HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
to ME & FRED!
Yes as you read this today we will be married 37 years.
To celebrate we are off on holiday to Malta a new destination for both of us.
So I thought that this post today should be about Marriage.
Fred and I met in 1971
Started going together in 1973
Got engaged in 1975 as we were finishing school and heading off to university so promised our parents we would wait 4 years until we were both finished there before we would get married.
Sorry but we broke that promise - we are not perfect.
We got married on 27th August 1977
It all seemed to be going in 2 year gaps.
We finished at university in 1979 and went back to jobs in our hometown.
Then it was a 3 year gap before our first Son was born in 1982
Another 2 year gap and our second son was born in 1984
Then three years later our daughter was born in 1987
The next big thing was our move to live in America in 1992 and then our return to Northern Ireland in 1995
Later in 2004 we moved to live in Belgium
And returned to Northern Ireland (but to a different area) in 2010
Last year 2013 was a big year
Firstly we got round to doing our family photo shoot that the kids had promised to buy us for our 30th Wedding Anniversary - not their fault that it didn't get down sooner just the fault of how difficult it is to get us all together in the same country let alone in the same place for long enough to organise something like this.
They will not be very happy about this casual one but I think it is just us with our natural happy faces.
They might be a bit happier (but probably not) with this more formal one of the two of us!
So finally we come to this year 2014 and we are happy and proud to celebrate our 37th Anniversary.
No fancy picture from this year just a happy one our oldest son took of us when we went to visit him in Leeds at Easter.
What were we doing that makes me think of it as being a happy picture?
Well we were in a small village in the Yorkshire dales just walking around relaxing together and laughing at the ducks and ducklings.
That's what marriage is all about, sharing the everyday times
with the person you are meant to be with
and thanking God for each other.
Happy Anniversary!
ReplyDeleteWe recently celebrated our 26th
That is lovely Sandra. Congratulations to you and Fred and may you be blessed together for many years to come. You are both wonderfully inspirational friends and I am thankful to God I got the chance to know and befriend you. Enjoy Malta. x
ReplyDeleteCongratulations and Happy Anniversary! I think that is just wonderful. Thank you for sharing your encouraging story with us. I posted today about marriage as well. May God bless you with many more years of a blessed marriage. I linked up next to you at Counting My Blessings.
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary! My hubby and I met in 1971, but we married in 1973 :-) Great post! Visiting from Spiritual Sundays.
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome post and a wonderful spiritual and marital legacy you have carved out for your family and friends. Sounds like you are doing a great job of following one of my key pieces of advice - treasure your moments :)
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you, too, for the cute ideas with the app Photofunia - I have it, but haven't used it yet. I'll definitely be using it soon. Very fun photos!
Have a blessed and beautiful week!
I enjoyed your chronicle of meeting Fred and the events that followed (every two or three years.) Happy anniversary and continue to do those simple fun things together. Thanks for sharing this true story with us here at "Tell Me a True Story."
ReplyDeleteHi, happy 37th Anniversary. Hope you have a great trip to Malta. :) I would love to visit all the countries that you have seen. It sounds like you've had an adventurous life.
ReplyDeleteMary-andering Creatively
What a beautiful and memorable post full of the memories and achievements you have collected throughout your marriage. What a lovely family you have. Congratulations on your anniversary, Thank you for linking up with #Anby
ReplyDeleteHow fabulous! Happy anniversary and wishing you decades more! Such a heart warming post! In a time when divorce and separations seem commonplace, it's so lovely to see that you are still so clearly in love xx
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Beautiful! Man and woman meant for each other is exactly what it is all about, The Son in mind, and your post is encouraging. Congratulations on your anniversary!
ReplyDeleteOh, such a beautiful post. And congratulations (even though it's a bit late) on your anniversary.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing at the Thank Goodness It's Thursday party!
"That's what marriage is all about, sharing the everyday times
ReplyDeletewith the person you are meant to be with
and thanking God for each other."
AMEN! Well said and well done!
I hope you had a wonderful anniversary!
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary ~ lovely family and great photos! ~ Many more happy days to you all!
ReplyDeleteWishing you the best in the day,
artmusedog and carol (A Creative Harbor)
Yes, years fly by ! We are married for 45 years ! I see you lived in Belgium. I still live there !
ReplyDeleteNice post, Sandra. Congratulations !!!
ReplyDeleteMrs. Jim and I met in '72 and got married in '73. 41 years for us.
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happy anniversary to you ! {:-D
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