ANOTHER ANNIVERSARY-NUMBER 44

MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 44 YEARS. THAT'S A LOT OF LOVE; COMPROMISES; DISAGREEMENTS; WALKS; SEXUAL DANCES; CRYING; AND LAUGHING; GOING ON OVER 44 YEARS. TWO CHILDREN, TWO GOOD CAREERS,  A LOT OF FRIENDS, SEVEN DOGS, TWO CATS, AND NOW, RETIREMENT. WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF UP'S AND OUR SHARE OF DOWNS, BUT WE HAVE REMAINED TOGETHER, SOME DAY'S BECAUSE OF IT ALL, SOME DAYS IN SPITE OF IT ALL. PEOPLE LIKE TO THINK LOVE IS THE KEY TO MARRIAGE LONGEVITY, BUT LOVE IS ONLY ONE OF THE INGREDIENTS. STUBBORNNESS, TENACITY, AND A REFUSAL TO FAIL ARE ALL PART OF THE EQUATION. IN THE END, YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING AND KNOW YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE, WITH THE RIGHT PERSON, FOR ALL THE RIGHT REASONS. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO MY WIFE.