. . . thirty-three years . . .

. . . remember when

there used to be newspapers? . . .

. . . local newspapers? . . .

. . . papers where

you could read about

who won the junior high school

football game? . . .

. . . papers where

you could find out about

babies recently born? . . .

. . . papers where

engagements and marriages

were announced? . . .

. . . that was pretty much

a lifetime ago . . .

. . . and these newspaper clippings

have aged . . .

. . . right along with

the people pictured . . .

. . . here's our

engagement announcement . . .

{oops! i really graduated in 1975, but who's counting?

proof that you can't believe everything you read!}

. . . they even listed

my parents' address . . .

. . . i love that

our temple marriage certificate

bears the signatures

of our two fathers

as witnesses . . .

. . . i miss them both . . .

. . . temple president

{at that time}

junius driggs

performed our ceremony . . .

. . . it was coincidence

that several years later,

his journals were being transcribed

by a woman

who was our neighbor . . .

. . . she came across this entry

and shared it with us . . .

. . . then this little article

about our happy day

was published

in the mesa tribune . . .

. . . that was thirty-three years ago . . .

. . . today, i love my husband

even more . . .

. . . our life together

has had its share of challenges,

for sure . . .

. . . but those challenges

are far outweighed

by blessings . . .

{additional anniversary posts

thirty-two, thirty, twenty-nine}