Since I don't follow the Broncos in any real way except for a yeah if they win I decided to write about something else. Two things actually. First off, celebrating my 25th wedding anniversary on October 1st and having a party to celebrate over the weekend. We invited a few of our closest friends, our children and my husbands parents. This was an interesting combination to put together for any length of time. I was hoping that this group of people, with their polar opposite opinions about politics and religion would not generate any arguments about candidates and the upcoming election. My oldest son and his fiance did not come, saying they didn't know about the party (they were informed) and that absence alone alleviated most of the conflict that would've occurred that I was worried about. It had been over 3 years since my in-laws had been to our house and they only live in Evergreen. Lots of issues there with their disapproval of my marrying their son. They always told him he could do better than me. Which always generated lots of warm fuzzies for me (NOT)! Now that they are getting older (78 and 75) they seem to be mellowing out a little, since they did not initiate any of the conversations I was worried about. I'm all for a good discussion about differing opinions, but some of these can get downright nasty and leave a bad taste in the mouth.
The time has flown by very quickly. We have been together since we were 18 years old, have raised three sons, gone through several careers between the two of us and are just now buying our first home. The house is our anniversary present to each other. Although I am supposed to be getting an anniversary ring since we couldn't afford an engagement ring back in the day. An understated band with a few diamonds on it. We haven't been able to find the time to go shopping for it yet. Soon I hope. So, we close on our house at the end of this month. Looking to lock in a really good interest rate for the long term. The market is favoring us as buyers right now. Yeah. It is a sweet looking home in the foothills below Evergreen. No garage, but we are hoping to build one onto it. It has the right amount of bedrooms and bathrooms, and a basement that is a dream come true for my husband to use as a workshop. Our older sons will be living in it to start off with. My husbands job requires us to live on the park where he works. But maybe in a few years he will be able to change his position within the company and get a non-resident ranger position. Then we could move into our cute little house in the mountains by the creek.
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