Young and foxy Middle-Age Butch in 2011. This is the part where W shoves cake up my nose.
W and I are celebrating our anniversary this weekend.
We had a commitment ceremony on Oct. 1, 2011, and a wedding three years later on Oct. 11, 2014, when such a thing finally became legal.
Typically, we celebrate the entire month of October because why not. Besides, it’s our reward, or spoils, for not being able to marry back in the day.
In 2011, we had a carnival-themed commitment ceremony in a small live music venue a few miles from our house.
W and I went back there last weekend for a concert.
I was struck by how small the place looked with its tiny wooden stage jutting out in front of a bright blue backdrop dotted with white lights in imitation of the sky at night.
At our commitment ceremony, it looked like that blue background had stolen all the stars in the galaxy.
Candy!
That night when we said our vows, the place looked so big. We had a full-size pasta buffet and a candy bar with empty bags declaring, “Love is Sweet.” We brought in an old-fashioned popcorn maker and a photo booth.
Everything fit and there seemed to be so much room for all of our family and friends.
What changed?
Maybe the world changed.
Our lives seem larger now, filled with bigger possibilities as we go through life not as partners but as wives.
Maybe we changed as we found ourselves wanting more from life and started believing we deserved it.
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Hope you find something to celebrate this weekend.
The Flannel Files 
Happy anniversary!!
Thanks so much! Have a great weekend.
Congrats! I’m happy for you both! 🎉🎂
Thanks, Lynn! We’re happy, too.
I am celebrating all weekend…This evening is a Shamanic Journeying Circle. Tomorrow is a workshop on Star Children. And Sunday is an all day workshop with author, Beth Kephart, at Longwood Gardens. Yay for me! Happy anniversary!
Good to hear you are keeping busy. Sounds like fun. Beth Kephart is terrific. You’ll love her.
Yes, I met her at the WNBA event. That’s how I knew about the Longwood workshop. Wish you were going to be there!
Hope you had a good time. Looking forward to hearing all about it.
Happy Anniversaries!
Thank you. Hope you are having fun in Pittsburgh!
Congratulations!
Thanks! Hope you enjoy your weekend.
Happy Anniversary!!!! 😀
… it’s like going back to the place you grew up in. It’s never the same.
Thanks, Widds. And yes, in many ways, it was like going back to an old childhood haunt. Everything always looks so small through grown-up eyes.
Happy Anniversary. You are two of the luckiest people I know. – I’m not celebrating anything this weekend, but I am standing up. Standing up against hatred in response to a mass mailing of flyers that were received by residents in three local towns. I’ve been helping to organize a silent vigil for tomorrow night to be held at our main intersection. If more people were as fortunate as you and W to feel the joy of real love, I believe hatred would fade. Keep sharing your love with one another, and with the world. We need it. xo’s
In a way, you are celebrating something. Love. Unity. Community. So proud of you for what you are doing. You are a true beacon of peace and love. Keep shining your light!
Happy Anniversary!!
Thanks! October is certainly full of anniversaries.