End of Summer Recap

Well, I haven't written in a while. I have been way too busy to sit down and just type. A lot is going on and before you know it, I will have way too much stuff to say in one post!

My parents anniversary party was a lot of fun! Among my brothers and sister and I, we were actually able to plan a nice get together and not have to "run" too much. I will post pictures later as I am too tired right now to download anything.

It was fun seeing my relative's that I don't get a chance to see very often. We can see that all of us are getting older, grayer, etc. I think the best thing was the chance for the kids to meet, and finally get a chance to see the people that we talk about, when we reminisce about our childhood days. 50 years together is a very long time. When I looked at my parents wedding pictures and looked at the relatives in those pictures, I tried to imagine what the day was like then. It looked a lot simpler back then, with just a camera, instead of a video camera or camera phone. People looked like they really took pride in wearing nice clothes then and that there seemed to be a sense of "order" to how lives were lived.

My parents wedding reception was held in the backyard of my Mom's parents backyard. They had a church wedding, and my Mom said, that before her Dad walked her down the aisle, he kept telling her they had to hurry up and get back to work. (He was a barber and had his own shop, and he did have to go back to work that day) My Mom told me she got mad at him and told him that if he didn't stop saying that, she would walk down the aisle without him. Her older sister was her Matron of Honor, and wore a blue dress that was beautiful.

For the 50th Anniversary Mass that was said at St Patricks church in Hartland, my parents had 7 priests on the altar to help celebrate. These men that showed up, have been some of my parents best friends over the years, for all the work that they do. It was great to see them on the altar offering their services to help celebrate this great event. For all of the different organizations my parents have been a part of over the years, and have invested so many volunteer hours with, you would think they would have thousands of people they wanted to invite to their 50th anniversary party. That was not the case, we did have a lot of people, but family was what they wanted most there. That being our family of relatives and close people from church and neighbors that we have all grown up with over the years.

When it was all over with, they were very happy with what we (the children) were able to put on for them. We all had a great time that day. Wish I had more time to spend with every one, as with so many family and friends around, (and watching the food trays to fill) I didn't think I got enough time in talking with them. Well, at least I have more email addresses and updated address list for this years Christmas list. LOL!