17

17 was a favorite number of mine growing up.
Not sure how that started.
17 always seemed like a good age - still a kid - not yet an adult. The letter "Q" is the 17th letter in the alphabet and I always felt it was underused. 17 is a good number of m&ms to munch on and every girl should have at least 17 pairs of shoes in the closet. Mark Grace played for the Cubs and was #17.
Oh, 17......

As of today I have been married for 17 years.

Wait a minute? What? How can that be?

How can a girl my age be married that long? (Sometimes, I forget that I am getting older - then I get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom and I remember).
So, 17 years - wow. I think an average phone call to a friend lasts for 17 minutes. I think it takes a chick 17 days to hatch from it's shell. I think the average Hollywood marriage lasts for 17 months. But, 17 years..... That is 6209 days (with some leap days added in). That is 6209 nights of listening to someone snoring! oh, my!
We have had some struggles but also lots of fun. So today we will celebrate and begin another year together.
Happy Anniversary.