Sheryl and I spent the weekend in Halifax to watch Camren compete at Dalhousie and to enjoy the city the way we enjoy most: lots of walking, with coffee roasters and bakeries as our waypoints. The extreme weather and exhaustion cancelled those plans, so we spent our free time at IKEA and Costco, which isn’t quite the same at all. Dinner out was the first pub with a table and a meal prepared from the grocery store. Both were equally uninspired.

I wanted to write something poetic about how the weekend marked 35 years together—but that’s just not me. We met at St. FX on Main Street that September, went out as a group shortly after, and have been inseparable ever since. It’s been a wonderful life, filled with all the joys and challenges that come with it. We’ve traveled, worked, and raised two kids around the world, and we have no intention of slowing down.

Here’s to 35 more years.