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Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Happy 58th Wedding Anniversary...

Other than my Ricky and my children and grandchildren, These two are my favorite people in the world! Thursday is their 58th wedding anniversary. Uncle A will be 85 years young in March and Aunt C will be 79 in June.

They are a testament to marriage and love. Ricky and I sit with them nearly every week at church. They still hold hands during the sermon. They are happy, joyful people; deeply devoted to the Lord and to each other. Every week Uncle A greats me with "Hello there good-lookin'", to which I reply, "Hi Handsome"... then I get a little peck on the cheek and a hug. What a charmer!

Do you see that they're holding hands in the photo above? How cute! They're so precious. What a handsome couple they are!
They'll never see this post... they don't blog (imagine that!)... So, I post this for me, because I adore these two people and I hope I have them in my life for many years to come.
Last Christmas Eve after mass, Ricky and I dropped by their house to deliver some Christmas candy and cookies. We sat at the kitchen table and drank a bottle of wine together (they lace their's with sprite!), and talked for a couple of hours. As Ricky and I got ready to leave, Uncle A said... "I enjoyed this, let's do this every year on Christmas Eve". That made my heart smile... Hopefully, we will, for many Christmas Eve's to come.

Happy Anniversary Love Birds...

Just livin' the good life down here in French Lique!

10 comments:

Jennifer@woodleycottage said...

What a nice couple. My husband and I married later in live so we will never see 58 years (married) together. But you can bet we are sure trying to cram as much living as we can into our lives together.
Sweet tribute!
Have a fantastic day!
Jennifer

Anonymous said...

Oh how wonderful. A very Happy Anniversary to them. I'm glad you cherish them. My parents are 85 soon to be 86 and they've been married 65 years.

Heidi Pocketbook said...

Oh, how sweet! I'm so glad you wrote this post :-)

The Raggedy Girl said...

Gosh I just love it when family works right. It is such a blessing. Your aunt and uncle look so young!
Roberta Anne

Anonymous said...

They even LOOK like nice people.What a wonderful ritual to start...Ann

xinex said...

How sweet! I wish we have more couples like that. Congrats on tyour aunts and uncle's anniversary!...Christine

Kat said...

How wonderful that you have such special people in your life. I know you cherish them, it comes through in every word you write about them. What a handsome couple, it is so nice to see 2 people happy after so many years together. DH and I are at 28 and hope for many more to come! Great post, Kathy

cottage farm villa said...

Dear Dixie, this is such a sweet post. Uncle A reminds me of my Uncle B...he is about the same age by now. The men of those days sure liked their women! "hey good lookin"!! I can't imagine how much it meant to them to have you stop by Christmas Eve. Imagine you and Ricky at that age to have some youngin's come by and share some wine and stories!!! That is very special indeed.

Thank you for stopping by my Canton post! 7 hours is a long drive...but to make a 3 or 4 day trip and see the grandbabes (kids) and shop....WHOO HOO!!! Hope you make it this spring! Hugs to you. Cheryl

Anonymous said...

DEAR DIXIE,
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL POST ABOUT A BEAUTIFUL COUPLE. THEY STAND FOR WHAT MARRIAGE IS AND SHOULD BE. MAY YOU HAVE MANY CHRISTMAS EVE'S AT THEIR TABLE.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS.
hugs
debbie

Lynne (lynnesgiftsfromtheheart) said...

Dixie, what a beautiful post.. They are such a lovely couple. Congrats to them on their Anniversary.. The photos of the children are priceless. No greater gift than a chid's smile. Thanks for swinging in to see the table for one, Miss Kitty and Mr. Mouse enjoyed your visit.. hugs ~lynne~