It isn't very often that you hear of a couple celebrating their Golden Anniversary. Today we helped a couple celebrate being married 50 years. The weather was perfect for their celebration and they had a wonderful turnout. I didn't take any crowd pictures. But I did take a picture of her table display that showed a cake similar to the one they had at their wedding with the original cake topper.
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1965 Cake topper |
When I was young my mother used to say after the kids were gone that the parents should have a party to replenish everything that the kids used up or took with them when they moved out. It was almost like they needed to re-fill the hope chest. For those young people who haven't heard of a hope chest, it is a chest that often sits at the foot of the bed for a young girl to put embroidered dish clothes and quilts in hoping to marry some day.
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New Hope Chest |
I stopped by Michael's craft store and purchased a miniature chest that was unfinished. Dale and I quickly stained the chest. He had a stain there that was a combination stain and varnish. It was darker than I liked so I used a dry brush technique to apply it. (That means wiping the brush on a piece of newspaper off to the side.) As a result, not much of the varnish applied. That wasn't a problem for me. This was really only a box sturdy enough to deliver the present. It isn't intended to be a keepsake.
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50 coins for 50 years |
Why don't I think of the cute catch phrases until it is too late? Oh well, I am sure when they got home this evening and opened the presents that this one made them smile. I was temped to wrap the coins individually in the gold wrapping paper. But instead I took some gold construction paper and ran it through the paper shredder. I love confetti!
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Anniversary Present |
These friends of ours have completed a wonderful achievement despite the highs and lows of life. They made it 50 years together as husband and wife. Together they created and raised four boys. I guess you could say that today we celebrated heterosexual pride.
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