{"id":9055,"date":"2014-09-07T05:34:30","date_gmt":"2014-09-07T10:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=9055"},"modified":"2014-09-07T21:34:43","modified_gmt":"2014-09-08T02:34:43","slug":"silver-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=9055","title":{"rendered":"Silver Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well 25 years ago I robbed the cradle, some said.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Heather Birthday 1 by alnbbates, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/5898976601\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5231\/5898976601_abd49159b6_z.jpg\" alt=\"Heather Birthday 1\" width=\"485\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not Really!!! But I did get married to the love of my life.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Heather Wedding_0001 by alnbbates, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/4556566888\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3409\/4556566888_f948798b1a_z.jpg\" alt=\"Heather Wedding_0001\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Isn&#8217;t Heather\u00a0beautiful?<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSCN0180 by alnbbates, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/8523556684\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8250\/8523556684_21d125d6fa_z.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN0180\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of course I&#8217;m quite a catch also, right? Right, Right, &#8230;. Cmon, someone throw me a bone!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"PICT0027 by alnbbates, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/8301345373\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8491\/8301345373_c27f346193_z.jpg\" alt=\"PICT0027\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And then a few years later along came our little bundle of &#8230; Well his name was Logan!!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_6976 by alnbbates, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/6251378340\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm7.staticflickr.com\/6168\/6251378340_0b57a757d6_z.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6976\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At least he would go geocaching with me. Until he wised up at least.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Alan and Heather by alnbbates, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/6129956410\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm7.staticflickr.com\/6206\/6129956410_a6f72238f4_z.jpg\" alt=\"Alan and Heather\" width=\"640\" height=\"321\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Heather is a lot of fun. I mean a lot of fun.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSCN1659 by alnbbates, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/13300510604\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3706\/13300510604_97f7f7d8a4_z.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN1659\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She is the spark of our little family. The one who gets things going and keeps things going.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Donkeys and Drilling Rigs edit by alnbbates, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/13735903755\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3696\/13735903755_26d88a49b7_z.jpg\" alt=\"Donkeys and Drilling Rigs edit\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And the animal lover, even those with big ears. The donkey&#8217;s ears, Heather&#8217;s ears are quite petite. Really.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"040 by alnbbates, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/5259978856\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5129\/5259978856_5defbcc787_z.jpg\" alt=\"040\" width=\"640\" height=\"374\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And the daughter.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"017 by alnbbates, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/8543537120\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8107\/8543537120_05a7f21849_z.jpg\" alt=\"017\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And the dancer and advocate. T<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"With Heather at the #grocerystore #stalkingmyownwife by alnbbates, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/9640386172\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3716\/9640386172_40e0e35760_z.jpg\" alt=\"With Heather at the #grocerystore #stalkingmyownwife\" width=\"612\" height=\"612\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Heather is my\u00a0favorite subject. Even when it is inconvenient.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_6735 by alnbbates, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/10370552766\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2827\/10370552766_37a0c1994d_z.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6735\" width=\"359\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She&#8217;s the deep thinker in the family. She always has a plan.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"45560009 by alnbbates, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/14351223289\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3862\/14351223289_af89b900c4_z.jpg\" alt=\"45560009\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She isn&#8217;t much of a spectactor. She is right in the middle of everything.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"90400016 by alnbbates, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/9067794041\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2879\/9067794041_d029815b9b_z.jpg\" alt=\"90400016\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even when she is chilling she doesn&#8217;t mess around.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Heather and Logan #mother #son #protest #rally at #tulsa #cityhall keep #clarktheateropen by alnbbates, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/13954066268\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7305\/13954066268_898c4c1293_z.jpg\" alt=\"Heather and Logan #mother #son #protest #rally at #tulsa #cityhall keep #clarktheateropen\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She is not afraid of fighting city hall or anybody else for that matter for her family.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"070 by alnbbates, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/8542241181\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8105\/8542241181_1103ed4905_z.jpg\" alt=\"070\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She knows how to have fun<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Alan and Heather by alnbbates, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/6604645583\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7024\/6604645583_fbac4aa923_z.jpg\" alt=\"Alan and Heather\" width=\"640\" height=\"511\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And lucky me, she is now my wife of 25 years!! And she is just getting started.<\/p>\n<p>I love you Heather, thank you for the 25 years and I&#8217;m looking forward to the next 25!!<\/p>\n<p>I know that you will surprise me, you always do!!<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I Corinthians 4-7 (NIV)<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Proverbs 31:10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well 25 years ago I robbed the cradle, some said. Not Really!!! But I did get married to the love of my life. Isn&#8217;t Heather\u00a0beautiful? Of course I&#8217;m quite a catch also, right? Right, Right, &#8230;. Cmon, someone throw me a bone! And then a few years later along came our little bundle of &#8230; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[329],"tags":[1358,1279],"class_list":["post-9055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-anniversary","tag-anniversary","tag-heather"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9055"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9055\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9056,"href":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9055\/revisions\/9056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}