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Today I am happy man.

It's always a fantastic feeling to be in love. I have been almost constantly in love since high school years, although the object or target of my love has changed several times during my life as I've been looking for love in (several) wrong places like my nickname namesake Larry Laffer .

The last quarter or so of my 50+ years the object of my love has been the same, my dear Angie. As I mentioned it is always fantastic to be in love, but it is especially wonderful when you are in love with your wife :).

We've had some rough times due some health issues of my mother-in-law. One of us is needed 24/7 besides her, we have had absolutely no time together this summer. Most nights the other half of the bed is empty and when not, we have both been so exhausted we have not even noticed each other. No trips, first time ever no holiday, not even one overnight trip this summer. We simply can not be away from home. First time ever I have not met my family and relatives back in my native Finland during the holidays, first time ever we have not even been out an evening together this summer. All visits and visitors cancelled.

As sad as it is that dear and beloved Mutti, Angie's mother, was taken to a clinic for a few days observation on Friday, we got our first break in few months. The weekend has been absolutely fabulously "Wunderschön" as they say here in Germany: time together, little bit also with lately gravely neglected friends. Walking, talking, wining, dining, dancing, nice Blues in a cosy club. A lot in bed .

To be in love is fantastic. To be in love with your own wife is extremely fantastic, especially when you can feel, sense and hear that the feeling is mutual.

Life is good. MacOSX sucks!

Kari

Just celebrated our 46th Anniversary with my soul mate.
Many of us have gone through, and still are, health issues with our loved ones like Kari but that's the cards we
were dealt. The time to fold them is NOT AN OPTION!
Dennis

Kari said:

Today I am happy man.

Life is good. MacOSX sucks!

Kari

A Happy Old man

Good on you Dennis, Happy Anniversary to you and Donna

A Guy

I would not even dream to compare our situation to yours, Dennis. For you it is and has been an essential part of your life, for us still quite new. Anyway, we have to respect Mutti's wish to be rather with family than paid help if / when something happens. For us, too, it is better, feeling right. I mean, fellow geeks please do not take my complaints about missing holidays and no time together too seriously; we are happy to take care of Mutti, to be a family.

Happy Anniverary D & D wishing you both the best

Kari, It's called True Love, May it reign forever supreme :)

Kari, good to hear you had some quality time! Dennis, 46th anniversary, that is amazing..congrats

Kari and Dennis, congrats to you on finding your true love (not with each other....lol) and persevering through difficult times.

Kari said:

I would not even dream to compare our situation to yours, Dennis. For you it is and has been an essential part of your life, for us still quite new. Anyway, we have to respect Mutti's wish to be rather with family than paid help if / when something happens. For us, too, it is better, feeling right. I mean, fellow geeks please do not take my complaints about missing holidays and no time together too seriously; we are happy to take care of Mutti, to be a family.

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pebbly said:

Happy Anniverary D & D wishing you both the best

Kari, It's called True Love, May it reign forever supreme :)

D&D in the UK is drunk and disorderly, similar to a DUI.


Den & Kari ,you crooners give all the youngsters hope and examples
Congrats Donna for surviving so long as dens wife.

The above post is stupid , I quoted pebbles post from my phone but it insists on inserting Karl's post making my post nonsense will edit later as its bathtime for my boy and I'm supposed to be hair washing.

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and gets the names wrong too, i hate posting from my phone.