Tomorrow we will celebrate our first real 20th anniversary of something. While we have had 20 Christmases together and 20 New Years (go ahead count them off again) we have not had a "20th anniversary" until now. June 11th represents the 20th Anniversary of our first date. Actually it seems after all these years it is just my 20th anniversary of our first date, as you didn't consider it a date at all. Then again it represents the 20th anniversary of our first kiss, which kind of solidified the whole "date" concept.
I've done some research and here is a brief list of some couples that we have outlasted since that date. Christi & Brian, my mom & dad (round 3 or whatever), Meg Ryan & Mark Harmon (we were both on our first dates at the same time), Christina Applegate & Brad Pitt (yup google it go ahead) and Denise Richards and John Stamos. It should be noted that we share a bond with Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon - who first started dating in June of 1988. Of all the couples I found they are the only ones still together after all this time.
Other research I have done indicates that I love you more now than I did 20 years ago. While that sounds odd to be proud of it is only a result of me loving you more every day. In fact, I love you more now than when I start this blog entry. See how that works?
In 1988 gas cost just 91 cents a gallon. It now costs more than $4.00. So it is roughly 4 times as expensive. By comparison, my remedial math tells me I love you more 4 billion times more than in 1988.
In 1988 the Hubble Telescope was launched into space to "watch the earth". It was some number of years later that they realized that the real purpose of the telescope was to actually be able to view the entirety of my love for you. You see you have to be well into outer space to actually be far away enough to see it all.
In 1988 they released the drug Prozac. While it had immediate impacts on treating depression, its timeliness was required as suddenly millions began suffering a form of depression jump started by the millions of men who realized that you were mine forever and no longer potentially available to them.
In 1988 there were some blockbuster movies released. Some hold real meaning for us. Some are just good cables movies. Some are just bad. Of meaning to us are Who Framed Roger Rabbit ("all the times you pulled my ears?"), Big and of course The Accused. Rain Man is a great cable movie for us (we didn't see movies like that back then did we?). Crocodile Dundee II (not the awesome original) leads the bad list. At this point it should be noted that you mom probably would have thought I was pretty "forward" at any of those movies we saw together. When you get a chance apologize to her for me.
In 1988 a McDonald's hamburger cost 35 cents (cheeseburger was 45 cents - and yes tell Megan when I was born they were only 15 cents). Today they are 89 cents. By those standards a hamburger is twice as expensive as it was 20 years ago. However, I recently measure and I think you are 2 billion times a beautiful as you were 20 years ago. (FYI go to http://www.mcdonalds.com/ to verify this information).
I can remember to this day how sexy you looked in that dress. I can remember how awkward the date was for both of us. It was essentially a blind date. I know I have told you this, but you remain the only "date" I ever had in the traditional sense. The only "I called and asked her out, picked her up and returned her home" date I have ever had. I never want another one. Our first date was perfect. Our first kiss was memorable. It was the perfect start to a perfect life together. It remains one of the best days of my life.
So happy anniversary my love. I love you more every day.
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