I realized that today would have been mine and Kevin’s 13th wedding anniversary. “They” say (who is they anyway) that the first anniversary is supposed to be difficult after a separation. I’ve found myself nostalgic today, remembering fondly certain things, the wedding, eloping, etc. But it doesn’t bring any pain or discomfort. It’s a part of my past, I don’t regret it at all and will always be a memory that I will have. We have two great kids and we are friends. We each have moved on in our lives, both of us feeling more fullfilled and happier than we have been in a long time. It wasn’t that we necessarily made each other unhappy, we just had grown differently, following different paths in life. So, I raise a glass today to the anniversary that never was.