Picture It: Anniversary

When I met my husband 26 years ago today, he wore a leather jacket and a bandanna tied around his head. (I won’t go into all the details here, but you can catch up with this little refresher.) I was slightly concerned for my safety that night, and while I soon learned he cleaned up quite nicely…

Me and the hoodlum at a more formal affair. (It was the '80's. Please forgive the hair!)

…I still wasn’t sure where this relationship was going to take me.

I had no idea I would eventually be cruising the dunes with him in Cabo San Lucas…

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…or touring Madrid, Spain….

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…or standing on top of the world in Tortola….

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Had I known we would be swashbuckling with pirates in the Caribbean, I might have told the dew-ragged hoodlum to stay away all those years ago….

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But then I would have missed a very nice excursion to Monte Carlo…

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…and a memorable side trip to the beaches of Normandy, France…

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…followed by a once-in-a-lifetime cruise down the River Siene in Paris.

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Had I known 26 years ago that we would sit in the sun in Riviera Maya, Mexico, I probably would have insisted we tie the knot sooner, so we could get this show on the road….

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I also didn’t know we would visit some amazing locales a little closer to home, like the twin spires of Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY…

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…and the Budweiser Brewery in St. Louis…

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…and, of course, the scenic banks of the Hudson River….

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Twenty-six years ago, I had no idea where we were heading, but I sure am glad, I’ve stayed around for the ride. Happy anniversary, Hubby, I can’t wait to see where this adventure takes us next!