Today is our 25th wedding anniversary. I'm married to a most remarkable man. We have so many things in common: love for each other, love for our children, love for children in general, both first-born children, both wear orthotics and glasses, both have strong testimonies and love the Lord, both most comfortable in jeans, neither is a "cat" person, both enjoy travel (but have "never been to Spain"), both football fans, etc. We also differ in many, many ways. Fortunately, we celebrate our differences and appreciate each other. Here's a sampling of how we differ:
Lance (hereafter referred to as "L"): still has his real, natural hair color
Natalie (hereafter referred to as "N"): has fake "natural" hair color
L: practically perfect in every way
N: not so much
L: vanilla is his flavor of choice
N: prefers chocolate
L: doesn't like nuts in food
N: the nuttier the food, the better
L: calm, cool, collected
N: worrier extraordinaire
L: risk-taker
N: play-it-safer
L: Mexican food lover
N: seafood lover
L: prefers games of strategy
N: prefers word games
L: computer expert
N: computer illiterate (mostly)
L: spicy food lover
N: mild food lover
L: sports participant
N: sports spectator
L: great dancer
N: has two left feet
N: remembers names, birthdates, phone numbers, song lyrics, trivia
L: brain doesn't store that information ("Why do you wear your bra so low?")
L: prefers action movies
N: prefers comedies and romances
L: navigates by following maps
N: navigates by reading written directions
L: good driver
N: much better driver (uses turn signals and can talk and drive simultaneously)
L: uses cruise control
N: prefers to control the vehicle herself
L: loves to hike and "rough it"
N: likes being a pampered camper (i.e. running water and electricity)
L: has wide feet and hands
N: has narrow feet and hands
L: soccer player
N: piano player
L: likes a few vegetables (gags on beets and dislikes asparagus)
N: likes most vegetables (especially beets, asparagus, zucchini)
Happy anniversary to the most patient, loving man alive--Lance!!!
3 comments:
Well, you got the first two reversed. Natalie is the practicially perfect one. - Lance
I love this list! Twenty-five years? That's amazing to me!
Happy Anniversary! I hope you can do something fun (and special) together today.
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