Hellz Yeah!

(Posted by Gayle)

"22 roses for 22 years"Our 2222 day (22 years on the 22nd) was supposed to be a bit…well…sexier than this.  I also had a different type of post in mind.  But life happens and 22 years ago, there was an “in sickness and health” clause to which we agreed.  So as fate would have it – I got sick today of all days.  Ron and I did go out to dinner last night for our anniversary, but I knew I was toast when I stepped out of the car and my knees got weak.  Ron was indeed looking very dapper, but it wasn’t that kind of swoon.  I took it easy at dinner and didn’t have much appetite.  I was hoping it was exhaustion from our ordeal with Betty for the last 24 hours.

By this morning, I knew I had succumbed to the same stomach bug that attacked Ron last weekend.  Except for some time spent tossing cookies, I’ve been in bed all day.  I meant to get out earlier and get Ron’s card.  His gift was secure, but the card was going to be procured at the last minute.  I’ve been feeling sad all day that I didn’t have it better planned.  Thankfully, I remembered e-cards.  You would think that to an internet addict such as myself an e-card would be a no-brainer.  But that is not our way.  We take much pleasure in hand picking for each other “the perfect” card.  Many years one won’t do and so there are two.

Hallmark.com had a decent card and it made me feel better to send him something.  I had to call him on the phone to ask him to check his email.  And this is part of the response he sent back to me:

This will sound strange but take it as I mean it.  I would rather have you upstairs throwing up, visiting the bathroom lots, sick, wanting to be celebrating than not have you at all.  22 years ago we both made a very important decision.  I don’t regret that decision.  I would love to do it again.  Maybe that’s what we’ll do for 25.  I can’t imagine being happier.  I can’t imagine loving you more but I do each day.  I don’t really know what happened for me with you but I just can’t seem to do anything but fall more in love with you each day.  I hope that never slows down.

I confirmed via FaceBook chat (fewer germs that way) that he had indeed just proposed again.  It’s true and I said… yes!   So while it wasn’t the anniversary I had planned, it will one of my most memorable.  He’s…something else…isn’t he?

When I think of our love, this song always plays in my head.  When I was a little girl, I saw The Sound of Music more than 5 times in the theater with my mom.  Julie and Christopher must have been preparing me for my future because this is indeed “our song”.

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