17 Years is Not That Long - Happy Anniversary

To My Dear Wife,


It has been 17 years since that day in June when two giddy kids pledged their lives together before a full room of friends and family in Walters, Oklahoma.  Harry performed the ceremony.  Anthony sang "I Will Be Here".  Friends came from far away to see our special moment.  The night before was filled with tornadoes and some couldn't make it that morning because of floods.  Linda wrote stuff all over our windshield with red, waterproof lipstick because nobody brought shoe polish.   Then when it rained, it smeared and we had to stop at a gas station and clean it for 30 minutes.  I remember it like it was yesterday.  And I don't regret it ever.  


You are the best thing that has ever happened to me.  God truly brought us together, and for good reason.  We were made for each other.  Back at the beginning we celebrated all the ways we were alike.  We would finish each others sentences or say the same thing at the exact same time.  Then we would smile from ear to ear at each other because we were so alike!  But over the years we have learned, and are still learning, to celebrate our differences.  


I love you, Honey, and I am proud and happy to be married to you.


Love Always,


Your Husband,


Johnie