Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad

I couldn’t let the week go by without wishing my mom and dad a happy anniversary. Both of my parents have passed away, but one will always remember the momentous dates and holidays. Their anniversary happened to fall on July 4. So it was always easy to remember. It was a steaming hot 100 degree day in New England in 1948. Since my grandfather owned a grocery store the only day available was on a holiday. We recently took a quick road trip to New England to memorialize our oldest cousin. It felt good to be around the places my parents lived. I can also understand why my dad wanted to move away from the hardships of living in that part of the country. It was at this cousin’s home that we celebrated their surprise fiftieth wedding anniversary. My cousin even made sure the cake looked the same as the original. So happy anniversary mom and dad! The whole country celebrated your special day. 

Happy Anniversary

Neither my husband nor I thought about or remembered it. When an email card arrived this morning we were both reminded what day it is. I knew from the sender what it was about because they always send a card every year. Yes, it is our wedding anniversary. We have been together for forty six years, but technically twenty eight years. I remember leaving work early on Wednesday so we could drive to Chicago and get to to city hall so we could be officially married by the judge. We had visited the city the Saturday before to obtain the marriage license. After the “ceremony” we stopped at Reza’s on Clark Street for a late lunch celebration. We hadn’t told anyone so I sent cards out after the fact to our friends and family letting them know it had FINALLY happened. I had been waiting years for it. I always kept the last lines from the book “The Count of Monte Cristo” in my heart - wait and hope. We still have our little throw blanket that a friend gave us that shows our names and the date of the wedding. All I can say is I’m not sure where the time has gone. We never really celebrate our anniversary because we always try to live like everyday is our anniversary. But it was a wonderful reminder of not only the day, but that our old friends remembered too. 

Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad

We heard the story many times. It was hot as hell on July 4, 1949. There was no air conditioning but there was a big block of ice. It was the only day the grocery store family business would be closed. And that was the day my mom married my dad seventy one years ago. Mom passed away in February so this is the first time the holiday passes without both of them. So I ordered anniversary flowers to be delivered to Florida National Cemetery where they are side by side - WWII veterans. I requested a photo because we have not seen mom’s grave stone. Because of construction in the area, the florist was not able to leave the flowers at the site nor take a photo; rather, she left the flowers with the workers to place after they were done for the day. I told her that we were looking forward to seeing the flowers and the head stones. So she said she would try to get out there again to take a photo - hoping the deer didn’t feast on the fresh greens overnight. Today I received a photo of the flowers with my mom’s memorial. Unfortunately we didn’t get to see both my parents together with the flowers in between. I also spoke to the cemetery front desk staff. He said he could also take a photo of the site and send it to me - but I didn’t get it - yet. Since we aren’t planning any trips to Florida in the near future a photo is the best we can do for now. I was really happy to see the flowers and my mom’s final resting place. Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad. 

Happy Anniversary

We forgot all about it. Early this morning at 1 AM we made a quick trip to the grocery store so we could avoid large groups. After all we are in the high risk group. The store was empty for the most part, but so were the shelves. It’s been that way for a while. Forget about paper products and any sort of soap. We decided shower gel in a pump would do for general hand cleaning, but ingredients for hand sanitizer have disappeared as much as the hand sanitizer or anything with alcohol. This morning we woke up to a happy anniversary text from my high school friend. I couldn’t even remember the date, and I’m not sure how anyone else would. Then another anniversary greeting came from our long time friends and next door neighbors from Wisconsin. It was such a pleasant reminder that things need to carry on as much as possible during this weird time. It has a lot to do with one’s personality. It’s not helpful for people like me that have a tendency to worry about everything. My husband is very good about pulling me off the ceiling and has a more happy go lucky approach to life. As I’m writing a few hints of sunshine appear. That always puts me in a better frame of mind. Thanks so much for remembering our anniversary. It’s nice to know so many wonderful people. We’ve actually been together for 43 years, but married just for 25. That’s quite a milestone! 

Happy Anniversary!

It is hard to believe it is our anniversary today...not so much the anniversary, but the fact that we have been together for forty years! The first "official" trip we took was to Toronto for a medical meeting with a side visit to Niagara Falls. Most of our travel in those days had something to do with medical meetings because it was the only way my better half would take "time off." So today we celebrated the day by walking this morning in this frigid, cold, wind blustering weather and then stopped by Pete's for a late breakfast. We were never much in to making a big deal about holidays, birthdays, and special occasions. I like to think every day is a special occasion. And for the last forty years, each day  has been memorable.