Yesterday, Penny and I finished up our therapist sessions and headed southward. As we motored down along I95 headed to Kingsland in Georgia, we did not have any real firm plan in mind. It was good enough to be footloose and fancy free for a bit. As we approached Florence in South Carolina, a thought occurred. That does happen to me on occasion. Why not make a small detour and visit the town again. After all, it had been a while since we were there. Only fifty years. You see Florence was the where Penny and I got married fifty years ago.
We were each eighteen years old. I could not get my parents permission for us to marry. At the time, South Carolinsa allowed eighteen year olds to marry without a blood test with only a twenty four hour waiting period.
So, we drove into town to see some of the sights. We set our sights on the county courthouse. As we were approaching the courthouse the following came on the radio.
Our life together
Is so precious together
We have grown, we have grown
Although our love is still special
Let's take a chance and fly away
Somewhere alone
It's been too long since we took the time
No-one's to blame, I know time flies so quickly
But when I see you darling
It's like we both are falling in love again
It'll be just like starting over
Starting over
Everyday we used to make it love
Why can't we be making love nice and easy
It's time to spread our wings and fly
Don't let another day go by my love
It'll be just like starting over
Starting over
Why don't we take off alone
Take a trip somewhere far, far away
We'll be together all alone again
Like we used to in the early days
Well, well, well darling
It's been too long since we took the time
No-one's to blame, I know time flies so quickly
But when I see you darling
It's like we both are falling in love again
It'll be just like starting over
Starting over
Our life together
Is so precious together
We have grown, we have grown
Although our love still is special
Let's take a chance and fly away somewhere
Starting over (over and over and over)
(Just Like) Starting Over
John Lennon
It finished up just as we drove past the courthouse steps.
Kismet, Ya think?
Stevi