Another Happy Year

August 19, 1977. What a great, wonderful day. The day we got married in the Ogden LDS Temple for time and all eternity. We finally met each other on June 19, 1977 and decided on that day that we would get married. On the weekend of July 4th, we drove to Pete's Hole in a bad rain storm no less, up the very dangerous White Dugway. Garth met my parents and family, along with all the relatives who were camping. To everyones utter shock, we announced that we were going to get married. Everyone immediately pulled out their calendars and told us which days we couldn't get married. It was narrowed down to just before school started. If I knew then what I know now about starting school close to my anniversary, I would have just gotten married the next weekend instead of two months later!
The next day we drove to Lewiston to be with his family for the rest of the holiday and made the big announcement there. After all of that, I was busy finishing up my 22 credit hours of college and getting plans made for the wedding. I was so busy I don't remember anything except Mom making my wedding dress.

I am sure everyone thought we were crazy because we really hadn't known each other. I suppose you really can't count the 22 months of writing while he was on his mission. We only wrote, didn't meet until he got home. We did exchange a few cassette tapes, but what do you say to someone you have never met? Perhaps we were crazy in love, but hey, it has lasted 33 years! That should say something.

I can honestly say that Garth is my best friend, and I have lots of special friends so that says how special he is to me. I would rather be with him than anyone else. I don't like to do things without him. I could, but I don't like to. We are an "item" as my Grandmother Olsen would say. I love him with all my heart. He spoils me by doing everything, and I mean everything. He does laundry, dishes, windows, lawns, garbage, cooking, cleaning, .... everything. And in return, he gets my deepest love. He is a great father to our children, and our grandchildren think he is the greatest!

You have made my life so wonderful. Thank you for 33 years of total bliss. I love you! You are the man at the end of my rainbow!

Happy Anniversary to Us

Yesterday was the 32 anniversary of our wedding day. I chose not to post anything yesterday because I wanted to spend as much time with my husband as I could, which really wasn't much until just after 5:00 pm when we both got off work. We had a great dinner in the wonderful city of Price. We had two new eating establishments to choose to visit. Amazingly, both had waiting lines. Wingers finally won out because the line was shorter. The food was very good and we enjoyed out time together. The noise level was a bit high, but after 32 years we don't have much to say to each other. What I mean is, we read each others thoughts and we can communicate with just a look. So we ate, tried to yell at each other (not really), and enjoyed our time together. After dinner we took the obligatory trip to Walmart. Time to stock up on frozen dinners for lunchtime, picked up a few more school supplies, some other odd-n-ends, and came home by 9:00.

I am so blessed with such a great husband and father to my children. He has honestly been my best friends for 32 years. He is the one I choose to spend my social time with, my down-time, the "I want to be alone" time. Since we are empty-nesters we have lots of time together, but never enough. He helps me in my classroom, and does everything around the house. I love him with all my heart. These years have been very trying at times, but with his support they have been wonderful years. It hasn't been trying because of our relationship, just with life in general. For some reason we always seem to be put through a test of endurance. I wonder who thought that up? And why did we agree to being tested? Beats the heck out of me! I am just glad I have my wonderful husband beside me to help me through the test. Can't say I'm passing the test, but at least I have someone there to help me with the answers.

I love you, sweetie!