Happy Anniversary.
Its been a very very busy week in this house. Maria is over from America. We have had 4 birthdays - Mum, Dad, Oma and Me (yep I hit the big 21 yet again ;o) ). We have had lunch dates and supper dates. We all still have worked. And the kids have been home for school holidays.
Its been a very very busy week in this house. Maria is over from America. We have had 4 birthdays - Mum, Dad, Oma and Me (yep I hit the big 21 yet again ;o) ). We have had lunch dates and supper dates. We all still have worked. And the kids have been home for school holidays.But the biggest milestone I think is the massive celebration we had in the weekend to celebrate the 5oth Wedding Anniversary of Oma and Opa.
I will have been married to Leo for 10 years next year and truly that seems so long - 50 years is such a wonderful achievement and we had such a lovely day - its such a joy to have the entire family in one place!!
I will have been married to Leo for 10 years next year and truly that seems so long - 50 years is such a wonderful achievement and we had such a lovely day - its such a joy to have the entire family in one place!!
One can only wonder at what it must have been like for Oma and Opa as newlyweds to say goodbye to their family and friends and climb aboard a ship to sail to the other side of the world to start a new life together. And what a life they have had, they had 5 children, they have mourned the loss of one of these sons. Opa built many houses in Invercargill in his day as a bricklayer. They have traveled back to Holland and many of their family have visited here. A crib built by Oma and Opa in Nokomai is still a favourite place for the extended family to vacation and see in the New Year with the traditional dutch Olie Bollens made by Opa.
I share a love of needlework and juicy thrillers with Oma so we often swap books and compare notes.
I wonder where Leo and I will be in 40 years time? What will the passage of years bring us?
I hate farewells, I want to keep my family close, but the world has become so small that we have scattered.
The sad part is saying goodbye, Angie and Teresa-lee back to Christchurch, Lynette is off to a new job in Te Anau (and her partner, Allen is away to The Solomons for a stint as a peacekeeper), Maria is heading back to the US next week. And my Ash tells me that her and her partner Steven are planning to move to Australia.
I share a love of needlework and juicy thrillers with Oma so we often swap books and compare notes.
I wonder where Leo and I will be in 40 years time? What will the passage of years bring us?
I hate farewells, I want to keep my family close, but the world has become so small that we have scattered.
The sad part is saying goodbye, Angie and Teresa-lee back to Christchurch, Lynette is off to a new job in Te Anau (and her partner, Allen is away to The Solomons for a stint as a peacekeeper), Maria is heading back to the US next week. And my Ash tells me that her and her partner Steven are planning to move to Australia.
Fiftieth Anniversary
(Nancy Smith)
Fifty years ago we started our life.
It was the day we became husband and wife.
The years passed by and our children are all gone.
Now our little ones have babes of their own.
And sometimes it seems like the time went too fast.
When we reminisce of our life in the past.
But there is still one thing that I know I would do...
I would still spend another 5 decades with you.
4 comments:
Being married for 50 years is definitely something to celebrate :) It sounds like you've had a busy time Julie but I bet there were heaps of laughs, stories and sharing during that time!
wow 50 years is impressive! was wonderful to read all about it. Oh lots ogf comings and going in your family from the sounds of it. Eeks at Australia though.Is the move to Australia an idea or a definate? Wow at all those birthdays.
50 years is an amazing achievement, something to aspire to! I'm glad you have had such a nice time with all your family - sounds busy, but fun.
Happy anniversary baby [sitting here bopping away to the tune] - well that would be happy 50th wedding anniversary Oma and Opa ... congratulations to the both of you and it sure sounds as tho you had a wonderful time with family over the weekend.
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