Question: “If you could have dinner with any person, who would it be?”
Aristotle, Socrates or Plato? Thomas Jefferson or Ben Franklin or both? I might choose Paul McCartney or Brad Pitt, though I’d likely be tongue-tied when seated across from either. Once I met Robert Redford in the ski shop at his Utah resort, Sundance. He strode into the gift shop where I hovered, looked straight at me, and said “Hey”, with a broad smile. My reply was frozen inside me along with my request for an autograph or shake of his warm hand.
Tonight I feel blessed to dine with ‘the best man alive’, my husband of __ years, closing in on 50, the golden one. He is my golden one, with looks that rival Brad Pitt or Redford. We live with abundant joy and laughter – and a strong sense of adventure. All fifty states and nearly fifty countries – what a travel list! We live with excellence and flair –
We thrive day-to-day by not dwelling on pain or problems or blame. Neither takes themself seriously, though we can be serious when a situation calls for it. Our opinions seldom collide. Our relationship is not a battleground. We feel fortunate to have shared values, goals, wishes, and dreams. I’d do anything to help him and I know he’d do the same for me. It’s quite grand to live in a mutual admiration society.
It’s wonderful to feel blessed rather than stressed.
Tonight we’ll dine with excellence and flair. A favorite Italian restaurant is our destination. Now that summer is here, we can dine on the restaurant’s ocean-adjacent patio – with our wonderful rescue dog we’ve cherished for nearly a year. He sparked our life!
Our three-member family has excellence and flair – and lots of love.
In the world we live in now this is the BEST kind of truth to read! Thank you for being an inspiration to so many!!!
Love my life, especially because it includes you as a favorite sisa and beloved friend, Suzi
That’s probably the best person to have dinner with!
Yes!
You embody excellence and flair with an abundance of intelligence, wit and adventure my Soroptimist sister. 🙂
Thanks for the compliment, Sis!
I’d like to have supper with my late father one more time, at King’s Inn in South Texas, near Baffin Bay.
What an answer – I hope he dines with you in your dreams!
I love the old photo of you and your husband, PJ. What a fun couple you were and are! I was trying to think of who I’d like to have dinner with, and I saw Melissa’s answer. I’d give just about anything to have dinner with my father once more! I hope that you and your hubby had a wonderful time dining!
Thanks for the best wishes for my husband and I – and I cherish your response.