Studly and I married in 1976. We were young, oh, so very young, and so very broke. We spent our wedding night at The Camelot Inn in Amarillo, Texas, but had to move to a less expensive motel for the rest of our honeymoon. The only thing less expensive than The Camelot Inn was a Motel 6, but none of that mattered. We were in loooove!
We had rented a tiny two bedroom house in Dumas, and thank goodness we’d paid our first month’s rent in advance, otherwise we’d have been in serious trouble. I’m not sure what either of us thought marriage was all about beyond the fact that we could now sleep together legally.
To commemorate this wondrous new development, we adopted as our song, “Afternoon Delight,” a one hit wonder by John Denver’s backup singers, The Starland Vocal Band. To this day when I hear the lyrics, “Gonna find my baby, gonna hold her tight…” I get all tingly inside. Of course nowadays I generally dismiss that feeling as menopausal in nature and wait for it to pass.
Peace, People!
Dumas! My aunt and uncle lived in Groom. We must be 4th cousins 10 times removed or something. π
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That’s crazy!
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heh. Same here as far as no money with that marriage right out of high school. fun times—didn’t know we could live on 4 for a dollar tacos for a whole year!
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What ever were we thinking???
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LMAO! I love the last line about the menopausal feeling.
Wow, you guys were wed just a year after I was born. And you’re still married and in love! Sooooo romantic!
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Thank you! Wow, now I’m feeling so very old. π
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Sorry about that! Didn’t mean to do that to you–was trying to compliment you on your long marriage π
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As it is 9am here this post has been a morning delight for me. As for the tingle I had a blood test for that recently. ..negative but I’m on a Rocky Mountain High after just having my second double espresso lol x
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You crack me up!
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All part of the service π xx
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