. . . 1979 ~ 2013 (so far) . . .

. . . here's what i was doing 

thirty-four years ago today . . .

. . . i posted this photo on instagram

 and got a little ribbing 

about my bouquet . . .

(when what i really deserved ribbing about was this super dramatic pose!)

. . . my bridal bouquet was created 

by a family friend/ward member . . .

 . . . lyman haws was 

the owner of haws flower shop . . .

. . . i told him i wanted daffodils . . .

. . . he said, "are you sure?" . . . 

. . . i was sure . . .

. . . then i think my dad told him 

to be sure it made a statement . . .

. . . i think it did! . . .

. . . i've never seen anything like it . . .

. . . after posting that photo, 

i received an email from a friend . . .

. . . donna told me that 

lyman haws is her stepdad . . . 

. . . i had no idea . . .

. . . she said, "i talked to him today and asked him if he remembered an unusual request for a wedding. he immediately said that he had done a wedding for 'ole jack davis' daughter' and she had a trailing bouquet of daffodils. he even remembers the reception. not bad for a 93-year-old man!! . . . he said that he was good friends with your dad and he was very particular about what he wanted . . . his mind is as sharp as it was 30 years ago!" . . . 

. . . then she shared that 

he now has a quilting machine 

and that keeps him busy! . . . 

. . . here he is on the day 

he was teaching donna 

how to use it 

on her lori holt row along quilt . . .

. . . my mom loved 

hearing this story . . .

. . . anyway . . .

. . . back to the fact that 

today bill and i have been married 

for thirty-four years . . .

. . . that's a long time . . .

. . . but not nearly long enough . . .

. . . this is for better or worse . . .

. . . for richer or poorer . . .

. . . in sickness (him) 

or in health (me) . . .

. . . through thick (me) 

or thin (him) . . .

. . . this is forever . . .

. . . yay! . . .