No need for fancy clothes, a limo or an overly priced dinner. That's not how my parents roll on their anniversary {well at least not this year}!
because they celebrated with US.
Growing up I knew anniversary's were special but I didn't fully understand them until I started having some of my own. This was such a fun night with my parents. We asked them all sorts of questions about their wedding day.
what they remembered.
what went wrong. {there's always something}
bridesmaids. groomsman.
the cake.
my dad's braces. ha.
my mom's dress.
But the best part was knowing that after 38 years of marriage my parents are still in love.
They've gone through a lot and gave up a lot of things for me and my brother-and I am so grateful for all of their sacrifices. They always pushed us to be our best and never told us they were too busy to help or talk. I can still remember my dad dressing up to interview me as Anne Frank in 5th grade...My mom driving me from soccer to ballet as I attempted to dry my hair in the car vent and eat the food she had ready for me...My dad quizzing me for every Chemistry test in high school because I couldn't let my best friend get a higher score than me...My mom proof-reading every paper I ever wrote and me getting so frustrated with every change I needed to make...My dad's voice from the sideline or press box of every single soccer game...The red light of my mom's video camera at every recital and the borderline too loud whistle from my dad...The arms that left me at college and the wise voices that told me I couldn't come home when I begged to leave...The support they gave me when Russell & I were sealed in the Portland Temple...and the love i feel from every phone call, text, email and note in the mail.
I only hope I can be as good of parents to my children as they will always be to me.
I love you.
because they celebrated with US.
Growing up I knew anniversary's were special but I didn't fully understand them until I started having some of my own. This was such a fun night with my parents. We asked them all sorts of questions about their wedding day.
what they remembered.
what went wrong. {there's always something}
bridesmaids. groomsman.
the cake.
my dad's braces. ha.
my mom's dress.
But the best part was knowing that after 38 years of marriage my parents are still in love.
They've gone through a lot and gave up a lot of things for me and my brother-and I am so grateful for all of their sacrifices. They always pushed us to be our best and never told us they were too busy to help or talk. I can still remember my dad dressing up to interview me as Anne Frank in 5th grade...My mom driving me from soccer to ballet as I attempted to dry my hair in the car vent and eat the food she had ready for me...My dad quizzing me for every Chemistry test in high school because I couldn't let my best friend get a higher score than me...My mom proof-reading every paper I ever wrote and me getting so frustrated with every change I needed to make...My dad's voice from the sideline or press box of every single soccer game...The red light of my mom's video camera at every recital and the borderline too loud whistle from my dad...The arms that left me at college and the wise voices that told me I couldn't come home when I begged to leave...The support they gave me when Russell & I were sealed in the Portland Temple...and the love i feel from every phone call, text, email and note in the mail.
I only hope I can be as good of parents to my children as they will always be to me.
I love you.
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What a sweet post!!
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