24 years ago

Wow, I woke up this morning thinking about where I was and what I was doing 24 years ago today.
May 30, 1986 was the day before I married Edward. It was an unbelievably stressful day- for starters it was over 100 degrees with 90% humidity. I was still living at my parent’s house which having been built in the early 60s did NOT have central Air conditioning. The only room that did was a window unit in their bedroom. IT was HOT!!!!
That Friday morning dawned with much to do- being overly organized I had a tight schedule to adhere to…. HAHAHAHAHA yeah right.
Edward had already moved into out 1 bedroom apartment which was air condition, so he did not understand my OMG I’m melting statement that morning.
Murphy’s Law states that which can go wrong will---- WELL we were having a Murphy’s Law day.

• My car over heated
• My dress which had been done but the hem 4 days before was now without sleeves as the lady making had decided she did not like them and took them off to redo them.
• The tuxedo place after months of reassuring me that they would have no problem getting a full tux for my Plus sized hubby- did not have a shirt for him, or the white cummerbund we ordered.
• My brother’s tux pants were at least 3 inches too short
• My Dad’s tux had a burn hole on the sleeve
• My Mom was all upset that her Dad was not going to be able to make it since he had a stroke 3 weeks before
• And did I mention it was the HOTTEST end of May in recorded history?

Something in me told me that all this nonsense was just God’s way of telling me that which was worth working for was worth having.

That marriage was worth having- it lasted a little over 20 yrs when Edward passed away. I know that somewhere in the hereafter he is smiling thinking about that weekend.

I am much different person NOW then I was then- of course I was 22 then, 46 now, but beyond that I have learned much about myself and how I related to the world. While I miss Edward dearly, and wish everyday he was with me- there is NO way I’d ever want to go back to who I was 24 yrs ago.

It was Edward’s request that I move on, start dating , fall in love and get married again- that promise to him is proving to be much much harder than the 1 to made 24 yrs ago tomorrow. My dating experience over the last year leaves me wondering if a second Love is even possible. But because I promised I shall keep trying.


This journey included many great memories- cherish them along the way

Love and Laughter

Hoorah
Terry