An Anniversary Post for My B

August 17 marks our 18th wedding anniversary.  We have been together though, for 20 years.  I realize that it is cliche to wax on about how time flies when it comes to the length of your marriage or the growing up of your children - but it is hard not to.  I feel like someone hit the fast forward button on my life and the days are just flying by.

We met in a bar in College Park (Santa Fe -  for all you Terps out there) and didn't really pay much attention to each other because we were on dates with other people.  Although, I swear that in the fleeting moment of meeting him that first time  I remember a flash and my brain saying "You're going to marry that guy."  But then again, I could just be looking to make the memory more romantic and swoony.

We were friends for two years before we began dating.  And then one night after seeing our friend Glenn's band play at Max's on Broadway in Fells Point - the B decided to go in for the kiss.  That moved our relationship status forward and we've been together ever since.  So, I owe a debt to Glenn and the guys from Sorry About Your Daughter for setting the mood that night.

Homecoming, 1992 was when he asked me to marry him on Fraternity Row at the University of Maryland.  Then he told me not to tell anyone ( I was like - WTF???).  He didn't have a ring yet and he thought it was weird to tell people we were engaged and there was no ring.  Eighteen years later I think back on that moment and WTF??? still sums it up.

We were married in a very small ceremony on a Tuesday night (the anniversary of our first date) at the Inn at Perry Cabin in St. Michael's, MD.  Which - by the way - is where they filmed the reception scene from Wedding Crashers.  Although when we got married there it was a small, gorgeous inn run by Laura Ashley's family.

We spent our honeymoon in Ocean City, MD.  And we had a friend crash in our room one night after going out drinking.  Awesome.  

Since tying the knot on August 17, 1993, we have done what most married couples do - figure it out on the fly.  Somehow we have managed to move across country and then move back, get and lose jobs, buy a house, have two kids, fight with each other, love each other, compromise, act like stubborn asses, assemble an amazing group of friends, and keep up with our families.  It is exhausting just thinking about it.

For Richer.  For Poorer.  In Sickness.  In Health.  To Love and Honor (I don't obey anyone).  I can't think of anyone else I'd rather share this crazy, wonderful, seat-of-our-pants life.  I hope we keep "figuring it out on the fly" till death us do part.

Happy Anniversary and love to my B.

Peace,
Tee

The Things You "Dew" for Love

I spent part of my vacation at the Dew Tour Skate Vert final.  I can honestly say it is the last place I would have thought I would be.  But, when I heard that the tour was going to be in Ocean City during our vacation, I knew I had to get tickets for Connor.

I learned about skating because of Connor's interest in the sport.  And I wasn't sure what to expect during the event.  But I have to say that I loved every minute of it.  We saw all of the big names in skating including - Bucky Lasek, Pierre-Luc Gagnon aka PRG, a 14-year old phenom called Mitchie Brusco, and Shaun White.

Shaun White and Bucky Lasek

We were treated to the best Heelflip Frontside Twists and Switch Frontside 540s and Heelflip Frontside Inverts, and MacKenzies (also know as a forward-to-fakie Indy 720).

Okay - I totally had to look up all of the trick names.  Whatever. By the end of the night I was recognizing a few of the tricks while they were being executed. Although don't ask me to tell you what Shaun White is doing in this photo...

Shaun White in mid-trick

The best part of the event was bonding with Connor over something he loves.  It was fun to have him explain the tricks and tell me about the skaters and which companies they are sponsored by.  He told me about who had the best Vans shoe line.  I learned a lot about something he loves.

And to top off the evening - Bucky Lasek - a native Maryland boy - won the Skate Vert Final on home turf. 

Bucky before he drops in for a run

I would totally 'dew' this event again.  (last pun, I promise)

Peace.
Tee

I "heart" the Beach

"Got my toes in the water, ass in the sand." - Zac Brown

I love the beach. Maybe it is because I am a water sign - Pisces - that I love everything about it - the sand, the surf, ocean breezes, the smells,

and riding the waves.

When I am at the beach, I feel my body letting go of the tension of the city.  I can sit and stare at the waves and listen to the crash of the surf for hours. My soul is replenished and I am re-energized. 

I know that one day, my life will be beach-based.  And when it is, I will walk on the sand every single day and listen to the stories and the songs of the ocean waves.

“I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.”

-- T. S. Eliot