05/15/2026
Happy Anniversary Babe — 43 Years and 47,000 Miles
Today, May 15th, Cindy and I celebrate 43 years together — 39 of them married. We met in college, and early on she told me, “I’ve got a good feeling about you.” A couple years later I proposed. During a trip to Hawaii let’s just say she had already thought a few steps ahead of me. Without me knowing it she had rented a sailboat, bought our clothes, my ring, arranged the food, cake, honeymoon…everything. We ended up married on a sailboat off the shores of Waikiki at sunset.
Our first date was picking up her new labrador puppy. We’ve been walking side by side ever since — literally. Nearly 3 miles a day for 43 years adds up to about 47,000 miles, roughly two trips around the world. Those walks are still my favorite part of every day.
Cindy’s strength — quiet but unshakeable — is what carries us through everything. At a pivotal moment in my career, I decided I wanted to play it safe and back out from going independent with LPL Financial. She looked me in the eye and said, ‘You’ve got this — now go be the best!’ I forged ahead and never looked back. The timing wasn’t ideal — it happened to be our anniversary, May 15 2008, and the markets were in freefall. And here we are on the other side. From little Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, a town of 14,000 people, our practice ranks in the top 7% of LPL Financial’s 32,000 advisors nationwide.
We’ve raised two sons we love deeply, and built a practice that has helped thousands of families work toward their financial goals. I tell Cindy how lucky I am — and boy do I mean it. The best part is there’s still so much more to come. Here’s to our next chapter. I love you.
