It has been 39 years since that day - yet I remember as though it were tomorrow. On that day, both of our fathers Officiated...and we sang "Now in the days of youth, when life flows fresh and free."
I have thought today would we have married had we known what would happen in 93? and the answer is an emphatic YES. We knelt on a piece of driftwood she and I had found at Lake Otsego, on which Linda Hart had written "if God didn't create all the good things on earth, then who did?"
No two people were more blessed in two daughters who are reflections of their mother...
She looked beautiful in the home made wedding gown...and she fed me a peanut butter jelly sandwich rather than wedding cake...Our 1st Anniversary, we went to a very fancy restaurant called Woodbine College and ate dinner by candlelight...Our 10th Anniversary we took Heather and Jennifer to see the Muppet Movie, and another movie at the Claremont Drive in...Phyllis fell asleep, and Heather and Jennifer ate everything in sight.
I would like to hope that the good times out weighed the difficult moments. When she died before our 24th Anniversary, my heart broke...for our 25th we planned to go on a cruise to celebrate...a reminder for everyone that we should not put off for 'someday' Rather I got dressed up in blue blazer, white slacks. took the Vineyard Gazette and a beach chair, and sat with her as the sun set and talked about 'our day' I miss her yet I know she lives eternally in Heather and Jennifer...as I pause on this day to thank God for her...
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Dad, I still have the kneeler (sp.?) she made to go on the driftwood--and I remember that wood being in our home for a long, long time. We were privileged to live together as a family in some remarkable places--sharing Pathfinder, the Vineyard, and more. I realize that one of the best gifts I received from you and Mom is the recognition of that beauty; I don't take my natural surroundings now for granted. Thank you for that gift!
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