Forever and a day....

39 years ago I married a boy who became an amazing man.  We started dating in the fall of 1970.  I knew after our first date, that I was going to marry him.  The chemestry between us was instant and I felt like I was home.  Rich was so handsome and so smart, I just knew we were going to make it.  We both wanted the same things out of life.  We were both 19 yers old, but we waited to start our family for five years.  I am so glad we did that.  We grew up together, so when I found out I was pregnant with Regan, we were ready.  Rich is such a great Dad.  He was always so active in their lives.  He was their coach on their teams and helped teach them everything that he knew.  They both took after Rich when it came to their athletic ability.  I had to wait until Regan had her little girl before I got someone more like me.  No marriage is perfect, we have had our ups and downs like everyone else, but the one constant that always trumped our problems, was our love for each other and our family.
   So on this 39th Anniversary of our marriage, I want to tell Rich that I love him more today than ever before.  It might be a different kind of love, the passion isn't as intense as it used to be, but the deep love is stronger than ever.  I know I was the luckiest girl in the world when you married me and I am still the luckiest woman in the world to have a partner that has always been there for me and I know always will.
   When we first started dating I got you a little figurine of two people kissing and I wrote on the bottom of it "Forever and a day".  I still feel the same way I did way back then....I will love you forever and a day....