Fourteen years ago this summer Donna and I began dating, and after about 6 years of mostly on again with a little off again, we married on August 6, 2000. It was the day of the largest rain storm in over a century in Pittsburgh, and it was a fantastic day for us. So many highs. That was 8 years ago, and what I realized about the number was that it does in fact represent infinity. Foreverness. Couples have theirs ups and their downs, and some times are rockier than others, but if it’s meant to be then YOU both will make it be. Claire’s day care woman said her anniversary with her husband is next week. She said they’ve been married for FORTY years. FORTY! His comment was yes, some good, some bad. Yes, they are. This is life, and it happens. I like to think that the infinity symbol derived from the same early rudimentary symbols as the number 8 represent how long I plan to continue to make things work, because it’s worth it. All the downs have ups for us. They do, and when we married, we said I DO, and we still do.

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When we left the dealership, we were given a care package. We each got Toyota hats, keychains, and coffee cups. I told Donna that’s the most expensive pink hat I’ve ever seen (and no there’s no diamonds!)