Thursday, June 17, 2021

A Toast to the Loaf of my Life

 Today I am raising a toast to my butter half on the occasion of our 32nd Wedding Anniversary!

He makes my heart turn to jelly.

Joe truly is the best thing since sliced bread - our love never gets stale and as you can see in our wedding picture below, he likes my buns (still). 😘

June 17, 1989

32 years of laughter

a fair bit of sorrow

we've lived in CA, WI, CH

and the land of Saguaro

 

it took a while

for our girls to arrive

parenting partners

together we survive 


your kindness is a plus

your farts are a minus

as a best friend

you are the finest


everyday I recommit

my love for you

32 years later

I'd still say "I do"

©2021, Bridget Magee. All Rights Reserved.

 

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33 comments:

  1. Linda BJune 17, 2021 at 1:45 AM

    Wow, love spirals on, Bridget! Happiest of Anniversary wishes to you and that crusty slice!

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    1. Bridget MageeJune 18, 2021 at 11:27 AM

      Thanks, Linda! Yes, my Joe is a 'crusty slice' - good one! :)

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  2. Jeanette RebelloJune 17, 2021 at 1:55 AM

    Beautiful couple!
    Congratulations on your wedding anniversary.
    I am looking forward to seeing you soon.

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    1. Bridget MageeJune 18, 2021 at 11:28 AM

      Thanks, Jeanette! We're really looking forward to seeing you (and Mark!) too. :)

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  3. david edgeJune 17, 2021 at 5:14 PM

    Wow - 32 years since chocolate strawberries - Tim has never been the same!! Happy a.

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    1. Bridget MageeJune 18, 2021 at 11:31 AM

      Thanks, Dave! Tim-o was so cute at our wedding. The strawberries he stole were plain - he didn't need any chocolate to entice him into his fruit stealing life of crime. :)

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    2. david edgeJune 19, 2021 at 3:59 AM

      Sorry - you're right - old coot confusion on my part!!

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  4. LorettaJune 17, 2021 at 7:56 PM

    Happy anniversary to both of you. I love the poetic tribute. We are looking forward to seeing you soon.

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    1. Bridget MageeJune 18, 2021 at 11:32 AM

      Thanks, Loretta! We're looking forward to our CA visit. :)

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  5. Denise KrebsJune 18, 2021 at 10:38 AM

    Bridget, what sweet photos, puns and a lovely anniversary poem. Fun! I had to look up to find that CH is the abbreviation for Switzerland. :)

    Love these lines:
    "parenting partners
    together we survive"

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    1. Bridget MageeJune 18, 2021 at 11:34 AM

      Thanks, Denise! Yeah, had to use the CH abbreviation as Switzerland has too many syllables. :)

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  6. Linda MitchellJune 18, 2021 at 12:56 PM

    Hooray for 32 years of love and laughter. Congrats and best wishes for at least 32 more. I understand that waiting for parenthood thing. Now that I HAVE parented a couple of decades....I see that there was some benefits in the wait. Similar to the benefits fo knowing a spouse for 32 years. Happy Anniversary. May it be filled with more kindness and less farts.

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    1. Bridget MageeJune 21, 2021 at 6:38 PM

      Thanks, Linda! Yes, waiting for our girls had many benefits...unlike the farts in my marriage. But alas, you take the good with the smelly. ;)

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  7. ElisabethJune 18, 2021 at 1:48 PM

    Congratulations to one of my favorite couples! My the years to come bring you infinitely more love, joy and laughter - and far fewer farts :-P!

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    1. Bridget MageeJune 21, 2021 at 6:46 PM

      Thanks, Elisabeth! I look forward much more Joe minus his farts... :)

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  8. jamaJune 18, 2021 at 5:46 PM

    Happy Anniversary!!! Love the punny poem and the cool wedding photo (and that toast is perfection). Wishing you many more happy years together. Anyway you slice it, you two kids are on a roll!

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    1. Bridget MageeJune 21, 2021 at 6:47 PM

      Aw, thanks, Jama! Your puns are fun and a-dough-able, just like you! :)

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  9. RuthJune 18, 2021 at 8:01 PM

    Love! Our 32nd is this summer too.

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    1. Bridget MageeJune 21, 2021 at 6:49 PM

      Yay! Great minds married in 1989! Happy soon-to-be anniversary, Ruth!

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  10. Buffy SilvermanJune 19, 2021 at 12:39 AM

    Happy Anniversary--fun puns and poem celebrate! (You share an anniversary with my folks, only they were hitched 38 years before you--it would have been 70 years this year. Don't start estimating--I am the youngest in my family!)

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    1. Bridget MageeJune 21, 2021 at 7:04 PM

      Thanks, Buffy! Your folks had good taste in a wedding date! I know what it is to be the youngest of a lot of kids and the ages of the parents/kids seems like a stretch. :)

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  11. Mary LeeJune 19, 2021 at 12:58 AM

    Here's to the yeast, the dough, the rising...the whole loaf, crust and crumbs included! A hearty whole grain happy anniversary to you!

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    1. Bridget MageeJune 21, 2021 at 7:06 PM

      Oh, Mary Lee! Your bread metaphor rises to the occasion - thank you! :)

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  12. JoneJune 19, 2021 at 3:29 AM

    Happy anniversary. What a swet poem to honors the 32 years. Enjoy the day,

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  13. TabathaJune 19, 2021 at 5:10 AM

    "As a best friend, you are the finest" -- doesn't get better than that! Happy Anniversary!

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    1. Bridget MageeJune 21, 2021 at 7:09 PM

      Indeed, Tabatha! In my world, there's nothing better than my Joe. :)

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  14. Heidi MordhorstJune 20, 2021 at 3:19 AM

    Awwwww--clearly your connection runs the gamut and I wish you slice after slice of life together!

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    1. Bridget MageeJune 21, 2021 at 7:09 PM

      Thanks, Heidi! It's fun to 'loaf' around with my guy. :)

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  15. michelle koganJune 22, 2021 at 6:55 AM

    And your love continues to rise… Congrats on your Anniversary and your punny poem!

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    1. Bridget MageeJune 23, 2021 at 4:28 PM

      Thanks, Michelle! Well done on your extended metaphor - to say the 'yeast'! :)

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  16. author amokJune 22, 2021 at 5:45 PM

    Happy Anniversary, Bridget! So much fun to celebrate with a poem.

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    1. Bridget MageeJune 23, 2021 at 4:29 PM

      Thanks, Laura! A poem is a gift that keeps on giving...just like a good marriage. :)

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