Getting ready for vacation

Unfortunately, my reputation for finding people via the internet is haunting me. One of the ladies on the reunion committee still thinks I'm in business. She had to find someone and called early this morning to see if I could help her. I found some info and sent it to her and then said I'm leaving on vacation. This seems to be a job (a volunteer one) that will not end. The reunion was on 8/11. Time to be done. Now we are going to have one final meeting the end of September. I'm all for lessons-learned meetings, but I usually like them right away. Have a feeling this has other purposes (reading between the lines of some emails). On a more positive note, finished up the newsletter for church. Did a little cleaning - hard to believe (ha, ha). We are headed for Bethany Beach, DE tomorrow for the weekend and then bound for the South to relax and enjoy. I'll be in my element - accent and all...

Odds and ends...

Mom got her carpet fixed today. We went down this afternoon and hooked up the computer and TV for her. Got our thank you notes written and mailed. A productive day...

Today is our 25th Anniversary

Today is the actual date of our 25th Anniversary. It's hard to believe we have been married that long - my how time flies. We love each other so much. We got new rings - I got a new diamond (beautiful!!!) and I got John a new wedding band with a diamond-shaped diamond. I can't imagine not having John in my life - he is my best friend, my lover, the father of our children, my rock, a constant source of humor, etc. (I could go on and on...) We have built our marriage with God at the center. We have always tried to keep our sense of humor and appreciate one another. God has truly blessed us and He continues to do so...

Sunday was literally a day of rest...

Church was awesome. After church we came home, had lunch, and fell asleep. I guess all the partying on Friday night required 2 days of rest. It was an awesome party...

25th Anniversary Party

John found a pair of shoes in the morning while I rested some. Phone rang early in the morning and I didn't get to sleep until around noon. Took a two hour nap and then had to get all our stuff together for the party. We wouldn't be coming back to the house before going to our party. Got my hair fixed and then we headed for the Walkersville VFD social hall. Julie was there. She had planned the entire event and assigned her brothers tasks. The decorations were beautiful, the DJ was good, the food was terrific, and we had a MARVELOUS time. I think all our guests did too. The dancing was great - I chair danced a lot since I can't last for a whole dance. Had fun with the grandbabies - Jessica was taking care of me, getting me something to drink. Destiny kept saying she couldn't dance, but I got her on the floor a couple of times. Then when they played one line dance song, she was the first and only one out there who knew the dance. Abby, Katelyn, and Stephanie did their share of dancing too. Amelia danced with Uncle Gary and her cousin, Adam. She was in her glory. Julie is really a good dancer - I want her to teach me some steps. She was hilarious on this one song - the DJ threw her a plastic blow up guitar and she mimicked the solo guitar piece in it. She tried to get Scott to pretend play it, but he wouldn't get on the dance floor. Scott's only time on the dance floor was sweeping it up after the party. Julie had borrowed a standup cardboard bride & groom with cutout faces for us to use. You could get your picture taken by Chris and then he would print it out for you to take home; Desiree delivered the pics to each person/couple. I think everyone got a kick out of that. I even started asking people if they wanted to get their pic taken with me. I was usually the "groom." The food was good - Cliff and Julie spent most of their time making sure everything was available. It was so good to spend time with family and friends. We just had the best time - can't thank our kids enough. Scott (Destiny, Jessica, Katelyn), Chris & Desiree (Amelia, Stephanie, Abby), Julie and Cliff - thanks for giving us such beautiful memories...

Thursday

Rested some in the morning and then we left to run errands. Had to get John a pair of black shoes for tomorrow night and pickup some other things for the party. Didn't haven't any luck with the shoes so John will have to go out again in the morning. Got a photo album for our wedding pics and I had to organize them. Made the signs for the party while John fixed the favors filled with M&Ms. Then John went to bed. I laid down and after an hour and 1/2, I got up. Just too excited too sleep I guess. Did a few other things and then tried to sleep again. Was a long night of tossing and turning...

Resting...

Think I've been on the go too much. Had a little battle with nausea the last couple of days. Decided I should take it easy today so I'd feel good for our party on Friday...