two beautiful children out of the deal. In spite of a few bumps in the road for each of us (at one time or another), we all love each other to pieces and are happy most of the time. We have magnificent relationships with our offspring… I know this may sound crazy but I think they actually even like us!!<\/strong><\/em> We are very grateful for it.<\/p>\n What can I say? I’m a complete mush ball; and I’m old school. I open doors for my Lovely Lady. And I’m one of those weirdos who believe marriage is for life. Yes, I know there are exceptions; but some couples give up way too easily. It takes some effort to live harmoniously with a person. Fortunately for us, after all the marital ups and downs; we’ve gotten pretty darn good at treating each other as if we were best friends (because we are).<\/p>\n Is this too mooshy for you? Well if so, too darn bad. It is my professional opinion that with all the garbage you hear on the news, we need to focus on what\u2019s GOOD in our lives. So I\u2019m doing that right now.<\/p>\n That being said, in the spirit of Valentine\u2019s Day I\u2019d like to share some of the things I have said to my Amazing Lovely Girlfriend over the years. We love to laugh, so some of the things we\u2019ve proclaimed over the years may cause the innocent bystander to wonder a bit. Do not be afraid\u2026 we are NOT crazy. If you don\u2019t believe us just ask us some time\u2026 Anyway, here are some of the things I\u2019ve said (and continue to say) to my Honey Pie on a pretty regular basis:<\/p>\n \u201cI love you, how to say I don\u2019t know what. I love you like a squirrel loves a nut.\u201d \u201cThank you for being my friend and letting me kiss you.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou are a beautiful young woman.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDid I tell you today I’m in love with you??\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCome here and make with the kissing.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYour curves have always been just fine for me!!\u201d (That one was awhile back when she announced she\u2019d be starting a membership at Curves.)<\/p>\n \u201cThank you for making dinner!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGive to me the hug\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n Well you get the idea. But seriously folks, I really do say these things. And I really do compliment my Sweet Wife regularly on how beautiful she is. My professional opinion is that all women are beautiful, but none will ever be as beautiful as my Lovely Girlfriend \/ Honey Pie \/ Wife Person Lady.<\/p>\n It is simply not possible.<\/p>\n Therefore I hereby proclaim this to be the epitome of truth: 1) My Amazing Wife is THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN THE UNIVERSE,<\/strong><\/em> and R) all the other women in the universe are the second most beautiful.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n So there.<\/p>\n Now… regarding compliments and such: I\u2019d also like to make up a few other things I haven\u2019t said yet. And guys (or even girls), feel free to steal these if the spirit moves you:<\/p>\n \u201cYour lips are like redwood trees sleeping in a volcano.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou have such beautiful eyes\u2026 they remind me of a velvet traffic light.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI bet you can\u2019t wait to kiss me to see what I just had for lunch!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhat color would you like your mashed potatoes to be tonight?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cPlease allow me to honor you with the Electric Mixer Dance!\u201d OK, maybe I won\u2019t really say those things.<\/p>\n However, I have been known<\/strong><\/em> to sing to her; and here are some of my favorite singing songings:<\/p>\n
\n(My Lovely Bride\u2019s reply to this: \u201cI love you like the ice cream on the mountain top.\u201d)<\/p>\n
\n(That would just be dancing around with an electric mixer in my hand.)
\n(Plugged in of course.)
\n(Running on HIGH.)<\/p>\n