quarter of a century

25 years.

We met at Shoney's.

He worked nights; I worked days.

(except Fridays - then I worked both)

He started coming in a lot after school.

He always sat in the atrium

and ordered onion rings and a Coke.

I always brought him a monkey bowl of parmesan cheese

and a bottle of ketchup.

And of course, my charming smile.

He blew straw wrappers at my other customers.

I may have flirted a little.

What can I say?

He was so stinkin' ca-ute!!

We started dating  May 18th.

And well,

the rest, as they say,

is history.

Here's to fifty more years

and lots more onion rings with ketchup and parmesan cheese

Tyler, I love you more than words can say!