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Happy 51st Anniversary, Mom and Dad!

It's been 51 years since my parents were married that fateful day in Kansas City, KS.  My mother was just a girl!  Was it snowing that day?  I think it was.  Mom and Dad hate snow, but maybe as whippersnappers they didn't mind it so much.

Mom and Dad spent the day with Jerry Mark, Ann, their kids, and Timmy.  The Jayhawks had a big football game against Missouri, but things didn't turn out so well.  Photos were sent of those partying.  Hopefully, the Edible Arrangement was tasty.  I do wish I could have been there.

Mom and Dad's Wedding in Pictures

I was thrilled to find these pictures in my email yesterday (click for a larger view)!  I know most of the people, of course, their being relatives.  There are a few that must be friends of my parents.  Tim, Bethany, and I spent some time looking over all of these pretty pictures.  Tim's first reaction was, "She's just a girl!  And so is your dad!"  I told Tim I thought my dad would be happy to hear that.  Well, we all know what Tim meant.  My thoughts:  Mom was only three years older than Bethany is now.  Crazy!

Happy 50th Anniversary, Mom and Dad!

My parents are celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary.  Mom and Dad were married in Kansas City, KS, their hometown.  They didn't have time for a honeymoon, being students at the time, and having class in a couple of days.  My dad had proposed to my mom at his parents' house in August or September (apparently no one knows the exact date).  Daddy caught her a bit off guard.  She accepted.  The rest, as they say, is history.  And the years have just flown by, I'm sure!

50 years is a huge deal and very special, of course, and we weren't able to be there.  I've been bummed about this for months - shed many tears, spent several sleepless nights, and tried to come up with a million different ways to work things out.  Jerry Mark, Ann, the kids, and Timmy took them out for dinner and had cake, so they did celebrate quite wonderfully yesterday.  I just wish we could have been there, too. 

Anyway, at the last second (last Sunday - thank goodness, for Amazon.com's membership deal with free two-day shipping), I thought of getting them a webcam, so we could at least see each other on their anniversary.  What a brilliant idea!!!  It was especially brilliant that I had the camera sent to Jerry Mark's house.  I've made that mistake before - well, their street names are so similar!  It was even more of a problem, unfortunately, because Jerry Mark moved out of that house several months ago.  So, after a whole huge rigmarole, we were able to have a video call last night.  It was great to see, not only my parents, but Jerry Mark, his family, and Timmy. 

 

Happy Anniversary to Us!

Happy anniversary, Baby!

Tim and I were married nine years ago today in Waipi'o Falls, Hawaii.  Tim was telling someone, just the other day, that it seems like yesterday!  The years have flown sweetly by, seeming like mere moments.  *sigh*  Oh!  Anyway, our hotel was in Kailua-Kona (on the Big Island), so the morning of the wedding involved a couple hours of drive time.  Our wedding was down on the Waipi'o Beach, just below the falls.  We drove down to the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, at the southern end of the island, after our little ceremony.   We stayed until dark, which was recommended for good views of the lava flows.  Following dinner at Volcano House, in the Park, we drove back to Kailua-Kona.  It was a beautiful day in a truly magical place.

To commemmorate our big day, we went up to Apple Hill after church.  There's really nothing around here that would in any remote way be like that day in Hawaii, so we decided to do one of our favorite things here.  The fall colors were wonderful up the hill, we had our favorite chicken salad sandwiches for lunch (they're so good, even Bethany likes them!), bought apple pie, crisp, and streudel, and took a bunch of pictures.  We came home and ordered from Olive Garden for dinner, ate with the kids, and enjoyed a Kings basketball game (well, it's halftime, so I won't know how much I've enjoyed the game for a while yet).  I didn't take pictures at dinner - the kids get so grouchy when they see a camera.  Sheesh! 

I probably won't be dealing with the pictures until tomorrow, so I'll post them later.  I feel like I have quite a bit of make-up posts.  I need to get with it.  I think I've figured out how to do my blogging and keep an eye on the puppy (I so hate cleaning up messes!).

Back to Tim...thank you, Baby, for nine fantastic years!