We celebrated Colin's mom and dad's 50th wedding anniversary a couple of weeks ago. All they wanted was for their entire family to be there to celebrate with them. So, all of Colin's siblings, their spouses, fiancees, and children descended on Spokane for a special family only gathering.
It's quite a feat for everyone to have traveled from all corners of the U.S. and even a few from Europe. None of us wanted to miss this special day.
We're so blessed to have their marriage as our example.
A few days ago, Colin and I celebrated our 21st wedding anniversary and during dinner, our boys asked us what our tips were for having a happy marriage. A lot of things came to mind, and we were happy to share our thoughts with the boys. I'm so thankful they're interested in these sort of things.
- The first thing we remembered was the homily Father Mike delivered on our wedding day and a point that he made to not make a mental list of the things your spouse does that bother you. Instead, make a mental list of the things you love about them. Focus on the good!
- Support each other's interests and work to find or develop some in common.
- Take care of yourself and your health so you can make the most out of life and your time together and remain attracted to one another.
Of course, there were the standard love one another pieces of advice and so on. But are all of these tips the magical answers to living happily ever after? Yes and no. They've worked for us. But really, the bottom line is that when Colin and I made the decision to be married and have a family, we chose to give it our all - just like Colin's mom and dad. Through the ups and downs in life, our family and our commitment to each other are the most important things of all.
Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love. ~Mother Teresa
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Images: KC England
Cake: Sweet Frostings Blissful Bakeshop
Linens and chairs: Event Rents
Floral Table Runner: Tutorial can be found here.
Gradma and Grandpa Placecards handmade by Granddaughter Shea Josephine
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Between posts on my website, and all year long, I'm preparing for The Farm Chicks Vintage & Handmade Fair. You can read alI about it here. I also document my life on Instagram. You can follow along with me there.
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