The Way We Were ... And Are

On 27 June 1981, HWMBO and I first "tied the knot." We had met each other a mere six months earlier, so yes, it was a whirlwind romance. At the time, we were both working in Morocco, I as a USAID contractor, he with his company's commercial contract with the Moroccan Government. Both of us were single parents; in fact, our sons were in school together and they knew each other before we even knew "of" each other, let alone had met. We were a LOT younger then than we are now, but neither of us was a twenty-something, even then. Our hair had a lot more color in those days. In my case especially, there was also less poundage. Sigh! If only ...

Fast forward 31 years to today. Yes, it's been that long. The husband of one of my French neighbors insists that we should only be able to count half of each of these more recent years because HWMBO and I are physically apart so much. But we still count each milestone as a full year nonetheless.

We'll be together again soon. Even though it's never quite soon enough.