Forty years

The bible says that Moses and the Children of Israel wandered in the desert 40 years before they were allowed to enter the promised land. Makes me appreciate even more the 40 years my sweetheart and I have spent together enjoying each other, our children, and this "promised land" we've lived in.

Recently, Carolyn and I discussed what we'd like to do for our 40th anniversary. After all, it seemed like a pretty important date. But we realized that we've been celebrating for the past several years - going places, doing things, eating out, renting movies, watching shows, spending time with kids and grandkids. What more could we do to make our 40th anniversary any better than almost any day we spend together?

We decided to "bank" our celebration and take it the next time we want to do something and don't have an excuse. We'll just "celebrate our 40th". And if we find more than one such celebration, you'll just have to excuse our poor memory while we "celebrate our 40th" once again.