....Signing On

Dave and I have a goofy anniversary "tradition".....we "sign on" for one more year. I don't know when this started but we have been doing it for as long as I can remember.

Looking back I guess I never really had a "long range" plan....or a five year plan or any kind of plan. Life just happened....good and bad. And somewhere along the way we began to tease each other about signing up for "one more year" as we'd celebrate our anniversary.

We had a winter wedding, and married very young. We were both still in college. And as it turned out, we had so many family birthdays starting in October and then lots of Christmas shopping to do in December. For years, by the time we got to our anniversary, we couldn't even go out for a burger. At one point I remember we asked each other "Whose great idea was it to get married on December 29th?!"

Now, with the kids grown and gone and completely independent, we can and will go out to dinner at our favorite restaurant. And.....sign on for one more year.

Many more "ups" than "downs".......so on we go.