June 21, 2026: Father's Day and our 19th Wedding Anniversary. Both fell on the same day this year, and being the summer solstice, Sunday was the longest day of the year as well. When we chose the summer solstice as our wedding day, it symbolized the aspiration of this marriage becoming our longest union since both of us had been married previously. We have achieved that goal happily, and hope for many more.
The measurement of time is something special when considered to be the result of a now functioning grandfather clock that Jim constructed entirely from a kit perhaps fifty years ago. The clock survived its move across the country for yet another trip. Jim, being well versed in the mechanics of its functioning, was able to put its weights and pendulum back in place and after setting the time, we have the pleasure of listening to its lovely chimes throughout the condo.
We also spent time on Sunday hanging pictures all through our home. Somehow pictures, which have traveled with us to every home we have made together over the years, complete the feeling of constancy in our lives from place to place. They represent memories and create a final establishment of "home" unlike anything else. We may be miles from family, friends, and familiar locales, but these framed images create a feeling of belonging when everything else is unfamiliar, and relationships are yet to be created in this new place. We have each other, and now we are surrounded by what feels like "us" in this new space we call home. And that is a good thing.
We ended the day with an early dinner at Cracker Barrel. We frequent this restaurant routinely because it feels like a friendly place with homestyle cooking. There's a saying, "time goes by fast when you're having fun", and that is so very true. It seems like only yesterday we were married on a boat in Friday Harbor, Washington, yet here we are nineteen years later already! We're still having fun everyday, and for that I am so very grateful.
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