Being married for 27 years takes a lot of hard work. I always say David and I are ying and yang. We are about as different as you can get. I can't imagine being married to someone just like myself. We would literally kill each other. I always think difference make a better match than similarities in marriage.
With our work we spend more time on the phone than together sometimes. It was hard early in our marriage. Yes I cried alot and complained but after many years I have learned to except (as best I can) that his job puts him away from home usually 290-295 days a year. So the days he is home we try and take as much advantage together as we can.
Five years ago he came back from one of his trips out and showed interest in attending a Corvette event in Illinois. As long as I can remember he always wanted a Vet. One year for Christmas I bought him a Red model and said, "Honey this is probably as close to a Vet as you will get". Little did I realize that many years later we would be able to fulfill that dream.
So that first year we went just as observers. Some were for sell, but definitely out of our price range. That same year his good friend told him about a neighbor who had one just sitting in his garage that he might want to sell. It was in good running order but had been painted over and needed a little work. Of course David thought he would have time to "work on it" and five years later it still sits in our driveway.
When our 25Th Anniversary came up two years ago we found another Vet that was calling our name. This one was in much better shape.
Although we only get to drive it maybe 4-6 months out of the year. We both look forward to our time driving it. I guess we are living our second half life zipping around in a cool car. Nothing the matter with that!! It actually makes us both appreciate the time and work we have accomplished in being able to have such a special car.
We scheduled this year's trip and were glad when time came to attend the Funfest this year. It's a time we get to spend with each other and enjoy looking at the other Vet's and reconnect again. We were able to attend some seminars on troubleshooting, doing things that can make our vet continue to work better and look better too. The theme this year was Patriotic, so our red Vet fit in perfectly.
We are considering maybe joining a Corvette Car Club so we can better utilize the networking available through the clubs and also go on run's.
A dream was realized that we never thought would be and it also brings us something that we both enjoy. Looking forward to getting to the funfest next year if time permits.
It is wonderful to find something that gives us relaxation time and gets us away from the daily ratrace. I recommend everyone stop and smell the roses or the smell of exhaust from a beautiful car. The roses smell better but the cars sure look good too.
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Have a blast with your Vette, Cindy!
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