49th Anniversary Smiles

I have a lot to smile about today.

It was exactly 49 years ago that I married my sweetheart.

We were young  college students at BYU with 2 years to go until graduation…. but… we were so much in love that it didn’t seem to matter that we just had part time jobs and barely enough money to pay for tuition and books. Luckily John had the skill to lay floor tile and his part time job paid him much more than my $1.00 per hour job. We figured if we pinched pennies we could get by.

If we had looked at our financial situation rationally, I doubt if we would have had the courage to marry when we did….but… we were blinded by love and nothing mattered to us as much as being together as husband and wife.

So on July 9th, on a  sunny Friday morning, just like today…. we were married for time and all eternity in the Los Angeles temple  of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon).

It has been a long 49 year journey we have made together. There have been good and bad times, ups and downs, sad and happy times, challenges and comforts. Through it all we have learned what love really is… not just what those 2 young kids thought it was.

I woke up this morning to find our grandgirl, Claire busy at work

…. setting a beautiful table.  Grampy asked her to do it while he went out to buy breakfast for us.

I saw that he had a card for me  so I quickly added my card for him to the table.

Austin and Claire have been staying with us since last Sunday. It was special having them be a part of our anniversary breakfast.  John getting Claire to set the pretty table and him going out to buy us breakfast was a total surprise to me….certainly more than I expected… but there was still another surprise  coming.

The doorbell rang just as we were finishing breakfast…. John asked me to get the door… I was the only one not dressed…. I was still in my jammies and robe.. but since John wanted me to… I went to the door….

And when I opened it there was a floral delivery man with a beautiful bouquet of red roses.

Of course, Grampy and the kids knew who it was so they came running with camera in hand to capture the moment. Wasn’t that a sweet way for my John to start off our 49th anniversary!

We spent the rest of the day enjoying the grands…. then….

This evening we went to dinner with our friends, Paul and Michelle and then to a good movie…. Belle..

Since we just got home from our cruise we said that we would keep this anniversary low key and simple….. however… I think John went the extra mile to make it extra special.

I’m glad those 2 kids decided to get married 49 years ago today. Our life has turned out just as we hoped and dreamed it would. We finished our education and got good jobs…. we raised our 4 wonderful children and have 14 dear grandchildren. Life is good.

We love each other more than ever. I treasure the years we have had together…. and I hope there will be many more.

Hugs, Grammy Lura