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13 Years on the Road to Forever & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #637

January 27, 2023 / 38 Comments
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Monday, January 23, 2023, was our 13th wedding anniversary so Jeff surprised me by taking the day off from work so we could spend the day together while the kids were at school. We had discussed going out for an anniversary date night dinner over the weekend, but I don’t really like to leave my house when it’s all dark and cold outside. Winter is for hibernating, not for late nights out. Also I much prefer a day date when my energy is at its highest level.

Given the limited time span of a school day, we had to cram a whole bunch of things into our A-Day schedule which began with taking photographs of my anniversary day date outfit. Remember this pink duster that I had forgotten about? Well, I purchased this leopard slip dress at the same time and forgot about it as well. In fact, I might not recollect that shopping trip at all! Now I am wondering what other new things have been forgotten in my closet room.

After our snowy photoshoot, we headed to the YMCA so I could get my new membership stuff squared away and then we had a few other errands to run. Following errands, we went for lunch at the John Hoover Inn in Evans Mills, New York, upon my request. They have really amazing cheesesteaks but more importantly they cook the tater tots to absolute perfection. And darn it, I wanted perfect tater tots for my anniversary lunch!

Also, there is a fascinating legend surrounding the John Hoover Inn which was formerly known as the LeRay Hotel. According to local lore, presidential son John Van Buren lost his mistress in an 1841 card game to George Parish II of Ogdensburg, New York. His mistress was Elena America Vespucci, a descendant of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci, who went on to live with Parish in Ogdensburg for the next 18 years. Letters written in her hand do provide evidence that Elena did love George Parish. However, when she was 56 years old and her beauty was gone by his standards, Parish told her to find an apartment in Paris and he would send her an annual stipend through an agent.

Apparently Ms. Vespucci was originally sent to America because she was involved in a scandalous liaison with Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans, son of Louis Philippe, King of the French. King Louis insisted that Ferdinand marry a certain princess and said of Ms. Vespucci that she “was rather an obstacle, and her absence became necessary.” According to her parents, Captain Amerigo Vincenzio and Leopolda Cappelli Vespucci, Elena had always been “indocile and unmanageable” and had been the “mistress of some dozen men” before she was sent to America. (Source)

Parish’s 1810 Ogdensburg home was occupied by members of the Parish family until 1860. It was purchased by Frederic Remington and is currently the site of the Frederic Remington Art Museum. It is believed that Ms. Vespucci’s spirit lives on inside the museum. Local legend also believes that her spirit haunts the John Hoover Inn in Evans Mills. I wish someone would help her poor soul pass to the other side instead of selling $5 tickets to a “haunted house” event.

Okay. Okay. Enough about the Vespuccis, the Parishes, and the twisted up royal order to exile this “obstacle” of a woman! I do have to say, however, that I am downright inspired by her gall and her mid-19th century sexual liberation.

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Oh, I was telling you about our anniversary day date. With full bellies and a giant joint to help us digest, we headed home with two hours left for some reefer madness and intimate time before school dismissal. Those details will be kept private, however, mostly because that big joint down there kind of wiped my memory clear away!

So it wasn’t a spectacularly exciting anniversary celebration but we were happy to be able to spend the time together. Until Jeff’s retirement from the Army, we rarely ever saw each other in January so gratitude abounds when we can celebrate any holiday on the actual date of that holiday.

Cheers to 13 years on the road to forever. I wouldn’t want to travel it with anyone else. It’s a long freaking journey to forever so you better really like your travel partner! I am fortunate to have a really amazing one.

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13th Anniversary Reefer Madness!
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Wishing you all light, love, and laughter on your road to forever!

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