Sunday, December 20, 2020

51 years and counting

 Well we made it 51 years!  I chalk that up to marrying your best friend, one with whom you trust your inner most thoughts and always has your back.  Someone you can laugh with and cry with. 


This is the photo that hangs on the living room wall... it has a keepsake from our 50th Anniversary a year ago.


A card from a special neighbor showed up in the mail.  "Time has a way of making love more beautiful"

We will have a quiet day at home...we will cook something special for supper....and thank God that we are still together, have a cozy warm home, enough food to eat and even in the Isolation of 2020 we still love each other! 

More photos of that day 51 years ago can be found here. 

Far Side


49 comments:

Far Guy said...

We have been married so long Connie can finish most of my sentences. She can also start some of them.

Charlotte (MotherOwl) said...

Congratulations! 51 years are quite a lot, but I stll wish you many more.

Jeannelle said...

Happy Anniversary and may you have many more!!

Ronald said...

Congratulations to you both!

Val Ewing said...

Congrats ! That is so amazing and wonderful. To be stuck in Isolation and still get along is wonderful.

Pauline Persing said...

You two know how lucky you are. Enjoy your day.

Maebeme said...

Happy Anniversary! That is a wonderful milestone.

Phyllis Pritchard said...

Happy 51st Anniversary Connie & Gene!! The Lord keep blessing with many more years of Love & Happiness.

thecrazysheeplady said...

Happy Anniversary :-)

Shirley said...

Happy anniversary! May God bless you both and I hope you have a lovely day!

Rita said...

Congratulations to you lovebirds!! :) :)

The Feminine Energy said...

Happy Happy Happy 51st Anniversary!!! Congratulations and may your day be wonderful and your next year married be equally as wonderful! ~Andrea xoxo

Granny Marigold said...

Happy anniversary. Far Guy's comment made me chuckle. Blessings on you both!

Sallysmom said...

Happy anniversary to the two of you. Yes, nothing like marrying your soul mate.

Wanderingcatstudio said...

Happy Anniversary.

Terry and Linda said...

Happy Anniversary! Love you!!

Laurel Wood said...

LOL! Happy Anniversary, enjoy your day.

Betsy said...

Happy, happy anniversary to two best friends. I feel the same about my Dennis. He is literally my soul mate and I think you two are the same.
I hope you have a wonderful day just being together, (as usual this year), and remembering days past and dreaming of days ahead.
Blessings,
Betsy

Diana said...

HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY 51ST ANNIVERSARY! Congratulations! May your day together be whatever it is that makes you guys happy! Blessings for more years of love to come! (Enjoyed the story and photos of your wedding day!!)

MTWaggin said...

You are both truly blessed to have each other! Thank you for the card and letter (before I forget) and tell Far Guy that HIS letter is the best one I get every year!

Galla Creek said...

So lucky to make it to 51. Congratulations.

Red said...

Congratulations on 51 years.

Bonnie said...

Congratulations to both of you! How amazing 51 years is to celebrate and of course you both had to be babies when you married. This is such a wonderful post! I especially love your last sentence. It is so important to be aware and be thankful for those things that really matter. May you have many, many more blessed years of happiness!

Gemma's person said...

Best friends forever.... amen to that.

Gemma's person said...

Heee heee.....good .

Miss Merry said...

Happy Anniversary! I think I have heard my husband say the same thing LOL

Miss Merry said...

Happy Anniversary! Isn't life with the right person wonderful! Hopefully we can have big celebrations a year from now.

Martha said...

Happy 51st Anniversary!!!

Debi said...

Happy anniversary! You are blessed to have each other.

Jan said...

Happy Anniversary!

At Home In New Zealand said...

Congratulations! What wonderful memories you must have of being together - I hope you have many more years to make even more :) xx

Jo-Anne's Ramblings said...

Congratulations that is wonderful

L. D. said...

Congratulations! That is a lot of years of memories. Good ones for sure.

The Furry Gnome said...

You looked so cute in 1969!

Sara said...

Happy anniversary!! Not many people reach that amazing milestone!!

Linda W. said...

Wow, 51 years! Congratulations!

Leah said...

Happy Anniversary - hope your day was full of memories, smiles and laughter!

DJan said...

Wonderful and what a great couple you two make! Congratulations!! :-)

Wendy said...

Happy Anniversary to each of you! Hope your day was special. Congratulations!

Linda Reeder said...

It's nice that 51 can just be a simple day to appreciate each other. Our 51 was this summer and I felt content in it's simplicity.

The Great Ethan Allen said...

Congratz! I tell Cheryl she is the best decision I have ever made. Also... The luckiest thing that ever happened to me... as the decision to get married was partly her saying "ok". 24.5 years later and we are still here. ( Take that Mother -in-law!) Great pics! Far Guy had hair! I remember when I had hair... just 10 years ago... It goes by so fast.

Wildflower Adventures said...

Happy Anniversary!

diane in northern wis said...

Congratulations on 51 Happy Years! I loved going and looking at all your pictures. I hope in that last one, you two weren't standing outside in below zero weather. I had a long veil like that too! Hope you made something scrumptious for dinner tonight. All the best to you two!

linda m said...

Happy Anniversary. The pictures of your wedding are beautiful.

Cynthia said...

Dear Connie and Gene, Happy, Happy 51st Anniversary to You!!! Fifty-one years of adventure, love, and friendship is quite a treasure. Here’s to many more!

www.self-sufficientsam.blogspot.com said...

If only you guys would have shared that information with me years ago!!! Happy Anniversary to the cutest couple I know!

Henny Penny said...

Happy Anniversary. I looked back at all the wedding pictures. It was beautiful.

Jacqi Stevens said...

What a wonderful life story. Congratulations on those fifty one years! Yes, the keepsake has a wonderful way of putting it: "making love more beautiful."

Victoria Zigler said...

I'm late with this, but... Happy anniversary! Congratulations on making it 51 years. I hope you'll celebrate many more years together yet.