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Jerry F


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That question just screamed itself at me while being here and reading and participating in all of your other lives.   Why haven't I mentioned it here and not often on the outside either.   Why is it that my wife did a broadcast and I didn't.  Why don't I celebrate good stuff and just take them  for granted?   WHY!!??  lol...just because I'm not normally that person even after being in the rooms since 79.   Might be taught and became habitual from being raised in the disease where celebrations of nice and happy things got threatening responses or putdowns..."What are you smiling about"?? and others.   Maybe and maybe not. 

So let me practice a lesson...How important is it.  Very!!  You don't know because I didn't mention it because I didn't think it important to mention that on the 20th my wife and I experienced 20 years of marriage.  20 years married is more than the first two marriages to addicted women (an myself) together and longer than my wife's first marriage to an alcoholic.  Just imagine that I did that very same thing for the first 19 years...mention it...celebrate it openly.  She's not holding a gun on me this time either...I'm practicing how important it is, which is very.  Considering all of the other negative stuff going on in family around me it would sort of remind me to do something positive and important about it.   Okay I just did.  I'm saying it out loud and in type!!  We just celebrated 20 years of marriage and we're still living under the same roof and loving each other.   Go Figure!!   HP thing.   ((((hugs)))) smile 



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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, Jerry!!



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Happy happy anniversary! 2 decades...wow! I've been married 2 months almost lol.

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20 years!!!!!!!! Jerry and your wife! Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations!

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Happy Anniversary ((jerry))  Many, many more!! TT



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Happy Anniversary, Jerry, to you and your wife.  This is a special celebration, so how ill you celebrate?



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Happy Anniversary Jerry.....


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smile Here's to the second 20... aww



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Happy Anniversary Jerry

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Mahalo my MIP Ohana!!   Bless you.  How would we celebrate it...Had a date and then my spouse felt ill so we date at home with ease.  Lunch out in the yard within great weather  and the pups and good conversation filled with all of the characteristics of people in love and respect.  We did "Our" thing and also fulfilled our own needs.  Who could ever have thought it would arrive at this???  Like the voice on the hotline the night I called Al-Anon by direction of my Higher Power said..."Do not hang up this phone; your very life can depend on this phone call".   I has and know what miracles are.    ((((hugs)))) smile



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Happy Anniversary Jerry

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Happy anniversary. X

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SunshineGirl


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Happy anniversary. Your lunch together sounds lovely.

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Congratulations Jerry- the next twenty are going to fly by!


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Congratulations Jerry, so happy for you! Glad you got to enjoy the back yard.

Kenny

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Jer I am so happy you found someone  you love that actually puts up with you! haha you deserve this happiness my brother.



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Lovely share Jerry. Happy Anniversary!!!

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Awww .. Happy Anniversary and here's to another 20 years one day at a time :)

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