River: Remembering the FlowerCat: 48

[mdlbear]

Forty-eight years ago today, Colleen and I exchanged wedding vows and rings at the altar of University Lutheran Church in Palo Alto, next to the Stanford campus. Neither of us was a Lutheran, but we had been going to the singles dinner at the church for several years, so it was an obvious choice of venue. We catered the reception ourselves; it included a side of smoked salmon, mini-bagels, and a barrel of home-made pickled mushrooms.

My parents didn't think it would last, but we stayed together "in sickness and in health,..." until her death finally parted us on July 12, 2021.

Comments

[redsixwing]

*offers hugs*

[mdlbear]

Thanks! Hugs are (almost?) always welcome.

[acelightning73]

May the memory of the love you shared be her monument.

[azurelunatic]

You two built it to last, and it did.

[mdlbear]

Thanks!

[jenk]

You both did well.

[mdlbear]

Thanks!

[ellenmillion]

Much love.

[mdlbear]

Thanks!

[cornerofmadness]

hugs

[mdlbear]

hugs

Hugs

[dialecticdreamer]

She was a magnificent, generous soul. I hope that your good memories are starting to ease the loss.

Re: Hugs

[mdlbear]

Thanks! hugs back. Starting to...

[figmo]

Hugs from here, too.

A lot of times folks don't think a marriage will last when the couple come from very different backgrounds. My mother's parents didn't think my parents' marriage would last, but it did.