That weekend was full of family and friends. A little sprinkle of rain fell just as the guests arrived (a good luck omen). The ceremony was over in a blink of an eye.
But the FUN has continued for THIRTY-FOUR years.
First, there was the duplex in Temple, Texas. Then, the funny U-Haul truck drive to Baltimore, Maryland where we lived in a converted can factory then our first purchased home: a renovated 150-year old row house. Seven years later, on to La Habra Heights, California, where we raised two outstanding daughters. Next, we headed to a 50-story high rise apartment building in Honolulu, Hawaii. After that, the kids moved away and we moved to Abu Dhabi, UAE, for four magical, memorable years. Today, ‘home’ is another newly renovated 1800s house that suits our style and personalities. Together we are happy, healthy, and grateful for each one of these moves.
Along this journey, we have made some life-enriching friends (we call FRamily), experienced unique experiences (twice up in the Good Year Blimp, twice up in a hot air balloon, live on stage with the Blue Man Group, packed and unpacked for too many trips to recall, power hang-glider certificate holders, PDBs (permanent scuba diving buddies), to name a few), and still have more life to live.
One of our wedding songs was “Always and Forever” and that is our promise. We have great role models (shout out to Annette, Hank, Marilyn, & Ben) and they believe in us and challenge us to be our best, always and forever.
To me, this journey IS what love looks like. I’m forever grateful I met you at Greenhill School in 1977, Mark Schnitzer. My life has been nothing short of magical and miraculous since we said, “I do.”
Aloha🌺,
Denise
