Golden Anniversary

I've been married for almost 11 years- that is a long time. I've been alive for 33- that is a long time, but it is but a fraction of the 50 years my parents have been married this year. It was an honor to be able to go to Utah and celebrate with them back at the place it all began. The Salt Lake City Temple. We had a beautiful luncheon at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building, with views of the temple where my parents were sealed together for not only time, but for all of eternity. Congratulations to the most loving, devoted, dedicated and selfless couples I have the privilege of calling mom and dad. Happy 50th Anniversary!!!

Everything was just perfect. Almost everything. My only regret is that we didn't get a picture of just my parents with their children and their children's spouses! What were we thinking?

Guests were greeting at the door to pick up a memory card. During the luncheon, they were instructed to write down a memory they have had with John and Brenda.

After lunch was served, each guest came up and told their memory to my parents and then hung it on the memory tree for my parents to keep the cards as a tribute to the memories together.