The Nana Second

Today is certainly a reason to celebrate! — There are fewer and fewer couples who reach their 36th wedding anniversary.  Owen and I have been blessed beyond measure during our married life.  Here is a picture from May, 1968 – Owen’s Senior Prom. (We met on September 30, 1967 – blind date!)  He was a class officer and there was a special dinner before the prom for all of the officers.  Wasn’t he just the most handsome in his “Clark Kent” glasses?  Well…I fell for him anyway.  And there I am right beside him as I have been ever since. 

I didn’t think we would get to this point in our lives so quickly, but WOW have we had a great time – so far!  Fortunately, we still enjoy each other’s company, still have wonderful, long conversations (about so many different things —well, lots of time I’m listening since Owen is such a great “talker”), enjoy planning projects and working on them together, and continue to be the best of friends even in the worst of times.  Does that make sense?  What I’m trying to say is that no matter what is going on or how bad things appear (to us and others), our love for each other is always there to see us through.  How he puts up with me – I just don’t know sometimes, but I thank God for him daily, for bringing us together and for the life He has planned for us.  I don’t know what the future holds, but I trust that God has much, much more planned in the years ahead and that they will be as full and wonderful as the previous years have been.

Now…before I get anymore choked up, I’ll share a few more pictures —

Through the years…                

…..With Owen’s Maw Maw Bradley – 1970

….Going to a McDermott party – December,1979.  

Family Portrait – Cobham, Surrey, England – 1982

Family picture at Richele & Michael’s wedding – 1995                                                                                         

May, 2006

We haven’t changed that much, have we???  

And to my sweetheart of all these years — Happy 36th Anniversary!  I am looking forward to the rest of our lives together, wherever He leads us.  I love you…

I had such a great time with Alyssa and Samantha when they stayed with us while their parents were at the beach having a wonderful time.  We played games, took pictures on the hay bales ,

made cookies, and went to this fabulous playhouse at my friend, Barbara’s, house. Barbara’s son built this for her granddaughter several years ago.  It has running water and electricity.  We spent a couple of hours there after church on Sunday.What fun!! They were worn out…They love to come to Nana’s and Pop-O’s house.  However, Alyssa did ask me one day what “we” did for fun around here.  Hilarious!!  I just had to tell her that when they weren’t here we entertained ourselves pretty well.  

That’s all for now.  Hope you had a wonderful weekend – we did!