45 years ago today .. a short story [View all]
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My wife and I were just a pregnant nurse and a graduate student, living in Hanover NH and about to act on our rather impetuous decision. We were 23 and 24 years old, and for some crazy reason felt adult and responsible.
We woke, my wife realized she was missing a shoe and sent me off shopping. We eventually headed for Rollins Chapel to meet the justice of the peace, and a handful of our friends gathered. No family - they were not happy with our decision to not have the big wedding or choose the " right" religion. So we did it small, and did it for us
And here we are, comfy in our western NC home, careers done, grandson burbling away in a playpen, listening to Sleepy Hollow on WXPN. The pumpkin chocolate chip scone gone, coffee nearly so. Just an ordinary day, in a remarkable 45 years.
I am such a lucky person.
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