THURSDAY THIRTEEN
Today I'm having TWO Thursday 13's combined into one entry. Why? Today my dear hubby and I celebrate 38 years together!! Yep...1968! It was a very good year.
I will be gone a part of the day tomorrow, so I'm posting this early to get a head start...will visit you either early in the morning, or after dinner.
First: MY Thirteen for a happy marriage.
(granted, it doesn't work for everyone, I know--but these things listed I've considered important to ME in my marriage). For instance my 2nd on the list...yes, love does conquer all. Even in a bad relationship--there is a realization of love there. It may be love for yourself and dignity enough to leave the relationship too. But luckily for me, that isn't the case.
1. It's NOT all take but an equal amount or more of give!
2. Love conquers all. (bad times along with the good)
3. Cherish, but don't worship. We're all human and errors in life come along with corrections.
4. Set time out for just the two of you! Always.
5. Give your spouse time for themselves. They NEED time alone too as you do.
6. Don't be possessive.
7. Be happy with what you have, no riches on earth are worth more for you than a good marriage. You must work at the marriage---always, even after 38 years!!
8. If you're bored, try something different!! Even if it's a night out together that you've never done as a couple --mind you after this many years the list gets shorter, but there can always be something.
9. Pamper and spoil when needed, but don't get carried away.
10. Take your vows seriously. Again, work together at life so you CAN grow old together.
11. Be proud of yourself and you'll end up with pride in your relationship.
12. Don't ever belittle your spouse. Laugh WITH them, not AT them.
13. Above all join hands and bodies and emotions and strife to survive a marriage. Life together is never a 'bowl of cherries' --there are pits found, but ohhhhhhh, the sweet, sweet nectar.
(It all has worked for me! But, I have to give 50/50 credit to hubby. He's priceless!!)
THEN:
13 more things pertaining to the number 13 as I promised.
I got a lot of comments last week about 13 being a lucky number too. So to show you some more regarding #13 here they are lucky and not so lucky...
1. Yep, some of you were BORN or MARRIED on the 13th.
2. Shostackovich's 13th Symphony
3. Movie Ratings PG-13
4. The Lunasolar calendar has 13 months
5. More so, since the NY Times Best Seller list, The Da Vinci Code claims (tho, keep in mind this is a work of fiction, but could it be possible?) that Mary Magdalene was the 13th Disciple.
6. To Ancient Greeks it seems that TUESDAY the 13th is unlucky.
7. If any given month has the 1st day on a Sunday, there will always be a Friday the 13th.
8. Bess Truman, Samuel Beckett, Carol Lynley, Robert Louis Stevenson (amongh others) were born on Friday the 13th
9. Benny Goodman, Humphrey Bogart, Tupac Shakur (among others) died on Friday the 13th
10. Movies: Thirteen, starring Holly Hunter - The Thirteenth Floor, starring Craig Bierko - Thirteen Conversations About ONE thing, starring Matthew McConaughey - Thirteen Ghosts, starring Tony Shalhoub - Apollo 13, starring Tom Hanks - 13 Going on 30, starring Jennifer Garner - 13th Warrior, starring Antonio Banderas (just a few movies listed here)
11. 13 cards for each suit in a natural deck of playing cards (Ace - King)
12. On a U.S.A. dollar, there are 13 levels on the pyramid, 13 leaves on the olive branch(along with 13 olives), 13 arrows held by the eagle, 13 stars above the eagle (among many more 13s, too numerous to post)
13. And lastly - there were 13 plutonium slugs in the Nagasaki bomb of WW II
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67 Comments:
Congrats on your anniversary!
It sounds like maybe marriage IS like a bowl of cherries, sweet, jiucy, fleshy but sometimes there are the hard pips. I think that's a good analogy - unless you don't like cherries.
Congratulations on 38 years of marriage. That is a major accomplishment.
What a wonderful TT list. I enjoyed reading both.
Have a great day!
I am so excited for you! Happy Anniversary sweet friend! And I gotta tell you, those were thought-provoking things about a long and happy marriage! Perhaps thats why I am going on 35 years this summer? I think you are a gifted writer! I love visiting your blog!
Happy Anniversary. That is wonderful to see a marriage last that long when it is a rarity nowadays. It is so true, everything you said. Marriage takes work and dedication. I just heard of a couple getting a divorce because she no longer feels romantic towards her husband. Romance takes work and love is a choice sometimes. Great list! Mine is up!
Happy Anniversary Dear One! Hope you and Bud have a great day together doing something special! Your list is wonderful!
To PATTY:!!
I just clicked on your link this morning and it directed me to your blog(s)...then clicked on the first one, (I also read others, and I love your newest FOOTPRINTS).
I'm speechless at your T 13!! What can I say? What a memory for me...so, I THANK YOU FOR THIS MEMORY!!!
Wow, congrats on the 38 years, we have 33 coming up. I love your mind. Your 13 on 13 cracks me up. My TT is up.
Wow! TWO Thursday Thirteens in one! Awesome. Happy anniversary! :)
My 13 are up if you'd like to drop by.
Happy Anniversary! thirty eight years is HUGE! I thought I was doing well at 14 years. HAve a wonderful day.
Congratulations. Lots of things relating to 13 in your second list. Thank you for visiting my T13.
Congratulations on 38 years. Wow, that's wonderful!!
And my next child is due on the 13th of October, which, I believe is a Friday. Wonder if that means anything?!
Happy anniversary! And from someone with that much experience, I'll take your marriage tips to heart when it happens for me. :)
I'd like to wish you a very happy anniversary and both lists were fantastic!!!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!!! :) *hugs*
Remembering the vows can get you through the low spots. That's critical.
Thanks for visiting my TT. (46 years)
A double wonderful 13 Hon!
Great advice and a very interesting list!
Happy anniversary to both of you!
hugs
Me
38 years! woohoo! those are all good tips- I'm at 17 this summer- and we use a variation on all of them.
Happy Anniversary! Have a great Thursday!
Congrats!!!! :)
Have a great thursday!
Oh my gosh!
38 years!
That's amazing!
I hope my husband and I can reach that number too. That's wonderful. Happy anniversary!! Wishing you 38 more happy years together. :)
Happy Anniversary! Thanks for stopping by my TT and for the advice!
Happy Anniversary! Hope you have a wonderful day!
WoW! Happy Anniversary! Ya'll look so happy with that yummy looking cake. I wonder about The DaVinci Code too with Mary M. That would be wild if she was the 13th one. I LOVE Apollo 13 so much. I've learned sooo many things from your post! Thanks! :)
Congrats on your anniversary! Thanks for stopping by!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!! Loved your list, great advice :) Thanks for visiting me today too :)
Congrats on your anniversary and thanks for the tips! :) as well as the interesting facts about the nr. 13, good job!
awww happy anniversary. our 23rd is this sunday. my tt is up.
Happy Anniversary! And thank you for the excellent advice as my hubby and I approach our 10th anniversary June 1!
Happy anniversary!! ...and I agree with all of the things on your list for a happy marriage:)
...thanks for visiting my site too!
Congrats on the long marriage- I hope to be at that landmark myself some day.
My 30th anniversary is coming up too. My wedding day was on the 3rd and not the 13th.
Nice list there you have.
Thanks for dropping by.
Congratulations and Happy Anniversary!!!!
Congrats on your anniversary, that's excellent. 38 years is a long time and it's so wonderful to see a couple still happily married. I hope we can get to that :)
You are so smart! Your TT's are always full of cool information.
Congratulations to you two on your special accomplishment! I think you are right, and that it is important to no laugh at your spouse. It seems easy--because you are so comfortable with your spouse--to say things you wouldn't with other people.
Happy Thursday, and congrats again!
Congrats to you today! A good list of words to live by...
My 13 are up.
Congratulations...Marriage can work out if you follow that list..good post..
Wow, you have quite a readership. I enjoyed this -- I should do the same topic sometime. We are coming up on our 43rd anniversary!
My 13 are posted too.
Happy Thursday AND Happy Anniversary!
Happy anniversary! You always have great 13s :)
Thanks for visiting my Thirteen! I love your marriage list! Great thoughts!
Congratulations....great list :)
Happy Anniversary Wystful and Bud. 38 years is a lot to be proud of. Interesting lists today. I enjoyed both.
My list, for what it's worth, is finally up now. I had a little delay taking the dog to the vet this morning.
Happy Thursday!!
Happy Anniversary! My hubby and I celebrate 13 years of marriage this year. My daughter turns four on teh 13th this month!
Love the marriage tips and you are absolutely right. Congratulations on the first 38 yrs of an eternity of happiness.
Bottom 13. My sister had a baby on Friday 13, yep, named him Jason.
Happy Anniversary! A great 13 things about your marriage. Here's to 38 more, Plus 13! Great TT mine are up as well. Stacie
38 years, that's awesome! two thirteen's in one that's a lot of work, ggod job.
Oh, my, you've really been BUSY writing T13 x 2!
LOVE both of them.
Awwww, Happy lovely anniversery hugs and may you have another 38 years :-)
Wow, two 13's you're going to make the rest of us look bad! ;-)
You give great marriage advice, and apparently it would do us all some good to take it! Congratulations!
The 13 facts were interesting, I didn't know a lot of them :-)
Thanks for stopping by my T13!
What a beautiful TT plus Thirteen more! Congratulations on your anniversary, and may you have many more.
I'm up.
Congratulations on your anniversary! Your list was wonderful!!!
Have a Happy Thursday! Mine is up!
Happy Anniversary!!! How wonderful is that! Only 24 years to go to catch up to that number for me and Mr. Right.
I loved reading Both sets. The first one was inspirational, the other was educational.
Those marriage ones are awesome and very true! And congratulations to you and your husband on 38 years together! :-)
Congratulations! Wow - 38 years seems so long (especially since I haven't even been alive 38 years yet - LOL). I love your 13 suggestions. I "only" been married 11 years this June, but I agree with all of them.
Happy Anniversary! My tt is up too http://lillyput.blogspot.com
thanks for the visit today - It was nice reading your first T13, I am working on a love of my own. We have been dating for almost 2 years and those were some great words of wisdom - thanks for that.
as for your second T13 post - I find the dollar bill one to be very amazing...I didn't realize we have so many references to 13 in our goverment.
When we were on a cruise ship, I noticed there was a stop for the 12th floor and the 14th floor...no 13 - I was told it was a superstitious (sp) thing.
Happy Anniversary!!! and you do have a great blog; I love green :)
Have a great weekend!
Happy Anniversary!
I have to totally agree with your list on marriage. Thank you so much for bringing that up. Most couples, if they encounter some rough years, just split - too sad. Thank you so much for publishing your success to marriage.
Thank you also for another 13's fact list. :)
Congratulations on 38 years! What an amazing accomplishment in this world. And your T13 x 2 were very creative. Thanks for visiting today.
cin: Did you have some blog problems today?
Glad you dropped by!! I'll see you in the morning. :o)
Congratulations!Happy Anniversary!
Both lists were great!I've heard life compared to a bowl full of cherries. I like you're comparison of it to marriage.My son was born on the 13th.Thanks for visiting my TT!Hope you had a great day!
Yay for your anniversary! That's huge!
And your 2nd 13 is absolutely fascinating. Seriously.
Thanks for visiting my T13.
Happy Anniversary!!
And your 2nd T13 about the number 13 . . . fascinating as hell. Love it.
Happy Anniversary!!!
Btw, I love love love the #13! I had my first date with my hubby on the 13th and then he proposed one year later on the 13th!
I really think you are right on with your marriage list. Happy Anny and heres to many more. Thanks for stopping by.
Be Blessed
A belated Happy Anniversary to you and your hubby. Thanks for some encouraging words on marriage and some great facts about 13. Have a blessed weekend.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO YOU!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL GRANDSON!!
Great TT's, mine are up if you have a chance, I am still trying to get through everyone. *laughs*
C
Loved your 13 for a happy marriage...I think alot of it (and you have said as much here) is considering the other person...not just being out for yourself. If you have time, go to my blog and read about May 9 1986...As I read your list, I think you would appreciate it.
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