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On our 33rd Anniversary.... "For better or worse"...is that the hard one? Does that mean winning at Scrabble, or tossing a kiss to be caught on the run? Does that mean tears on the pillow, or moonlight strolls along the beach? Or is it just a reminder that our basket of life has a little of each? "For richer, for poorer"...seems so easy, why, it must mean money in the bank. Unless of course, our lives were empty and we had no one to thank for the joy of sharing the sunshine, for the rainbows after the shower, for the special moments of loving that we are given in every hour. "In sickness and in health"... aren't those words the old folks say? Do the young still promise that they will "honor and obey"? Are heart strings tied by bands of gold and laced with silver hair? Or do they float on wings of love and laughter in the air? Let us count only the sunny days as we gather our memories in a bouquet. Just in case some clouds do gather and shadows darken the hour, we will need only to reach inside our hearts and pinch off a little flower. "For as long as we both shall live..." Rita Weeks June 1997