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Archive for October 5th, 2004

Eight Years with My Beloved

Tuesday, October 5th, 2004

Today is the eighth anniversary of our marriage. What a wonderful thing to reflect upon as I start my day, and work through it.

My life is so different now. I had many unhappy times in my early life, and when I got divorced at age 32 I had to figure out who I was. I spent several years driving all over the country alone when I could (I figured out one thing about me is that I love big cities, and particularly art museums/galleries)… adventuring, exploring, and finding out that I didn’t need anyone else to make me happy with myself.

Then Brian found me, when I was pretty much looking the other way (I was 38 when we married, he was 36). I’d known of him since about 1989 when I worked with Edna, another musician in the local scene. She’d invite me to this or that concert, and often Brian would be playing. I loved his music, and I would go to any concert I saw advertised with “that ukulele player.”

So here I was… single and independent, with my own house I bought for my own self, content to go it alone if need be. Yet being with Brian has taken my life to a level of contentment I didn’t know I could find. Yes, I’m still moody, I still go up and down like a roller coaster. But Brian is always there, watching me go up and down and waiting for me to get off the ride so we can be together. Lucky me.

And since we have been performing together, especially since we have been recording CDs together, I feel another layer of unity that I did not feel before. We are creating as a team, and it makes me feel more married than ever.

I would have been fine without Brian, but I can’t imagine life without him now. That sort of love is not found every day. What a lucky woman I am!