Sunday, September 26, 2010

Family, Marriage, Love

To start the weekend off, on Friday met the Richards in Leavenworth for dinner, ice cream and fairy kisses
The occasion was my parents 60 years of marriage celebration - a surprise to my dad until the day of. (and we actually pulled it off) My mom was positively giddy pinning on her very wedding gown and walking in to The Anniversary Waltz, which was played at their wedding.Their five adoring children were there to celebrate...not to mention most of their grandchildren (all were there but Drew, Jordan, Dolly, and Josh)There were 54 of us there, with 12 missing. This, mind you, is immediate family only!
Family - some are born into it, some marry into it, and some (Julianne) were adopted into it. One thing that binds us together, we all choose to remain a part of it and be there for each other. What a blessing to have such a rich heritage, honoring marriage, commitment, and family.