Definitely worth a read…
*Something you don’t know about me? In typical Ellie fashion,
I got married on a leap day so I really don’t know how long I have been married.
The good news is that I at least know whom I married. I married a man who
drives me crazy but still shows up bearing chocolates. We fight every day but he
still washes my hair and wipes my nose. He annoys me to no end but there is no one
I would rather spend my day with. He won’t do anything that I say but does
everything that I want. He hates when I buy expensive fresh flowers because he
thinks they are a waste but brings me (from Paris to Provence) gourmet Hollandaise
sauce for our Sunday eggs Benedict. He is a self-professed French atheist yet
lights a candle in every church that I force him to go into and begs God for a
cure for his wife. We have been together for 10 years, married for four (I
think) and I have been sick for more than half of our relationship. This past
weekend was our anniversary and we spent the day bickering Virginia Woolf
style, hunkered down under a Provence monsoon wearing matching pajamas and eating
our combined body weight in fondue. A perfect anniversary for a perfectly imperfect
couple.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary! Math 101: Often the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. All the best to you and Bunny always.
DeleteEllie, You have the relationship of my dreams! Happy Anniversary and congratulations on the book!
ReplyDeleteAh, true love. I am so happy you have each other. What a cool couple!
ReplyDeleteI am ready to buy your book! Just say the word. Lots of love to the gal that always makes me laugh, cry and really gets how the world works. I too pray for a cure...now please!!
Yours is an inspiring love story. Happy Anniversary!
ReplyDeleteYou have a keeper! Happy Anniversary!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you were eating fondue and hollandaise. I thought I had lost you forever. Don't scare me like that again. I'll still give you my tiramisu recipe if you want it.
Because we seem to have very similar taste in entertainment and you mentioned one of my favs, WAoVF?, I need to tell you to always keep your eyes out for another gem of an Elizabeth Taylor movie called X, Y, and Zee. It's hard to find because a lot of people thought it was terrible but I think it's hilarious. It's kind of a reimagined ultra 70s version of WAVF but with Michael Caine and more melodrama and a house so bad it's good.
Wow!! You couldn't have summed up your relationship any better. Happy Anniversary from one dysfunctional couple to another!! It may not work for anyone else but it's yours and IT WORKS!!! Much love, thrilled you took down the beast and finished the book. xoxoxo
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary!... and I think a day that includes matching pajamas and feasting on Fondue is definitely appropriate for the occasion. Bravo.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on finishing writing the book but more importantly on your anniversary. It is easy to be together when everyone is at their physical, mental peak but it is what you do for each other when things are not so, that speak volumes. Congratulations again. Den xxx
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary to you both, what a perfect day in the pyjamas with the fondue and the bickering VW style.
ReplyDeleteSo excited for your book, congratulations on finishing it- that's a huge accomplishment! XOX
All I can say is, you are so cool and soooo lucky to have eachother.
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary!!!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to get your book, Ellie! I love the way you write!!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your anniversary Ellie and well said. I've learned it's not how long you live but how you live it! Wishing you many more anniversaries... if it were in my power my gift to you would be a cure.
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary to a pair who know how to do it superbly.
DeleteParisian Eggs Benedict- oh my dear... fondue in matching pj's...
Is it any wonder you are so loved and prayed for?
Waiting with baited breath for the book...Brava!
Hi, Stephen Andrew!
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary to you and Bunny. True love.
Happy Anniversary AND Congratulations! Looking forward to your book AND your continued blogging!
ReplyDeleteHappy anniversary. Bickering is just a form of communication--intimate communication. Blessings and love. Mary
ReplyDeleteDearest Ellie, happy anniversary! There is nothing better than an imperfect perfect couple and I am so glad that you are half of one :)
ReplyDeleteIt is so hard to find someone who accepts you for who you are and that loves you enough to want to be with you regardless. How amazing to have someone that wants to make you happy while recognizing that life is not perfect and that it is in the middle of imperfection that you find true love and beauty. I thought I had that and sadly I learned that it was all smoke and mirrors, it brings me so much you to realize that there are men out in this world like your David who recognize the value of loyalty, true love and caring for someone enough to want to be with them in spite of everything.
Much love to the two of you and thank you for starting my morning with hope !
Lourdes
Happy Anniversary Ellie and David. You're an inspiration to so many.
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Happy Anniversary to you two, you perfectly described my marriage, I wouldn't put up with that shenanigans from anyone other than my beloved;).
ReplyDeleteDitto re: your book!!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!! Cant wait for your book!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to you both, such a true, real and beautiful couple.
ReplyDeleteI am so excited for you to get the first draft done on your book. I know how painful it has been to write much of it but you will be giving so many such an important gift in doing so. With much Love,
H
So happy and proud that you were able to finish the book. You are the most determined (and funny!) person I know. Thank you for sharing your life and times. With much love, Jane
ReplyDeleteAw...sweet love...happy anniversary! I have that issue of V.F. & of course its in the magazine to read pile....so happy to hear about your book! That won't go in the read pile but will be read as soon as I get my hands on it....I hope you have a day full of fabulousity! xoxo
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely description of an absolutely (and blessedly) typical good marriage.
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary Ellie and David.
ReplyDeleteJudy
Ellie, just love you! Nobody does it better ... all of it! Thanks for sharing ...
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary!!!
ReplyDeleteI ask for a cure for his wife too.
Congratulations on your Anniversary and the love that you and your husband share. What more could a woman want in a marriage someone to love you to pieces and keep life interesting.
ReplyDeleteBrava on the completion of your book. Can't wait to read it. Also, congratulation on your anniversary Elli.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Jennifer@lively.life
What a beautiful love letter. Congratulations on your book!
ReplyDeleteBut, Ellie, surely these kinds of couples are amongst the best and most romantic couples? I believe so. Can't wait to buy your book.
ReplyDeleteOh! Thank you for bringing back your, "Something you don't know about me" part of your blog. J'adore!!! You are the best.
ReplyDeleteBisous,
Michelle from Santa Barbara
P.S. Happy Anniversary. I am so happy that your hubby has taken his vows seriously and stayed true blue for you. xoxo
Happy anniversary. The complicated love stories are the beautiful ones. Looking forward to the book!
ReplyDeleteI have started to follow you through Yolanda's page and this post brought me to tears! You stated your love perfectly and if anything from all the imperfections you stated, all I could focus on was the perfection of it all.
ReplyDeleteWishing you health and happiness for 120 years together! We must find a cure...your strength and love of life is contagious and so admirable!
All my love from NY
He sounds like a gem! Happy belated Anniversary. I hope you are getting your strength back girlie! ❤️
ReplyDeleteI can't weight for your book!! Get well soon Elllie, we need you !
ReplyDeleteI love love love this post. Thinking of you and praying a lot.
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