Silver Anniversary

Today, my Bride and I celebrate our 25th Wedding Anniversary. How Peggy has been able put up with me all these years is beyond me. I praise God that she has been able to put up with me, though. We slept in this morning (until about 7:30), spent some time doing our daily devotionals, eating breakfast and then got ready to head to Round Island Beach. As I have mentioned before, it is our favorite beach just inside the Indian River County line. Our walks along the beach take us into St. Lucie County. We took one of those walks this morning. I love just walking along the water's edge with Peggy. I love sitting in beach chairs reading books beside Peggy. I love closing my eyes and just resting at the beach beside Peggy. I don't know why we don't do this more often, and we have pledged to do this more often in the future.

Our beach time was just fabulous. When we decided it was time to head back home, we did. Splashing around in the pool for a short while was wonderful as well. The playful teasing in the pool reminds me that we may have 25 years of marriage under our belts, but we are still giddy "teenagers" in each other's presence. She absolutely lights up my life, and there is no way I can adequately express with mere words the depth of my love for her.

We had a gift card for Outback Steakhouse, so we did it up right. The Outback Special is my favorite steak bar none. The Raspberry Tea was smooth (we each drank four glasses), and the Raspberry Cheescake was the perfect end to a perfect meal with the perfect woman for me!

Other parts of our day included taking Ian to his first day of work at VF Factory Outlet, and working on a refi of the house that will put us in a 15-year mortgage and a much lower interest rate. We are VERY EXCITED about that. We also looked at some cars with Emily (she will get her license next month, and we will need a third vehicle at home as she has dual enrollment classes and will need to drive to and from those classes and the high school), and just enjoyed some conversation wtih Ian and Emily at home and with Elliott on the phone. Those three rawk!

Peggy, I love you. Thank you for loving me. You got the worst end of this deal for sure, and I am the most blessed man on the planet!