Kate, Twenty-five years ago today we walked down the aisle out of Trinity Cathedral as husband and wife. We set out to start our life together with few plans but many dreams. Since that time we watched those dreams come true, one by one. We added new dreams and by this time last year we thought we were on top of the world. Everything had come together and we seemed to own our world. It was a rare August in that we traveled neither to the American Psychological Association or to the Academy of Management. We had already been to Florida and California in June and July, and you had just returned from Florida days before. So another trip was not needed. But we were already planning- planning the trip for August of 2008. The Academy of Management was in Annheim in 2008, so the plan was to go to the meeting, and then take a cruise out of LA into Mexico; seven, maybe ten days. On board the ship we would renew our vows, excahnge new rings, recommit ourselves to a relationship that I believe had survived all the struggles and was ready to last another 25 years. Today however, you are not by my side although you are in my heart as strong as ever. Today when we should be exchanging rings, I find myself holding your ring, wondering what to do with it. Today when we should be vacationing in paradise I am working in Flint, just another day. But it is not just another day for me. This bad luck number 13 has always been a good number for us, and while it hurts today it remains a special day because of the role it played in our lives. Remembering all the special 13's that we shared, and remembering the plans that we made for this special day, I choose to publicly remember the vows that I wanted to make a part of today. "I ask those here present, to witness, that I renew the gift of myself to you, Kate, which I first made, when we were bound together on our Wedding Day 25 years ago. Today I renew my loving promise to you. I promise to be true to you, in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you and honour you, all the days of my life. I am sorry for any want of love, any selfishness, any times I have not been the husband of your dreams. I promise, for all time to come, to give myself in love, to you and to this marriage, as long as we both shall live." The world has changed so much in the past year. It remains my life but at the same time is no longer my life. I am still me but somehow not who I was. But through it all Kate, I know that I will love you forever and ever and two weeks. Mike