Today my Captain celebrates a milestone, a very special
birthday. And in honor of this day I’d like to dedicate this blog to him.
Often self-deprecating
and always ready to smile at himself, he has said many times over the
years that he never thought he’d live to be thirty. Or to
paraphrase Minnie Pearl, if he’d known he was going to live this long he’d have
taken better care of himself. (pause for
chuckle) But the truth is he is in great shape: he is resilient, healthy with
an agile mind and a strong body. He loves to point out that he takes no regular
medication. He works hard – six or seven
days a week – as there is always something to do on the boat - then is ready to
go out with friends and do the same thing the next day.
It’s probably pretty obvious that I love him. He has been my
friend, my partner, and father to our children. He has been my strength in
times of great sorrow and the one person who can always make me laugh. Of
course there have been ups and downs in our marriage; we have both done and
said things we regret. But any mistakes we may have made have been forgiven and
in the long run made us stronger as individuals and as a couple.
In a scenario wherein I am stranded on a desert island and
get to choose one person to join me…I choose Captain Larry. He is strong and
smart and funny and creative and able to "MacGyver” his way out of any difficult situation. He is good with people and kind to animals
and I am happy and proud that he chose me be his life partner.
So Larry, happy birthday and may you live long and prosper!
You may not be perfect but you are perfect for me. Soon you will be sailing to the South Pacific
and I expect you’ll be wearing that beautiful smile…and perhaps that’s all.
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