Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Happy Anniversary


Today is our 30th wedding anniversary! God, can I really be that old?! What does one give to celebrate a 30th anniversary? I'm not up on all that Hallmark stuff. Besides, we are very low-key. We'll be going out to dinner to celebrate. That's about it.

At least I hope that's all, because I haven't gotten him a gift. :0

And my kids aren't around to do the subtle questioning thing -- "Dad, did you get Mom anything for your anniversary?"

That's my mom's dress, by the way. We found it in the attic, stuffed into an old pillowcase. Yes, I come from a long line of hoarders and recyclers. lol

Anyway, wish us happy. I'm looking forward to another 30 years. :)


81 comments:

  1. We just celebrated our 25 years together, and I can't wait to see what is meant for us ahead (I hope many more) so I can relate with your feelings so well. Happy Anniversary!
    Gracie at http://mylittleplace.blog.com

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  2. Ah, my dear. The 30th is pearls. I think you're celebrating it just fine with a nice dinner. And the dress is lovely, btw.

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  3. Happy 30th Anniversary Mary! (and many more)

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  4. You look gorgeous - the dress is great! Happy 30th Anniversary! That is pretty impressive! Have a wonderful, wonderful day! xxx

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  5. Happy 30th Anniversary. There is nothing wrong with low-key celebrations. Have a lovely evening together. We do cards and I fix a special dinner for two. (I love to cook.)

    Your dress is beautiful. That is a sweet picture of you and your DH.

    FlowerLady

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  6. Happy Anniversary! I wish you 30 more years together as well.
    Carolyn

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  7. Happy Anniversary! The dress is simply divine.

    May you have 30 more.

    Di
    The Blue Ridge Gal

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  8. Happy Anniversary and many more Mary! I wondered if that was your mothers dress when I saw it, it is lovely! We still have a year to go before we hit 30 years together. We usually head out to a beautiful B&B for the weekend to celebrate anniversaries. I hope you have a wonderful evening together:>)

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  9. Happy Anniversary, and wishes for many more years filled with love, friendship and joy.

    You are such an attractive couple. The dress is exquisite. Do you think your daughter will wear it one day?

    We very seldom give each other gifts any more. We have all we really need and want. But, there is no one I would rather be with than my husband.

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  10. Such a lovely picture--that dress is amazing! I'm just realizing that I did NOT get pearls on our 30th anniversary! Oh well, we don't do gifts either, but celebrate with dinner at our favorite restaurant.

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  11. Mary,
    Wish you both a happy 30th Anniversary and may you have another 30 more together!Your dress is beautiful.You both look great in the pic.

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  12. Wow! Happy, Happy Anniversary! Beautiful shot;)

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  13. Happy Anniversary Mary! 3o years, quite an accomplishment these days. We celebrated 39 recently and I was like you...how could that be!ha ha Daughters are grown and have children of their own so we are onto the next stage of our life, and I can tell you it is wonderful too. Enjoy the years for what they bring and cherish each day!

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  14. Happy Anniversary! That is a gorgeous photo!

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  15. I just celebrated my 34th but on our 30th we were contemplating taking a trip until our daughter got engaged 8 months before our anniversary. Consequently, any money we had squirreled away for a trip went towards a wedding. We had a great time at her wedding though so it was a memorable year.

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  16. Happy Aniversary to you an hubby. Your wedding photo is beautiful.
    Dawn

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  17. Happy 30th anniversary. Your dress is stunning.

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  18. Happy Anniversary! We celebrate our 30th this year too. Wishing you many many more years of happiness!!!!
    ~Debra

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  19. Happy 30th Anniversary! Congratulations to you and your husband. The dress is so pretty!

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  20. Happy Anniversary! You look so beautiful in your mother's dress! We celebrated 32 in June. I too, wondered how that happened so fast :)! I wish you many more years of happiness!

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  21. Happy Anniversary!!! Your two look so happy and your mother's dress is just gorgeous. I hope you have many, many more wonderful years. Hugs, Marty

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  22. Congrats on your 30th anniversary! in this day and time... a rare and wonderful thing to celebrate for sure!

    have a joyous celebration... and some candle light at home later... ;)

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  23. Happy Anniversary; I love the hopeful, joyful look you both have in that picture.

    Janet

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  24. It's easy to wish you and your beloved a happy anniversary since I share the day with you! You've got me beat by 29 years, though. :D
    (What an adorable photo and the dress is perfect.)

    We had hoped to be off on an overnight trip, but the weather was so horrid. Can't imagine anything worse than the coast in cold, driving rain. So we'll be having dinner out and I'll think of you and raise a glass.

    Happy Anniversary!!

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  25. happy, happy! such a lovely way the dress folds. it is perfect on you. do you still chew your tongue? many happy more years to come!!jkj

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  26. Not many people make it to 30. You guys must really love eachother or tolerate eachother! Just joking. My husband and I will be celebrating our 15 year anniversary next month. It gets better every year!

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  27. Happiest of ANNIVERSARIES my friend... What an adorable couple....And for the record, your not even CLOSE to old!!! Your FABULOUS!!!! Do have a wonderful evening together, I wish I could send the Il Divo's to you to serinade you well into the night!!! Check them out at my place, I'm still on a cloud!!!! xoxo~Kathy@ Sweet Up-North Mornings...

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  28. Thanks so much, everyone.

    Vee -- happy anniversary to you, too!!! :)

    jkj -- I don't think I've chewed my tongue since that day. Guess it was nerves. lol

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  29. Happy Anniversary, Mary! I wondered if your beautiful dress might be your mother's. I love that you wore her dress!

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  30. hartelijk gefeliciteerd met je trouwdag, je 30ste.Je hebt een prachtige trouwjapon aan,en wat zijn jullie beide nog jong he,en kan de hele wereld aan.toen mijn man overleed waren we 39jaar getrouwd.we zouden nu dus 43j geweest zijn.heb nog een fijne dag.
    OMA NIJN

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  31. Happy Anniversary Mary! That dress is fabulous.
    We generally are pretty low key for Anniversaries too. Blessings on 30 more..

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  32. Happy Anniversary, Mary and Mr. Mary! You both look so cute in the photograph -- love the dress, and how very precious that it was your Mom's.

    30 years is great -- and it's just the beginning. :-) Howard and I are ahead of you by 13 months.

    Enjoy your anniversary dinner. And then, go on a cruise. Or to Paris. Or at least a weekend in the Poconos....

    Cass

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  33. Happy Anniversary! 30 years is a good long time. I think that's so cool that you wore your mom's dress.

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  34. Happy Anniversary Mary many, many more !!!!

    I too wore my mother's dress, I had a dress on hold remember Priscilla wedding dresses (?) Well my mother had me try hers on and I just fell in love with it, it was in perfect condition it was all lace with little buttons up the back, I went right back and took my dress off hold, I remember it was 700.00 dollars a HUGE sum in the day...

    Your dress is beautiful !!!

    Kathy :)

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  35. Happy Happy Anniversary to you!
    You both looked so happy in your wedding pic.
    How special to wear your Mom's Dress to get married in.

    Over the years, I was in 2 wedding dress programs and wore my dress...no way could I do that now and zip her up. Those were the days.

    May you have a sweet anniversary,
    ~D~

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  36. Happy Anniversary Mary! You look beautiful in your mother's wedding dress!...On our 30th anniversary our daughters threw a surprise party with friends and family present...and I feel that the best gift is dinner out:)

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  37. what a wonderful photo...you have your tongue sticking out slightly...so cute.
    happy 3oth...we just had our 23rd. it is great to get to these significant numbers and still want to keep going. :)

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  38. Hi Mary! Happy Anniversary! Beautiful dress and a beautiful couple!
    Be a sweetie,
    Shelia :0

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  39. LOVED the photo of your wedding day and oh how special that you were able to wear your mother's wedding gown. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!!

    Carolyn/A Southerners Notebook

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  40. Congratulations! I wish you VERY happy! :) Sweet angel...you aren't old, you are just beginning to live! Enjoy every single second!
    Love and hugs on this wonderful day!
    Mona

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  41. Wishing you many more happy years!

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  42. Happy Anniversary!!! Wow, you look adorable and that dress is gorgeous! How great that you got to wear your mom's dress.

    I got married in August of 1979 so my 30th would be next month...if we were still married. We didn't quite make it to 10 years though. I know what you mean. I sure don't feel old enough to have been married 30 years!

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  43. Love the photo!!! Happy 30 years...here's to 30 more ;)

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  44. Happy anniversary! The photo is fantastic and your dress beautiful!
    We too have just celebrated our anniversary, two days ago... it was the first.

    I wish you much happiness and love!!

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  45. Happy Anniversary!! May you have many many more happy healthy years together. Your dress was gorgeous!

    Loved your 10 design rules too :)

    xoxo,
    rue

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  46. Happy Happy Anniversary Mary!

    Hugs,
    Robin

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  47. How Sweet! I like the ruffle on his sleeve.

    Congrats! :-)

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  48. wow - You're OLD! Just kidding... really congratulations on 30 years of marriage... that is super impressive this day and age. And that photo is timeless... you both look beautiful and so happy... the dress is amazing... I can see you've had a sense of wonderful style your whole life... ~ kim

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  49. Wow I didn't think I would ever get to the end of the well wishes. That is the most classic wedding dress I have ever seen. Congratulations to you both. I have so enjoyed your blogs. HH and I will celebrate 50 years in April 2010. I am like you. Where did all the time go? When it's good it's good forever, even if it is bad sometimes. Blessings
    QMM

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  50. Happy Anniversary to you both! The dress is beautiful and I hope you have a wonderful day to celebrate!
    XOXO
    Joni

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  51. Happy Anniversary!! Beautiful photo ♥

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  52. Happy Anniversary!! Great photo and the dress is beautiful.I wish you both many more happy years.
    Hugs,Donna

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  53. Congratulations. I love the gown. Wouldn't it be nice if your daughter wore it too.

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  54. Happy Anniversary!!! The gown is beautiful!

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  55. Happy anniversary Mary! We will celebrate our 30th on August 4th. What a great photo of you and hubby. Your dress is beautiful! How wonderful you were able to wear your mom's dress.
    Wishing you many more happy years!

    Debbie from NJ

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  56. I tell ya Mary, where does the time go? Hope you had a wonderful anniversary dinner together. We usually keep it very low key too. Sometimes with take-out. LOL!

    Beautiful wedding photo : )

    Sharon

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  57. Oh Mary, that wedding picture is so fabulous! Two beautiful people, and that dress is stunning (how wonderful that it was your mother's). It looks like a wedding in a movie! Happy Anniversary! laurie

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  58. Happy Anniversary, dear one!
    And...many more! :)

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  59. Wishing you a wonderful anniversary! Your dress is gorgeous. I wanted to wear my mother's dress when I got married, but I was bigger than she was. Her train was all lace, so we used the lace from her train to outline my veil.

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  60. Happy Anniversary.
    Love the new header.
    Come over to my blog and enter my giveaway
    Alison

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  61. Happy Anniversary. I wish you continued happiness! :-) Love the photo. So young and very much happy.

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  62. Wow! Happy Anniversary. I love the old wedding dresses, unfortunately my Mom's didn't fit when I got married.

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  63. Congratulations!!!! That is for sure a long time. Hope you had a wonderful dinner!
    Smiles, Anke ;)

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  64. Happy Anniversary-30 years is something to be proud of.
    Cheri, married 20 yrs
    www.itssoverycheri.blogspot.com
    Jult GIVE AWAY all month

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  65. Belated anniversary greetings, Mary. And, yes, may you have another wonderful 30 plus more together. I love your mother's dress and it was so sweet that you wore it. I always dreamed of wearing my dear mother's dress but I wasn't very old when I realized that I was not as teeny, tiny as she and there would be NO way I could ever hope to wear it. I made my dress and, looking back, I wish I had copied her dress and made one to fit me! Oh well, too late we get wise. Hope you had a wonderful memory-filled day! ~Adrienne~

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  66. Mary, Happy Anniversary! How nice for you to have worn your mother's dress. You both look radiant, full of hope, and HAPPY!

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  67. happy day to you!! (one day late:)

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  68. Aww... Mary, what a true blessing! Here's to another 30 years.
    xo
    PS" your mothers dress, is quite beautiful!

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  69. You look so sweet and happy! Wishing you 30 more!

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  70. * Life can be soooo beautiful when you live it with your Prince, can't it???? Congrats on a SPECIAL anniversary, for sure! (We hit 42 next month, and we still not only LOVE each other, but we LIKE each other, too~~~ now THAT'S the BEST of all, isn't it?!?!?~~~

    Sincerest blessings,
    Linda in AZ *

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  71. That photo doesn't look like it's from 30 years ago. Happy Anniversary!! And Best Wishes for 30 more.

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  72. Belated but sincere wishes on your 30th Anniversary. Many more healthy ones, and the good health IS the most important.
    I love the dress, such a handsome couple..God bless you!

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  73. Happy (belated) anniversary! We'll be celebrating our 30th this year too - in August. And like you, we'll be keeping it low key. Hope your day was wonderful! ::Jill

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  74. A little late, but, Happy Anniversary!!!
    My best wishes for more happy aniversary :)

    Beautiful dress, is lovely

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  75. Congrats! It was my anniversary too (only 14 years LOL) and we celebrate pretty much the same way. Nice dinner out. We eschewed gifts long away, they just made stress and detracted from the day. Hope you have many more happy years together!....Terrie in Massachusetts

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  76. Congratulations on 30 years Mary! We're coming up on our 39th this September. Your wedding dress is awesome! How nice you could wear your Mother's dress.

    Mary in Oregon

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  77. Happy belated anniversary Mary! What an absolutely gorgeous bride you made and that dress is so beautiful!

    Hugs,
    Dena

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  78. I am so, so sorry to be late with this wish! I loved the photo Mary! Gosh. Were all of us ever that young? Okay, YOU still are! We will celebrate our 31st this year and it sometimes seems to have flown by so quickly...it doesn't seem so in the day to day fuss and putter but in looking back. Where do all the years go? But isn't it sweet to share them, and the memories, with the one you love.

    Happy Anniversary and may you have 50 more!

    Love,
    Sue

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