Tom and I celebrated 54 years of married life this past Sunday by forgetting the anniversary. I was reminded at the end of the church service, when the custom is to pray for people in the congregation who have birthdays and anniversaries and where they keep better records. We were planning to have lunch at the antiques show in town, so we made the lunch our celebration. We are incredibly fortunate to both be around for the celebration of the 54th year, both in reasonably good health for our ages, and still in our house where we've lived for 32 years.
"Grant, O God, in your compassion, that Tom and June, having taken each
other in marriage, and affirming again the covenant which they have
made, may grow in forgiveness, loyalty, and love; and come at last to
the eternal joys which you have promised through Jesus Christ our Lord;
who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God,
for ever and ever. Amen," (The Book of Occasional Services • 2003)
The ceremony was small and simple. My greatly missed sister Gayle and my brother-in-law Frank sent us off on our two day honeymoon with a lovely, small celebration.
The ceremony was small and simple. My greatly missed sister Gayle and my brother-in-law Frank sent us off on our two day honeymoon with a lovely, small celebration.
Here we are about to roll out in our "Just Married" decorated car on our way to St Augustine, Florida, for a one-night stay, and then to New Orleans briefly, before we moved to Mobile, Alabama, to our jobs at the Mobile Public Library.
The 1953 Chevrolet hardtop convertible broke down and died after we reached New Orleans, and we bought a new 1961 Ford Falcon with a trade-in and no money down, with only the verification of our employment as assurance.
Happy anniversary, dear June and Tom. I hope that all continues to be well with you.
ReplyDeleteI'm off Facebook for a while, June, for illness and travel (yes, I know, that makes no sense); but I always look forward to reading your Blog. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, your prayers, and your memories.
May you and Tom continue to be well and happy.
You are very, very fortunate. All good wishes to you for many more anniversaries.
ReplyDeleteMazel Tov! My parents would have celebrated their 59th this past April, had my mom not passed away in 2007 (Then this past summer, my dad lost his "lady friend" to cancer, too. My mom was 5 years younger, Mary was 10 years younger. My 95 year old dad needs to date a woman no older than her 70s, if he has any hope of NOT outliving her...)
ReplyDeleteYou two were/ARE so cute. <3<3
Thank you all. Tom and I are very grateful to have had more than a half century together.
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ReplyDeleteYou know the best thing about rubbish like "Downton Abbey" or Agent Carter" is the backgrounds and esp the old cars; I'm forever shouting at the screen "Oooh, just look at that car!" Old men like me all wish we'd had a barn in which we could have stashed the cars and bikes we have parted with. And there In your bottom photo is a beautiful '53 Chevvy which you went and dumped!
You should have dumped Tom and kept the car! Regards, MikeN.
I had no place to keep the car. :-)
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