My parents celebrated their 45th anniversary today.

While I’m very disappointed I couldn’t be there to celebrate with them on this monumental occasion, they provided enough comic relief.

For starters, they didn’t even remember it was their anniversary. I had my kids send them a card in the mail and it wasn’t until they opened it that they realized what day was coming (this was yesterday). As a sign of affection and love for all those years together, my dad mixed my mom a drink and then took her out for ice cream.

It’s cute because I’ve never known them to drink and all my mom wanted was the ice cream.

Aside from the laughter I shared with my siblings about their situation, I came to understand that it was just another day for them. In the long run of life, there wasn’t a need to do anything spectacular. The things we sweat about don’t really matter all that much and at the end of the day, all we really want is a beverage and a banana split.

It’s comforting to know.

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It’s also comforting to have technology remind us of important dates as we need them.