December 30, 2004

32 Years Ago

And the fun hasn't stopped! No, that's not a black wedding dress. I was a bit of a nonconformist back then. I made a dark green velvet dress and we were married by the mayor of our little town in my parents' living room. All fifteen of us trooped off to a local restaurant for dinner. Our honeymoon consisted of one night at the Holiday Inn. When fire alarms woke us up at 5:00 AM we got up and went back to my parents. By the time everyone got up, I was sewing at the kitchen table and Howie was sleeping in an empty bed! Some things never change

What did we do to celebrate our anniversary? We took a drive to East Berlin (PA that is, home of The Mannings).

Look what followed me home! I cashed in last year's and this year's gift certificates. I also picked up the Relaxobak Cushion I heard about at Creative Strands, but never got around to ordering.

Here's one last picture.

What happened to those legs?

Posted by Charleen at December 30, 2004 05:54 PM
Comments

Which relaxoback did you get - the original or the deluxe?

Cool pics. I love the huge rounded collars and everyone wore such dark stockings.

Posted by: Susan at December 30, 2004 07:51 PM

Awww. You both look so CUTE in that pic. Happy Anniversary!

Posted by: claudia at December 30, 2004 10:43 PM

Happy Anniversary!!! 32 years! Wow! That's wonderful!

Posted by: Angi at December 31, 2004 02:38 AM

Happy Anniversary! 32 years is amazing. Congratulations!

Posted by: wendy e at December 31, 2004 08:14 AM

Congratulations! May you have many more happy years together. You look absolutely lovely in the photos! Does hubby still sport the beard?

Posted by: June at December 31, 2004 09:18 AM

This is truly beautiful! Congratulations! 32 years-WOW that is great!

Posted by: PJ at December 31, 2004 11:22 AM

Happy Anniversary! Hope you had a wonderful day!

Posted by: Karen at December 31, 2004 12:53 PM

Congratulations! Love the photos. Dark green velvet sounds perfect for a December wedding.

Posted by: Catherine at December 31, 2004 03:18 PM

Happy anniversary! You were married on my 20th birthday! I loved seeing the pictures. My nieces were just teasing me about seeing pictures of me, from that time period in 'mini-skirts'.

Posted by: valerie at December 31, 2004 08:29 PM

LOVE the wedding photo!! my parents is v. similar, my mom wore a brown/olive tweed jackie-like suit. :) happy anniversary!

Posted by: carolyn at January 4, 2005 08:07 AM