Golden Anniversary + Two

Evelyn and Paul M.
June 18, 1961
Riverton, WY

Recently, my family gathered to celebrate a Golden Anniversary; however, my oldest sister and her husband actually reached that milestone two years ago. 

Today, Evelyn and Paul have been married 52 years. Since exchanging their vows, they have lived in Wyoming, Missouri, and North Dakota. They have two children and three grandchildren. 

Interesting facts (some shared two weeks ago):

   •  my sisters chose blue and white for their wedding colors

   •  rice was thrown at both couples as they left the church

   •  my sisters married brothers

   •  my sisters wore the same wedding gown and veil
   •  my sisters' bouquets were Bibles covered with red roses 

   •  both weddings were in the same church - Trinity Lutheran
   •  both receptions were held in the church basement

   •  the newlyweds opened their gifts at the reception

Congratulations to my "Golden" sisters and brothers-in-law. May they celebrate more years together.

Pitch and Stitch

Nancy, Marilyn, and Diane
Rockies game at Coors Field
June 2013

Yes, I took my knitting bag to the Rockies' game against the Los Angeles Dodgers and added some ribbing to a pair of socks while waiting for the game to begin.

It was a great game with several home runs - stitching and pitching went well together.

Foreign Friday

Nancy Stearns and Judith Kravetz
Southern Japan
April 1980

April 1980, I toured Southern Japan with a group of teachers from Misawa.

Judith (from Atlanta, GA) was also an English teacher at Robert D. Edgren High School: her classroom was next to mine. She taught me military lingo and acronyms and how to jump through the hoops of military regulations. You see, I was actually in two foreign areas at the time: Japan AND the military.

Spotted in Denver. . .

Denver suburb
June 2013

Now, I've seen everything: someone who cleans up after the family dog.

Everyone with a pet know that it can be a nasty chore to keep the yard clean. My sister said this pickup appears in her neighborhood on a weekly basis.

I was curious and checked the website: Poop911 has branches in many cities.

On the Links

My first Hole-in-One
June 2013

I'm not a golfer, but I do enjoy putt-putt. Before leaving Denver, I played a round with my sister and her daughter. On hole number 8, I surprised everyone by hitting a hole-in-one.

Brenda
Hole-in-one
June 2013

Five holes later, my niece had an impressive hole-in-one through a water hazard.

Photo Booth Fun

My niece and nephew rented a photo booth for their parents' 50th anniversary party. Oh my, did we have fun being silly and serious.

Strip # 1 - party hosts (Dwight and Brenda)
Strip #2 - my brother-in-law and sister (Paul and Evelyn)
Strip #3 - my niece and me (Nancy and Brenda)
Strip #4 - my niece and me (Nancy and Becky)
(click any strip to enlarge)

A copy of the strips were mounted in a book for guests to leave their good wishes to Marilyn and Harold.

Here's a link to Traveling Photo Booth.

It's Kismet

Kismet blocks
started June 2013

Marilyn and I saw a sample of this quilt in a Nebraska shop last May and decided to make one. Further down the road (in Fremont, NE), we found a great sale on Jenny Beyer fabric: it was kismet.

Rotogravure
designed by Joe Wood
ThimbleCreek Quilts

Marilyn and I made the pumpkin blocks the week before her anniversary party. She is using the checkerboard sashing (shown in the photo from the ThimbleCreek Quilts site) for her quilt, but mine will have plain sashing with cornerstones.