married 37 years today! what have you held on to for that long?

[cheepteach]

We live in a break it/ get a new one society. What have you held on to for a really long time? I started thinking, and I still have my kids first Christmas ornaments (31 and 34 years), and my grandmother's cast iron Dutch oven and skillet (80-or so years old, with me for 37)

 

[bikerchix]

well let's see... 1 husband for 43 years, baby's first christmas ornaments 40, 33 and 30 years and a 1970 chevy nova

 

[sourland]

Congratulations on 37 years. For the Princess and me it has been 56 years, and I'll guarantee you that I am the only thing she has held on to for any period of time. I on the other hand have and am wearing the same belt I had in high school .

 

[cheepteach]

Congratulations on 37 years. For the Princess and me it has been 56 years, and I'll guarantee you that I am the only thing she has held on to for any period of time. I on the other hand have and am wearing the same belt I had in high school .

hubby has a pair of snowmobile boots from high school he wears!

 

[bikerchix]

Congratulations on 37 years. For the Princess and me it has been 56 years, and I'll guarantee you that I am the only thing she has held on to for any period of time. I on the other hand have and am wearing the same belt I had in high school .

congrats to you and the princess on 56 years and to you for still being able to wear that belt! my husband still has his high school FFA jacket but there's no way it still fits lol

 

[SnootyHen]

Congrats!!!

The only things I have from 37 or more years ago are a birthstone locket I had as a child, some old photographs and my Nana's china. To be fair, I only got the china 6 years ago after my mom died but I have memories of it dating back to my childhood because we always used it for holidays. I do have some clothes that are 20 years old but I'm not sure I'd fit into anything I wore 37 years ago because I was only 9 then.

 

[Sally PB]

Jewelry that was my mother's (35 years), husband (31), stuffed dog my grandmother gave me (54), my body (58). I plan to keep all of them forever, or until my body gives out.

Someone asked my if my husband died, did I think I'd remarry? I said, no, it took me 31 years to get him to put his dirty socks in the proper spot on the floor. I'm not gonna start over with anyone new.

 

[Sequel]

We are married 46 years today! Neither of us like to shop so most of our stuff is really old. I have cast iron that I have no idea how old It might be, an old hand crank sewing machine and dry goods in the cabinets that expired in 1996. How am I doing so far?

 

[Yardfulla poopers]

This is terrible to think about, but the thing I've held onto longest in life is a pack a day habit.
I am definitely not of the throw it out and get a new one mindset. I try to fix or reuse everything. I was once told I would reuse a cotton swab if I could think of a way. I took it as a compliment.

 

[cheepteach]

Jewelry that was my mother's (35 years), husband (31), stuffed dog my grandmother gave me (54), my body (58). I plan to keep all of them forever, or until my body gives out.

Someone asked my if my husband died, did I think I'd remarry? I said, no, it took me 31 years to get him to put his dirty socks in the proper spot on the floor. I'm not gonna start over with anyone new.

yup!too hard to break in a new one!