Happy Anniversary Bob.
37 years. Can you believe that?!
What is even scarier is that I met Bob when I was 9 or 10 and we began dating when I was 15.
My parents ran a softball stadium for the Oklahoma City Parks and Recreation department. Dad was the umpire, Mom ran the concession stand and I sold tickets. Bob’s dad was the assistant director for the Parks department and was basically my boss. Bob was riding with the man that was picking up the ticket money for the nightly deposit. I did not know him from Adam and Bob came through the gate and would not stop to buy a ticket. I did what I was hired to do … I called the park policeman and told him to throw the bum out. The park policeman went and told mom, who promptly freaked out. I decided that I did not like Bob, and for the rest of the summer, he was a thorn in my side.
Every summer, he re-appeared. Just like a bad penny. Then the funniest thing happened during the summer of my Freshman year. He showed up with a friend of his, Roy. Roy asked me out and we doubled with Bob and his date, Lyn. Bob and I spent more time talking to each other than our dates. Bob began coming to the softball stadium to sit with me while I sold tickets. Our first date consisted of him taking me for a coke and then home after a nights work. We wound up driving completely around Lake Hefner. We have been together ever since.
Yup, that means we have been together a total of 42 years. 37 married and 5 dating.
We have had a lot of adventures and made a lot of memories. I hope our girls look back on their childhood and know that their parents loved them and tried their best to be good parents. We have bungled some things, but never meant to.
Yes, Bob and I have had our fights … OK, it is true that I threw his shoes and jeans out the front door into the yard … but the key is that we never gave up on each other and our marriage vows. At times, it would have been easy to just throw in the towel, but we both meant it when we said “till death do us part”. I promise, I have never kinked his hose long enough for him to lose consciousness, just long enough to get his attention.
Bottom line ... Bob I love you and thank you so much for loving me in return. You got the short end of the stick as far as wives go. I still can’t cook, but I can order in with ease. I know I drive you crazy with my constant putting stuff up in a different places in order to organize our lives better (wish I could remember where I put the razor blades, honey I promise I am still hunting for them). I have learned so much from you. You have always had faith in my ability to do whatever I wanted and have always been my number one cheerleader. Without you, I would not be the woman I am today.
Bob, I have tried to come up with the perfect Anniversary present for you and think I have found it. I will watch a Law and Order marathon with you. Now that is true love!
I love you forever,
Cindy
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