41 years. I am such a lucky guy - 41 years with my best friend....

[NewHendoLib]

and it just gets better! Of course this post wouldn't be worth much without pics - so...

Our justice of the peace in a church in Hanover, NH - Dec 6, 1980 - our wedding day. I was 23, she 22! (seems inconceivably young to me when thinking back!)




Our well aged selves - hiking at DuPont, with Marlin photobombing us.



And what are we doing? I got up and made us Gingerbread waffles (Smitten Kitchen recipe - pretty amazing), soon heading to downtown Hendersonville to eat lunch outside somewhere (mid 60s today), maybe just walk the streets of downtown. Later on - finish watching the Beatles new documentary, Get Back. Nothing extraordinary - yet just like each day in our 41 years, quite extraordinary!

[Irish_Dem]

1. Congratulations!

You two are a very handsome couple, at your wedding and today!

Enjoy your day!

[NewHendoLib]

6. you are very kind...

I've always considered myself a bit funny looking. My wife....she's been the most beautiful person, outwardly and inwardly, since the day I met her, to me!

[Irish_Dem]

8. Your wedding picture shows a handsome young man with a beautiful bride.

You are both above average in the looks department.

And the second picture really shows the love between you two, the comfort and connection.

Your words here show the respect, adoration and appreciation you have for your wife.

Some say marriage is like a love lottery, and I would say you two hit the jackpot!

[mnhtnbb]

2. Happy Anniversary!

[SheltieLover]

3. Congrats!

[Elessar Zappa]

4. Happy Anniversary!

Beautiful pics.

[malaise]

5. Congrats to both of you

You must have been singing this together

[JI7]

7. very cute

[blm]

9. ❤️❤️

[MineralMan]

10. Many Congratulations!

After 30 years of marriage, I understand why marrying your best friend is the best possible move you can make.

Friendship can be a forever thing. Everything else might not be, it seems.

[Cracklin Charlie]

11. You are lucky!

Cause she is awesome!

Hubs and I rolled past 37 years in September. Sometimes, still, I look at him and say to myself…“What the hell was I thinking?”

Just joshing…Congratulations and Best Wishes!

[Botany]

12. Happy Lacopene

P.M. me your address or if you still have my cell # text it to me and I will send you some salsa.

[livetohike]

13. Happy Anniversary! Thanks for including the pics. You

both look so happy and content. Keep enjoying every day and the life you built together

[Bettie]

14. Congratulations!

41 years. That's awesome.

[George II]

15. You've aged well!

[LoisB]

16. Congratulations! Beautiful couple and beautiful doggie.

[niyad]

17. Awwwww. Happiest of anniversaries to you,

with heartfelt wishes for many, many more. Thank you for sharing your joy and love with us.

[Tree Lady]

18. Congrats!

You look like a great couple, many more happy years to come!

[2Gingersnaps]

19. Indeed you are blessed!

Congrats!

[PatrickforB]

20. I love your post. Congratulations to you both!

Forty-one years is a wonderful legacy of love!

[greenjar_01]

21. Love this!

Congrats!

[ProfessorGAC]

22. Congrats!

We hit 41 years in 2021, too!
Back in March.
I feel pretty much the same as you!

[gab13by13]

23. Beautiful pics, congratulations, and many more

We hit 50 on Dec. 18th. Got married during a snow storm. Wife just told me what she wants, hard to believe, just to be with me, just like you two are doing, ain't it great?

[barbtries]

24. Happy Anniversary!

Love is grand.

[Hortensis]

25. How lovely. Congrats to you both, and thank you for sharing

some of your happiness. Got your smiles right here. And I'm going to check out that recipe!

[NewHendoLib]

27. thanks! Link below

https://smittenkitchen.com/2014/12/deep-dark-gingerbread-waffles/

they are pretty quick to throw together. They really do NOT need much if any maple syrup - we just used a powdered sugar dusting. Warning - sweet and addictive (and melt in your mouth light). They taste just like my wife's Gingerbread. You gotta love molasses and ginger (and sweet!) to like these!

[Hortensis]

32. Thanks, NewHendo. We love molasses and ginger -- with coffee.

Lots of coffee for me. One of our grandsons would immerse himself in straight pumpkin pie and gingerbread, and whipped cream, for the season if he could, though. He's the one I especially thought of. His grandfather's our waffle maker.

[Desert grandma]

26. Congratulations and Happy Anniversary!

We celebrated 47 last month and we often say that it was the best decision either of us made. Wishing you many more "Happy Anniversaries."

[Kaleva]

28. Congrats to the both of you!

[MyMission]

29. Happy Anniversary, and congratulations

Glad the weather cooperated, so you could enjoy the day!
Dupont is a magical place.

[DFW]

30. Congratulations!

The day passes, you mark it, celebrate it, and then celebrate the fact that it was one more day together. Like you said, quite extraordinary! My wife and I met at age 22, 47 years ago. Some of us are just lucky to find "the one" early in life.

The trick is know it.

[greatauntoftriplets]

31. Happy anniversary!

[rsdsharp]

33. Congratulations. We celebrated our 42nd about three weeks ago.

[canetoad]

34. Congratulations to both of you NHL

It's great to hear a long-lasting love story with a happy ending.

PS I'm living in total luxury for a few weeks; every day, all the fresh raspberries I can eat!

[brer cat]

35. Happy Anniversary to you both!

Marlin made a nice photobomb.

[ARPad95]

36. Happy 41st Anniversary to you and your lovely wife!

My husband and I are headed toward our 38th anniversary next year (39 years together). He's definitely better with me.

[FakeNoose]

37. May your tails continue to wag together for many more years

[Solly Mack]

38. Congratulations to you both!

[senseandsensibility]

39. Similar story to yours. Got married just a year later.

I thank my lucky stars every day and wish everyone could know such comfort, security, and happiness. Has it been one non-stop party? No. But we've come through it together and learned so much from each other. I am truly blessed. Many more years of happiness to you, NHL, and to your beautiful wife!

[yagotme]

40. Congrats!

[uppityperson]

41. Congratulations, my friends

[Mr.Bill]

42. Congratulations!

Great pictures, both of them.

[MustLoveBeagles]

43. Happy Anniversary

Great pictures. You have a cute pupper.

[Raine]

44. CONGRATULATIONS, you're both very lucky to have each other for 41yrs! ♥️🌹 nt

[MoonchildCA]

45. Happy Anniversary.

Sounds like your weather was better than our SoCal weather today. What a great anniversary present.

I’ll be headed out your direction for a few days in January. Looking forward to seeing what winter feels like there.

[TomSlick]

46. You are wealthy beyond mere money.

Congratulations.

[Skittles]

47. two days before Lennon died

that's a long time, yes indeed

are you both retired?

[NewHendoLib]

50. yes....at least from our "official" jobs

my wife was a nurse - stopped that some time ago to make and sell memory and T shirt quilts (she's nearly done with that now, too).

my 25 year career in pharma ended when I was 52 - consulted for a few years, then started my "new" career of writing and garden speaking. I'm starting to ease away on those as well. Ready to just have lots of hikes, books, music and movies (and dogs and cats!)

[Skittles]

52. nice

by the way, you think 23 was young? My dad had three kids by that age (I was the middle one).

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

48. Mazel tov!

You are indeed fortunate. I lost my best friend just short of our 45th wedding anniversary. Suzanne had ALS, diabetes, and heart problems -- take your pick as to which one was responsible for her death. It was a marriage cut far too short.

Treasure your time together, and I hope that you get to see many more.

[NewHendoLib]

49. sorry for your loss, and thanks for sharing your story - and your kind wishes.

[TexasTowelie]

51. Congratulations! nt

[LeftInTX]

53. Happy Annversary!

[William Gustafson]

54. Hold her tight because you never know when God calls her home...

I lost my wife last February after 24 years of marriage to a brain tumor.
Hold her tight because you never know when God will call her home.
Congratulations on 40 years year's and I hope you get 40 more....
Count your blessing every day that you both are still in love, both have each other, and on the staying power of your love...

[ForgedCrank]

55. That's really awesome.

I like to hear stuff like this, warms up my day.

[LittleGirl]

56. Happy Anniversary!

Hubby and I are 3 weeks away from our 15th.

My Mother lived in Gallatin for a decade and it’s a lovely area.

Congratulations!

[Trueblue Texan]

57. congratulations!!!

You guys are still beautiful!!