Lucky Numbers

     Yes todays date 10-10-10 is pretty cool. And it'll be quite some time before it happens again. But is it any reason to pick it as your wedding date? Sure it'll force your hubby to always remember the anniversary but what else? Is it lucky? Who knows? Maybe we should go back and see how all the people who rushed to marry on 7-7-07 are doing? My guess some or fine some are not. That's just the way life works. Lucky numbers or not.

     I had an aunt and uncle who were together forever, or at least as long as I could remember. They had three kids but were never married. Then 8-8-88 came along and they decided to run down and get hitched. As I'm not privy to intimate details of their relationship I can't say what went wrong. I can say they got divorced. Though I can't tell you what date that was on. I also can't tell you the anniversary for any of my other aunts and uncles either. So I guess having a special date does make people remember it. 9-11-01 has major meaning for all of us. It's much more to a girlfriend of mine. She had her first child that day. I remember being at work in the afternoon that day and getting the call from the hospital. A reassurance that there's still good and hope and love in the world. Having a baby on a special date is a little different I guess. Most people don't get to pick the day their child is born. There's a little more going on there than just picking a date.

     I've talked about birthdays and how we all get our own special day so it's nice to celebrate it. I'm sure there are plenty of people out there with my wedding anniversary, 6-30-01. But probably not half as many as will be sharing today. I think I'd have made sure to avoid a date like that if one was coming around when Rob and I got married. Maybe I'm a little superstitious about it after the 8-8-88 didn't work out. Maybe I'm just not a good sharer. Probably some of both. No matter what the date, as long as it's "your" day you and your loved ones will remember it as such.