Happy anniversary times 378

I am an extremely blessed wife (and mom and grammie); my honey and I celebrated our 31 and a half year anniversary yesterday. During the course of those years we have competed fiercely in one area: who will be the first to wish a "happy anniversary" each month. So far the number of happy anniversary greetings is 378 and blissfully counting.

We have never kept a tally of wins, but both of us have had runs of "winning". I have been known to purposely stay up late so that when the clock turns to 12:01AM, I can wake Cush and "beat him". And he has called from work to "beat me" when I answer hello. This has serious bragging rights!

Our game stems from our whirlwind romance and marriage. We were married eight weeks and six days after our first date!! We didn't even kiss before the wedding, let alone have a "reason" to marry so soon. Sixteen months later we had our Sara. I digress, we began this game because of a bet that Terry's and my co-workers had. According to the grapevine, we wouldn't last six months before we'd be divorced. Through the grace of God we have a strong love. And each month we like to remind ourselves that we were soul mates from the start.

And just to brag on what kind of man I have . . . he surprised me by coming to my work last night with a vase of red roses and a card wishing me a happy 31 and a half anniversary. Before he left, he mentioned that there was a french silk pie waiting for us when I got home.
Bonus ~ I have the bragging rights this month. ~€