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Showing posts with label Anniversary Party. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Anniversary Party. Show all posts

Monday, August 16, 2010

Still Living Happily Ever After

Forty Years Ago Today

Was My Wedding Day

 

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1970 was a much simpler time with the reception being held in the church basement with cake, punch,nuts and mints!

Our colors were yellow and orange

Funny, now those colors are back in!

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Mr. Brown Socks and I were married on my parents’

Twenty Fifth Anniversary 

Here is their wedding picture

Dad always joked that he finished with one war only to start another..his marriage!  LOL!  He and my mother were very good together.  We all still remember the 40th anniversary party we had for them.

 

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If you read my blog you will know that God has richly blessed us with a fabulous family. Last weekend our daughters with much help from our son in law and many other people threw us a

 

SURPRISE

Anniversary Party!

Boy were we EVER surprised. 

 

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Our girls thought of everything.  They had my gown displayed on a mannequin and the maid of honor dress was behind.  The only thing that wasn’t on display was a bridesmaids dress.  They were yellow.  We also had floppy hats with daisy trim.  Can you see the daisy trim on the dress? Yep, seventies!

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I was too busy having fun at my party and didn’t get many pictures of the actual decorations, but daughters Three had the most gorgeous flowers for decorations. This large bouquet stole the show but there were also little petite roses which were…Yep!  yellow with orange edges.

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DSCN1835_277   It was truly a night to remember and we will always cherish what they did for us and for the life we have been given.

 

Happy Anniversary Mr. Brown Socks

And may we enjoy many more years together!