Monday, July 21, 2008

Happy 45th Wedding Anniversary Mom and Dad

Wow 45 years of marriage! Today is my parents 45th wedding anniversary (the year of the sapphire) and I am so proud of the incredible family foundation my parent's have built and continue to maintain year after year. When I was younger my Grandparents seemed to be that central hub the family revolved around but since my Grandmother passed away my parents have silently, yet willingly, excepted the responsibility of always being there when needed.

TheFamily

As a son who appreciates the warmth, love, humor (check out my Dad's face in the pic), loyalty, and the list of attributes goes on, there is nothing more comforting (even for an adult son) than to see the love and caring shared between your parents.

Dad, just in case you needed to know,">According to Wikipedia, "Sapphire is any gemstone-quality corundum that is not true red. (The red variety of corundum is also known as ruby.)" :-0 I thought you would like to know that Scoring 9 out of 10 on the Mohs scale, sapphires are second only to diamonds in hardness, and they're out of most people's price range for 45th anniversary gifts, so take the money and buy Mom a tank of gas instead!

2 comments:

berrypatch said...

Wow - that's an old photo! Doesn't seem like it does it - 2003 wasn't it?

Chip Gillespie said...

Yes - it was 2003, which means it's only five years old, so wouldn't that make it a young photo? LOL. Someday we will live closer and have more opportunities for the family photos