This Thanksgiviing Day will be our 33rd anniversary. When my husband and I decided to get married, we picked the fall of the year, right after Thanksgiving Day. One reason was because my husband was still in college and couldn't take off much time from school. Another reason was because I was a teacher and couldn't take off much time from school. Plus, we both love the season of fall. I really didn't want a June wedding because everyone else wanted a June wedding. My mom made my wedding dress and my maid of honor's dress which was colors of gold and harvest shades. The invitations were sent, the Chapel at the University of Maryland's Methodist Church was secured. Our pastor could play the piano, sing and marry us, so that was easy. The reception would be at my parents' home with catering from a local store. A cousin would be the photographer and the developer of the wedding pictures. We were on a budget, so all was well. Anyway, when we picked the day after Thanksgiving to say our vows, my husband was happy because (he thought), "I will always remember our wedding date." Since he has trouble with remembering dates, he was all for this plan. What he didn't know was that the date for Thanksgiving changes each year because it isn't like Christmas or the 4th of July. I knew this, but hey, I'm good at remembering dates.
When our first anniversary came up, he almost missed it because he was waiting for Thanksgiving. My husband has many admirable qualities. He is very intelligent. He can remember every song lyric ever written. He knows his history. He is a deep thinker. He is thoughtful. He is as honest as the day is long, but ask him when I was born or the date of our marriage or any date for that matter and forget about it, it's just a guessing game for him.
Thankfully, this year our anniversary comes on Thanksgiving Day. We will have a great dinner, no restaurant this year. He will smoke the turkey. We will have many pie choices including his favorite, coconut. We will toast each other and say thank you God for the gift of Thanksgiving and our anniversary both on the same date!! This may never happen again during the rest of our married life, but if it does, oh,will we rejoice!!!
