July 24th, 1976 was 40 years ago this weekend.
Forty.
4-0.
40.
However you want to put it, 40 years is an exceptionally long amount of time. I've only been around for 28 years so I'm not even qualified to comprehend exactly how long forty years is.
Want to know who is qualified?
These two.

Because this Sunday is their 40th {!!!} wedding anniversary!
So cheers to them! Cheers to 40 years of marriage and many more years to come.
Mom & Dad: thanks for raising Benjamin and me in the best home I could have ever imagined living in. Y'all gave us everything we could have ever needed in life {and more} and you still do. You both set the perfect example for us to aspire to in our relationships and I hope that Patrick and I have what y'all have in 40 years.
I'm sorry for totally crashing your 40th wedding anniversary week with my wedding but I am so thankful for the reminder of what an awesome marriage is the week that I start my own journey!