Monday, July 28, 2008

Married 17 years & 70 years!

This past Sunday my Hubby & I celebrated our 17th wedding anniversary. My husband & I spent the day with his maternal grandparents. Grandma Juanita is 88 years old and Grandpa Bill turned 93 this past April. My Hubby was named after his Grandpa. We are in our mid-forties and feel so lucky to still have grandparents alive!

Hubby & I decided we would take Grandma & Grandpa out to lunch and then for a ride to visit Morcom Rose Garden in Oakland.

My Bill, Grandma Juanita & Grandpa Bill at the Entrance to Morcom Rose Garden - July 27, 2008



The wonderful inscription on the sign says:

Roses are beauty but I never see
Those blood drops from the burning heart of June
Glowing like thought upon the living tree
Without a pity that they died so soon.

John Masefield



Roses at Marcom Rose Garden



Grandma had surgery a few months ago & has been unable to get out of the house much. This was the first time in Grandma’s life, except for the birth of her 2 children, that she had been in a hospital! Until a few years ago Grandpa used to do all the driving for them but one day he passed out while behind the wheel and decided he probably shouldn’t drive anymore so the driving fell to Grandma. Since her surgery, she wasn’t able to drive so they became housebound for the most part.

The Pool at Morcom Rose Garden



Hubby has a hobby called Letterboxing and there was a letterbox hidden somewhere in the rose garden that he wanted to find. We asked Grandma & Grandpa if they wanted to go and they jumped at the chance to get out for a few hours.

A Perfect Rose!



We ate Chinese food, which seems to be the only thing Grandma wants to eat right now, and then drove to the Rose Garden. The roses were in full bloom and we stopped to smell almost every one. We marveled at how they all smelled different. Some were spicy, some smelled fruity and some smelled like powder. Hubby searched for his letterbox and finally found it. Grandma & Grandpa were needing to rest for a bit so we found a nice bench and sat down.

Another Beautiful Rose



Since this day was our anniversary, the conversation got around to anniversaries. We asked Grandma & Grandpa how many years they had been married and Grandma said they’ve been married 70 years! Can you imagine! It's so obvious how much they still love each other after all this time.

What A Darling Couple!



Married 70 Years!



I took a few pictures to share with you. We had gorgeous weather! Grandpa fell asleep as soon as we got him home. Bill and I were honored to have spent our anniversary with Grandma & Grandpa!

12 comments:

Monica-FC said...

you have been awarded, go to my blog and see. :) Love Monica

Connie said...

Bill and Juanita look really good! I'm terrible with anniversaries and remembered it the other day while chatting with you and forgot to say Happy Anniversary! Soooooory. But ya know, my OWN little chickadee, we wish you happiness and a great anniversary. I love you........
Smoochies,
Mom/Connie

Kim's Treasures said...

Happy anniversary! How nice to still have grandparents! My grandparents had been married 70 years also. I'm so glad you had a wonderful day!
Kim

Unknown said...

Nancy, this post gave me goosebumps! How beautiful!! I jusdt loved reading this! What a perfect way to spend an anniversary! What an inspiration Bill and Juanita are! And congratulations on your wonderful anniversary! You couldnt have had a more perfect day!!!

Lots of hugs and cheers to many more anniversaries!
Amy

Anonymous said...

What a special way to celebrate your anniversary. I know they appreciated it. Wow...70 yrs. married...they don't look their ages at all. Hope you have a fabulous weekend.

Unknown said...

Hi Nancy!

Thank you for your sweet comments! Love your award and looove all the beautiful pictures of your sweet grandparents. What a blessing.
xoxo
Janet
Janet's Creative Pillows

Mrs. Cherry Heart said...

Aw gramma and granpa are precious!
God Bless them!

Happy Anniversary Miss Nan!
Wishing you and hubby many many more beautiful years together!

Hugz, Dolly

Stephanie ~ Angelic Accents said...

Hi Nan! Congrats on the award!!

Beautiful pictures & what an adorable couple ~ can you imagine 70 years!!

Big TX Hugs,
Stephanie
Angelic Accents

cherished*vintage said...

Congrats on your anniversary! What a fun day. Loved all your pictures. Now, I have to go research letterboxing - sounds interesting!
-Karoline

Sharon said...

How inspiring, looking so good after 70 years and still together. You and Bill are so lucky to still have them in your life.

Heather ~Pretty Petals said...

70 years!!!! wowza!! Congrats on your anniversary and i just love to hear stories of people that have been in love that long. ;)

Beautiful photos! xo Heather

vickie said...

Nan, what a beautiful blog. Happy Anniversary to you. So wonderful they could be with you and enjoy the outing.