Finding Direction: The Wind Vane Chronicles

I was born on March 2.  

And Tom & I married on March 2.

So, today is a significant date for us for those reasons.

Today is also a significant date for me as a Texan and for several million people, or at least it should be, in the great state of Texas.  You see, today is the birthday of Texas, as well.  Although, admittedly, Texas is much older than I am.  A bit, anyway.

Texas celebrates its Independence Day today because this is the date in history – March 2, 1836 – that Texas declared its independence from Mexico after many battles, not least of which being the battle for the Alamo.  Thus, Texas became the Republic of Texas; a sovereign nation bordering the United States of America and Mexico.  Texas remained a sovereign nation until it was admitted to the Union in 1845.  But, it was a sovereign nation long enough to infuse its citizens with an extra streak of independence, even within the United States of America, which you may have noticed.

Tom and I are much the same.  We both have independent streaks, while maintaining just as much of an interdependence upon each other.  Neither one of us is "clingy," but we both very much want to be there for each other come what may.

So, join Tom & me in our celebration today for my birthday and our 18th wedding anniversary as we also celebrate the independence day of my home state of Texas – the GREAT state of Texas, in every way.

 Cheers, y’all, and many blessings to each of you today!

Dee

P. S.  By the way, here’s what Texas looked like in 1845 when admitted to the Union.  It encompasses nearly everything to the west of Louisiana and Arkansas from the Rio Grande north for hundreds of miles.  The Union, with the help of Texans, then fought Mexico over more disputed territory. The U. S. eventually bought the territory from Mexico, took land away from Texas (another reason for us Texans having a streak of independence) and made it a part of the western states of the United States of America.