40 Years Together

My parent recently celebrated their 40th Anniversary.  I couldn't miss out on the opportunity to let them know how much I love them and appreciate the example they have set.

Mom and Dad met in college and moved back to my dad's hometown together.  They raised 3 children there, were strong members of the community and taught us the importance of showing love and concern through service.  They supported us whole heartedly, there was never a game, school program or activity that we participated in that they missed out on.

My parents taught me to dream and to believe in my ability to make those dreams come true.  They supported me through choices in my life that took me far from home, even though I know they hated having me gone.  They also taught me through their quiet example how beautiful marriage can be.

If I'm ever lucky enough to marry, I hope I have a marriage like my parent's, one full of love, support and selfless service.  I love you mom and dad. 

I love this song, it talks about the beauty of having that one person with whom you can share all that you are.  My parent's have taught me that this kind of love does indeed exist, even when the world tells me it doesn't.

Excuse the cheesy video - it was the only embed-able one I could find

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Update and Thanks

Thanks for all of your help and encouragement in my online dating project.  I've updated my profile and can already see a difference in the type of guys I'm finding - so thanks.

Now I just have to figure out how to successfully navigate the rest of this very scary (for me at least) endeavor.

I subscribe to a great blog:  Smart, Pretty and Awkward which basically posts daily tips on how to be smarter, prettier and (less) awkward.  It's one of those quick read blogs that usually leaves me with something to think about.  One item this week on how to be less awkward particularly hit home:

Every old sock has an old shoe, and everybody has someone out there for them to fall in love with. Every person. It might take longer or shorter to find the other person than you had originally planned and the person might not look exactly like the wishlist you thought you wanted, but the correct someone for you is out there. I promise.


So, I'm taking your advice and encouragement, giving it my all and leaving the rest up to faith/fate.


Instead of having a list of the things I want in a guy, I have a list of songs that describe the type of relationship I dream of - here is one of my favorites - Little Big Town's "Bring it on Home"


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