Saturday, May 9, 2015

Chris has been in Zimbabwe and South Africa for the past 2 weeks giving lectures on Ethics. She wrote me a wonderful 30th Anniversary letter: Dear Tony.docx May 2015 Dear Tony: Happy 30th Anniversary! Thank you for a wonderful 30 years. I have had a little time to reflect and so wanted to share some thoughts with you. In my view, these have been 30 great years. Thirty years seems like a long time, and yet I cannot imagine life without you. It has actually gone by pretty quickly. We love each other and work and play together- all of which I hope will continue for many years to come. We have three incredible kids, a comfortable and enjoyable life, and good health. We can talk to each other about the mundane, the philosophical, the political, and the speculative. We laugh and cry together. We run and cook and even (lately) play tennis together. I am only one of many many who have great admiration and respect for all that you have done and continue to do. You have done remarkable things at work and made amazing contributions to science and to your country. I hope that my support and encouragement have been helpful to you and that I have not interfered with your many successes. My hope is that over these following years we will find time to enjoy life as much as possible. There is so much to learn and do and see. It would be fun to do it together. Thank you for being my lover, my friend, my advisor, my companion, my critic. Thank you for putting up with the bags under my eyes and the weight of the world on my shoulders. Thank you for being a great father and husband. I look forward to celebrating our anniversary together. I love you. Christine