Married 23 years!

                        

If I get married, I want to be very married.

Audrey Hepburn

Today My Scotsman and I will be married for 23 years.

The strange thing is we both almost forgot this important date. My guy is a total romantic and never forgets…ever.

I think we just had too much on our mind. What is important is that our love is strong and we remembered before the day passed us by! 

However I would like to celebrate what it really means to be together or married through thick and thin. We are young-ins compared to my parents, who have been married 54 years.

What is love? (written by Harleena Singh)

It is the total surrender of your heart to another person when you have that confidence that they will treat your heart better than you will.

Love feels good, not bad. It should want to make you a better person, not lead you to do something damaging. (excluding spanking lol.) It makes you glow and soar in spirit.

Love knows no limits, no boundaries, and no limitations. It is unconditional, limitless, and always flowing. We can’t avoid getting hurt in love, but it is worth any hurt to love truly.

I watch my mother and father weather the devastation that Alzheimer’s can wreck upon the life and love you know and remember.

Waking up to your sweetheart but going to bed with a stranger.

I watch my father comfort and care for the most important person in his life. His tenderness when she is scared makes me cry but proud. The compassion and devotion he has for her is all encompassing.

I watch my mom still try and care for him even when she isn’t sure what to do. We see all the times she fights to hold onto her past and present. Her love for my dad is her world. She looks for him when he is gone from her side for a brief moment. She tries so hard to be strong and he helps her!

That is POWER of TRUE enduring love, and what I hope to continue sharing with my Scotsman.

Here are some thoughtful quotes:

 If you are blessed, you are blessed, whether you are married or single.

Greta Garbo

 Sexiness wears thin after a while and beauty fades, but to be married to a person who makes you laugh every day, ah, now that's a real treat.

(person is my word…I think anyone should be able to marry if they wish.)

Joanne Woodward

“True love is born from understanding.” ~ The Buddha