Update 5/13/10 Day 185

Dear friends,

Tomorrow is my 22nd anniversary.

I just want to tell you a little about the fellow I tied the knot with lo those many moons ago.

To keep it simple, I’ll do a top ten “Swell things about Stephen Smith” list.

10. He always makes great coffee in the morning (just for me) even though he doesn’t drink it himself.

9. With him, the glass is definitely always half full.

8. He has created a silly, make believe character which he routinely plays just to amuse me and our children.

7. He is not, in any way, shape or form, a Yankees fan.

6. His prayers aren’t fancy or long, but they are sincere and without guile.

5. Saturdays he has made breakfast for the kids since they were toddlers.

4. He never forgets to tape 24 for viewing without commercials.

3. He’s the king of contraptions: fixators, hopper walkers and multiple dynasplints.

2. When he wrecks a car, he doesn’t do it halfway.

1.He knows how to pick em’. (Only kidding).

Stephen makes me laugh every day, and has always been a kind, decent and faithful husband. I am grateful to the One and Only this year, more than any other, for the companionship we share. The world would have been the worse without him. There are many anniversaries that dazzle (10, 25, 50), but to me, 22 will always be the sweetest of all. Because it almost wasn’t.

I love you Smitty, and for all my words, there are none to adequately express it.

Your friend on the pilgrim road,

Loriann