A Long Distance Love Affair

Enclosed, simply, is the story of how Joan met Phil. And not just met Phil, but fell in love with him, and he with her, after which they lived happily ever after. "Happily ever after" is not the ideal romantic notion but a hard fought battle against the stresses of life and children's (and each other's) egos. But the fact is, they are together to this day, now 42 years later, anticipating retirement together with a paper chain whose links are removed one by one, week by week, as they move closer to reaping the rewards of the labor of their lives. This is very much a real-life happily ever after.