Anniversary Time

Thirty-two years ago today, Ron and I were married in the Seattle Temple (Bellevue, WA).  Lots of family was there, including Daddy and Mother, whose cancer was in remission for a couple of months. It was a foggy day, but a wonderful day, as we were surrounded by family and friends wishing us well.  This picture was taken a few years later - (we don't look like this anymore) - shared life experiences have resulted in gray hair or less hair, a few wrinkles, and some other inevitable outward differences.  Because we married in our middle years, we realize that in order to make it to 50, we would have to be in our late 90s, which isn't likely to happen.  Over the years we have shared many wonderful experiences with our combined family, and have experienced sorrows, too.  We find that, as we grow older, that enduring to the end has a special connotation that we did not really envision, but we are determined to do the best we can.  Life goes on, and we are grateful for each other.

January Anniversary

We celebrated our 28th anniversary on January 10th. Last year, Ron was in recovery in McKay-Dee Hospital. We're glad to have better circumstances this year! We were married in the Seattle Temple in Bellevue, Washington. Flowers were blooming in the gardens, and the ERA picketers were marching on the sidewalks outside the temple fences. It was a nice day - Mother was well enough to be there, so she and Dad made the trip to Seattle with Ron and me. Judy and Bob, Julie and Mike (newlyweds, themselves), Andrea, and various friends were there that day. The pictures are hazy and not very good, so if anyone has recollections, please fill them in. This was the first kayak we had - it was called a Fulboat, and Ron built it. We had a lot of fun in this kayak, and learned that you could really see things up close and personal with kayaks - it never saw any white-water, but it could really skim across the water. This picture was taken in Tumwater on Capitol Lake. I liked to think that we would go through life paddling our "canoe" together.

I don't remember who took this picture of Ron and me the momentous summer of 1980. (Taken in front of Mom and Dad's house on 93rd.) I thought the blouse was cool, but it wasn't too flattering. I'm not sure if we had announced our intention to get married, or if it was still in the planning stage?