BS: BestThread I've Started (25th Anniversary)

Subject: BS: BestThread I'veStarted(25th Anniversary
From: catspaw49
Date: 15 Oct 11 - 02:46 PM

On Tuesday Karen and I celebrate 25 great years together. This one is pretty big for us as we got married later in life. I was 36 and had given up the idea of ever meeting someone who could tolerate me but miraculously when I had quit looking.......she showed up!

I'm not sure how fate handles these things, but I knew that for whatever reason, Karen was the woman I'd never met but was waiting for all those years. James Dickey described it best about his lead character in "Deliverance" when he said that, "within her he saw a certain spark; a flame, small but steady. And when he found it he married it." That's what I saw in Karen.......and what my life was missing. I too married it immediately and all the best of my life, our marriage, our family, our friends, was kindled by that flame. Later I realized I had married my best friend. Even more amazingly, Karen thought the same.

So my Best Friend and I are going back home to East Ohio for a few days. We're going to spend a few nights at The Barn Inn and enjoy the Fall colors. We also bought ourselves new matching bands of Silver and Black Hills Gold to mark the years.

And when I said "friends" above, that includes all of you. For the friendship and the fun but also for the wonderful support in every situation we have come through in the damn near 13 years I've been here. Karen always felt stronger reading your messages during all my freaking near-death experiences --LOL-- The 'Cat is like nowhere else and inhabited by folks like no other. You have our sincerest respect and deepest thanks.

We're going to throw some clothes in a bag and take off in the morning. Mike and Tris do quite well by themselves. Tris has his Project Search program at the hospital and Michael has come through the other side of his problems as a really pretty terrific kid.

Thank all of you again for everything!

Pat and Karen

Subject: RE: BS: BestThread I'veStarted(25th Anniversary
From: Dave Swan
Date: 15 Oct 11 - 02:48 PM

All the best to the both of you very lucky people.

D

Subject: RE: BS: BestThread I've Started (25th Anniversary)
From: SINSULL
Date: 15 Oct 11 - 03:03 PM

Congratulations! And enjoy your weekend together without the kids. I always thought you two were lucky to find each other.
Love,
Mary SINS

Subject: RE: BS: BestThread I've Started (25th Anniversary)
From: bobad
Date: 15 Oct 11 - 03:04 PM

Excellentamundo!

Subject: RE: BS: BestThread I've Started (25th Anniversary)
From: Rapparee
Date: 15 Oct 11 - 03:09 PM

Twenty-five years together, huh? Bet that feels like a quarter of a century or something.

Good thing y'all of in love and that.

Doesn't Karen get some sort of medal?

Subject: RE: BS: BestThread I've Started (25th Anniversary)
From: Wesley S
Date: 15 Oct 11 - 03:42 PM

My best to you all.

Subject: RE: BS: BestThread I've Started (25th Anniversary)
From: GUEST,999
Date: 15 Oct 11 - 04:26 PM

Congratulations to both of you.

Subject: RE: BS: BestThread I've Started (25th Anniversary)
From: fat B****rd
Date: 15 Oct 11 - 04:32 PM

All the very best to you both.

Subject: RE: BS: BestThread I've Started (25th Anniversary)
From: Amos
Date: 15 Oct 11 - 05:39 PM

Gotta hand it to you, Spawzer. Tell karen thanks for pulling you out of the hole so many times. We who also love you appreciate it more than we can say.



A

Subject: RE: BS: BestThread I've Started (25th Anniversary)
From: gnu
Date: 15 Oct 11 - 05:42 PM

Ahhhh, geeee. Lucky youse! Congrats!

Subject: RE: BS: BestThread I've Started (25th Anniversary)
From: Bill D
Date: 15 Oct 11 - 06:34 PM

Piker! Rita & I have 30!

(But I don't think anyone could be happier & better suited than you & Karen)

Many more! and have a wonderful trip!

Subject: RE: BS: BestThread I've Started (25th Anniversary)
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 16 Oct 11 - 02:30 AM

congratulations - enjoy your weekend away & many, many more years together

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: BestThread I've Started (25th Anniversary)
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 16 Oct 11 - 03:45 AM

Wonderful! Enjoy the next 25!

Subject: RE: BS: BestThread I've Started (25th Anniversary)
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 16 Oct 11 - 06:36 AM

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Subject: RE: BS: BestThread I've Started (25th Anniversary)
From: Tinker
Date: 16 Oct 11 - 06:55 AM

Congrats! Blessings and Light for the next 25 !

Subject: RE: BS: BestThread I've Started (25th Anniversary)
From: jacqui.c
Date: 16 Oct 11 - 07:16 AM

Congratulations to you both. Here's to the next twenty five!

Subject: RE: BS: BestThread I've Started (25th Anniversary)
From: katlaughing
Date: 16 Oct 11 - 10:48 AM

Can't think of any others who deserve this as much as you and Karen, Pat. I am so happy for you, both, and so gratefull you and Karen have been here for me and others, too.

Congratulations Peaches & Mrs. Peaches (who always willingly shared her Knight in Shining Armour**bg**) and all our love.

kat & my Rog

Subject: RE: BS: BestThread I've Started (25th Anniversary)
From: Little Hawk
Date: 16 Oct 11 - 07:49 PM

Totally decent, man. ;-) You are clearly a lucky fellow.

Now let's have a little respect for Winona, okay? And for Dachshunds. Life's essentials should never be treated in a cavalier or thoughtless fashion. Chongo will light a cigar tonight in your honor.

Subject: RE: BS: BestThread I've Started (25th Anniversary)
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 17 Oct 11 - 11:15 AM

Very happy day to you both.

Subject: RE: BS: BestThread I've Started (25th Anniversary)
From: frogprince
Date: 17 Oct 11 - 11:16 AM

Yeah...sure...keep smilin' while you can...but like I told Kendall the other day, these teenage things never really last!
And I was a bachelor until I was almost 42 , so nyah nyah, consider yourself one-upped.

Congratulations for sure; there really are things well worth waiting for.

Subject: RE: BS: BestThread I've Started (25th Anniversary)
From: ranger1
Date: 17 Oct 11 - 02:19 PM

Congrats to you both.

Me and the J-boy.

Subject: RE: BS: BestThread I've Started (25th Anniversary)
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 17 Oct 11 - 04:37 PM

And your Mom said you'd never end up with a nice girl!
:>) Congrats, Grease and Mrs Grease

Subject: RE: BS: BestThread I've Started (25th Anniversary)
From: ClaireBear
Date: 17 Oct 11 - 05:38 PM

What everyone said, especially Dave. Lucky you are.

Subject: RE: BS: BestThread I've Started (25th Anniversary)
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 17 Oct 11 - 06:46 PM

Oh, dear friend, this is wonderful! Love and congratulations to two of the nicest, strongest people on this planet. Savor the time away and the time to come.

Allison

Subject: RE: BS: BestThread I've Started (25th Anniversary)
From: bbc
Date: 18 Oct 11 - 10:34 AM

Blessings on you both, my dears! It couldn't happen to two nicer folks!

love & hugs,

Barbara

Subject: RE: BS: BestThread I've Started (25th Anniversary)
From: Little Hawk
Date: 18 Oct 11 - 01:04 PM

When I first saw the title of this thread, I thought, "What? I'm supposed to pick the best thread I've ever started??? Fer Chrissake....they're ALL brilliant! How the hell do I pick out the best one? I'll be up for hours, even days, trying to figure it out! It would be like....trying to figure out what's the best performance William Shatner has ever done. Damn near impossible to choose just one...they're all so incredibly good."

So...just imagine my relief when I discovered that that was not the objective of this thread at all. Whew! ;-D