I know it might be late but I did want to publically state my wonder and awe of my wife. Not only has she decided to spend the majority of her life so far with me, but to raise and nurture my children. I mean, who would do that? I have kept her from a glamorous life of a concert pianist and here she is in jeans, with cold macaroni and cheese on her shirt from the latest run-in with our smallest back-up child. What kind of illness does this woman have?
She has put up with a lot from me. I dated her with my A-Game back then, and that isn’t a lot, let me tell ya. I’ve always been a geek. All I had were season tickets to the student theater, and a wonderful life of nerd-dom ahead of me. I didn’t have any sparkling and witty conversation, because I was tongue-tied while I was dating her. I was completely taken by this girl. Groessers in love isn’t a pretty picture.
Somewhere along the line, she decided I was a keeper and with a little help from God, she agreed to marry me. It is her commitment to God and pity on the less fortunate that keeps her with me. We’ve gone through poverty and hardship to barely keeping our heads above water, and there she still is. Every morning as I wake up I look over, and she is still there. Amazing. 21 years I’ve been with this woman, and I’m still amazed.
We lead such an exciting life. We went on a “date” last weekend. It has been so long, that we didn’t know any restaurants locally. While we munched on some Mexican food at a swanky storefront, the fact that I still feel completely taken by her...I just wish I could find the words at how much I love and appreciate her and what she has done for me.
I Love you, Tracy. Ready for the next 21?
Barry, I can only say that I love you with all my heart and I thank God every day for you! There is no one else I would rather spend the next 21 years with, and every year after that.
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