About a year from now, on April 9th, Hubby and I will celebrate our 25th Wedding Anniversary. It really is quite an accomplishment. Many people think that marriage is easy. It’s not. Many days it was down right difficult, but the one thing that never stopped, was the friendship, the love between us.
It’s funny how things worked out for Hubby and me. Hubby was my best friend for a long time. Long before we ever dated or fell in love. He made me smile and he made me laugh. I’ve known him since our daughter’s were 4 and 5 years old, and became playmates. Friends.
I think it’s important to be good friends first, because at the end of the day, in good times and bad, you need to know that you are friends and can rely on each other.
In the early years of our marriage, things were tough, but we handled it by deciding on a coarse of action. Hubby had his pilot’s license, so we would look at each other during those days and say, “There’s always Alaska!”. And we knew there was. Together it wouldn’t matter. We could get through anything. Even Alaska!
I have been thinking about what Hubby and I can do for our 25th Anniversary. Our family is very small, so a party seemed silly. I was thinking more along the lines of a trip. A romantic, relaxing trip, next April, someplace warm for Hubby and me.
Any ideas?
You are right ! A marriage only based on physical attraction isn’t worth a thing. Friendship, humor, confidence and complicity, are a far better basis for a long lasting marriage (we will celebrate 43 years this year ! ) In the past we invited friends to celebrate, or went on a trip, the last years we only celebrated the two of us with a nice Sushi menu (he loves it) delivered at home and a funny movie ! I think escaping somewhere to a nice place and spend some relaxing days is certainly a very good idea !
Any place but Mexico! Don’t EVER go there again! Your stomach and I couldn’t take it again. I was worried about you. Glad you are feeling better at last.
So happy for you to be celebrating 25 years together next April. Right around Jin and Ian’s wedding too. Love YOU, Mel
You would love Brazil. Any of the cities up north are good to visit and they are warm! The Brazilian people are very friendly and almost everyone knows a little english too. We were in Natal and I can only recommend it to you!
That sounds lovely. How about the Caribbean?
What doe you think about a trip to Berlin/ Germany? Okay it is perhaps not the warmest place in the world but you can be sure it is a good place being together with friends who love you….
Love Uschi
You two are the sweetest 🙂 How about the Bahamas?
awwwwww, that’s a wonderful story!!! I thought Germany was marvelous in mid-March … maybe it would be that much more marvelous in April?!!!!! 🙂
25 years! I’m very happy for you 🙂 I second Uschi…since you both love Germany so and have many happy memories of your time spent there 🙂
I wanted to go to Italy for our 25th. It didn’t happen, but I am still saving up for it in faith. Is that a place you’d like to go?