Can I get a shout out tonight for myself and the wife - 9 years ago today

[The Straight Story]

She took a taxi cab from Bakersfield, CA to my place in Tehachapi (both our cars were broke down at the time).

She never left. Our first night together.

9 years of life together, now a daughter, lots of neat places we have been together, we have lived in many places since then...and it just goes on.

We started out together living in a small garage behind some idiot's house. I had no furniture except a table and a chair. We slept on the floor. Roaches from the dog food outside would wander in - and my wife would save them and toss them outside. She was a crazy tree hugging hippie then, and still is.

9 Years later, we have our own garage - and no, no one lives in it :) She has Parkinson's disease and her once lively wild self has slowed down a lot. Dreams were shattered - new ones forged.

She stuck by me in the worst years of my life, when it all went to hell. And I stand by her now during this.

I found a new life, a new love, 9 years ago this day. Nothing has pried us apart.

I celebrate tonight that we have overcome. That we have stuck with one another through it all.

And so we make new dreams. The ones 9 years ago did come about - we made a life together and created a new one to share it with us. So we are older now, so we went through hell - we did as a couple. We overcame all the things we have suffered through.

9 years ago I found my dream. I can die a happy man knowing that in this life I found that someone special.

It was worth the ride baby. We went through the black hole and came out into the light - and you held my hand all the way through.

Now my best friend, let me hold yours.

[Scooter24]

1. Amazingly written

and many blessings to you both! :)

[Omphaloskepsis]

2. That was sweet..

Congrats.

[fizzgig]

3. big hugs to the both of you

and i hope you two have many more years together.

your love brings a smile to my face, friend, and i hope to one day know something like it :hug:

[VenusRising]

4. Woot!!

1998 was a good year for love!

My husband and I just celebrated 9 years together June 29th.

:toast:

May you and your wife have many more happy and loving years together.

:woohoo::bounce::woohoo::bounce:

[The Straight Story]

5. Ahhh 1998

Last century :)

It was indeed a good year and like a fine wine our relationship gets better with age.

[VenusRising]

6. Cheers to getting better with time!

:toast:

[LeftyFingerPop]

7. What a heartwarming tribute...

I'm very touched...thank you so much for posting that. :hug:

[swag]

8. Go on, you two!

Best to you both forever.