Page 57 of Always There Bayou

The next few hours are spent amongst family and friends who came to help us celebrate our 5 years of marriage, but also our 28 years of friendship. I knew that when Denny and I got married, it had to be on a special day, so we decided that it would be the day that we first became friends on that playground all those years ago.

I will never forget that day either. I was having the shittiest first week, and these girls kept bothering me for no reason. I stood up to them as best as I could, but when I couldn’t take it anymore, along came Denny to calm me down. From that day on, we were attached at the hip. Well, I tried to shake them at first, but it’s like they were drawn to me, and I was drawn to them, because even I found myself looking forward to spending all our break time chatting and joking together.

I mean, yeah, at first, it was just Denny going on and on about stuff she liked and spilling all of her business to me, but I didn’t mind. For the first time, I felt like I had an actual friend, and I knew that no matter what, she and I would never be apart.

Now, here we were. Almost 30 years later, and still the best of friends. We’ve had our ups and downs, our arguments and fights, but we were still here. Not only in love and married, but we had amazing careers, a gorgeous home, and almost three daughters to share it with.

Life was extraordinary, and there was nothing in the world that could make me give this up.

Shewasthe Lisa to my Corduroy after all, and that’s how it always would be.

The End.