Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Celebrations

Today is our anniversary!  We are celebrating 45 years since our marriage in 1970 and also 51 years since we met and began dating when I was a freshman in high school!  We married in Louisiana where Dayle was working as a helicopter pilot flying workers out to the oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.  Dayle was a veteran of the Vietnam war and had recovered from being shot there while flying his helicopter near Khe Sanh.  I had spent time in Hawaii, 7 months during 2 trips there.  We were young and ready to begin our life together.  We got married at a justice of the peace, his family served as witnesses.  We didn't even go on a honeymoon, but went out to a nice dinner in a plantation style house.  Oh.. and I made my own wedding dress by cutting a circle out of a big piece of ivory fabric, cut a hole for the neck and hand sewed lace on the neck and sleeves, drew some lace around the sides and attached it to the dress with a funky faux cameo.  We've had a pretty good life and raised 3 good kids and enjoy 6 grandkids.


In 2003 we remarried on the Portland Spirit cruise ship and finally had all our family around us and we treated them to a dinner cruise.  The Captain of the ship married us with sea and boat themed vows.  Here we are after visiting the bridge/wheel room where I got to steer the ship for quite a ways.  :-)  What a terrible low-resolution image, I can't find the higher resolution photos on my computer.  But you get the idea. Older and not young and thin, but good people.


We are also celebrating our two youngest grandson's birthdays this week, Hayden turns 7 on Friday and Caleb turned 6 yesterday, here we are out to a celebratory dinner where both boys were treated to a candle-topped chocolate sundaes!


It's time for me to head out for swimming with Gracie, but I wanted to share with you our happy day.  Dayle is taking me out to our favorite steak place for a romantic dinner.  Awww.. ((hugs)), Teresa :-) 

41 comments:

  1. Congratulations. What a beautiful story and a relationship to aspire too. Enjoy your day, J9x

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  2. Happy anniversary! You are still beautiful! Angela

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  3. Happy anniversary to a wonderful couple xx

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  4. <3 Happy Anniversary<3 Love to you always, Teresa and Dayle!!! [and Happy Birthdays to the Boys this week, too!] xx :-)

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  5. A Very Happy Anniversary love the story about the dress and the pictures are lovely.
    Rosezeeta.

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  6. Happy anniversary! What a lovely story. You're both beautiful, then and now. April is a big month in your family, it's your birthday too, I think? My in-laws just celebrated 45 years of marriage last month. It must have been a nice season to get married. :)

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  7. HaPpY HaPpY Anniversary Teresa & Dayle!!!! 45 years together. That is a wonderful milestone for the two of you. I just love your wedding pictures. I hope you enjoy your special dinner tonight. And a Happy birthday to the boys this week. You have lots of reasons to celebrate.
    Love and Blessings to the two of you for many more years together.
    Betsy

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  8. Happy Anniversary, wishing you many more happy years together. Happy Birthday to the boys too.

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  9. Happy Anniversary Teresa to you both. I share my birthday with your Wedding Anniversary. Hugs Anne x

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  10. Congratulations!!! I wish you many more happy years together!!! xx

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  11. Congratulations! You are still beautiful Teresa but in the first picture you are amazing!

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  12. Wow, congratulations to you both, 45 years is a wonderful achievement. The photos are beautiful, you look especially happy in the second one. You've raised a gorgeous family, reason to celebrate indeed. I hope you have a really good evening. CJ xx

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  13. What a lovely post~
    We married in 74..
    My husband wore pretty much what your husband wore..same colors~
    I had a small pink tea rose wreath on my head..
    You brought back sweet memories.
    Congratulations!
    Beautiful!

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  14. Happy Anniversary Teresa! Congratulations to you both x

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  15. Many congratulations to you both xx

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  16. ♥♥♥ H A P P Y A N N I V E R S A R Y ! ! ! ♥♥♥ A match made in heaven! You two are the sweetest. Have a lovely evening celebrating.

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  17. Happiest of anniversaries to you both! I love both photos of you and Dayle. Isn't it just unbelievable how quickly time passes? We will celebrate our 50th this coming June and it astounds me.
    Have a lovely dinner and a beautiful rest of your week.
    xo, Ellen.

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  18. How Blessed you are to have one another. YOU both look young and hippie free in the image. I LOVE that you made your dress and I love your head piece.
    "GOOD PEOPLE" that's putting it mildly. I think if a couple stays together and works at it and loves each other...that's more than some can do in a lifetime. A simple life is a blessed life. CONGRATS

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  19. Congratulations you two!
    My DH and I will celebrate 46 years this December 6th.

    We to aren't the slim young things we were way back in 1969 . . . LOL, we're even better today for having shared all these years together.

    All the best for many good years ahead!

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  20. Blessings on your anniversary and a very happy birthday to those cute grandsons of yours! Awesome wedding pictures!!!
    Blessings,
    Aimee

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  21. Congratulations Teresa and Dayle. Your wedding pictures are gorgeous. Wish we could have seen more of your amazing dress. Happy birthday to the boys. xox

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  22. Happy Anniversary!!! I LOVE your wedding picture and the fact that you made your dress!!! Here's to many more happy years! Oh and tell your husband thank you for serving in Vietnam!!!
    Shan

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  23. Happy Anniversary Teresa! Best wishes.

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  24. Congrats! Wishing you many more years of happiness!

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  25. Congratulations Teresa and Dayle, such a wonderful milestone you 2 have....and lovely pictures and a very happy birthday to those 2 cute little guys.....grandies are fun xoxo

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  26. Happy 45 anniversary to you and Dayle. Your dress is pretty. My how time flies! I wish you both the best in the years to come. Thankful to know you as well! Happy birthday to your grandsons as well! Hugs!. {[0]}

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  27. Congratulations! 45 years is amazing :) Your photo from way back is gorgeous, very evocative and seems to capture the era beautifully. Do you remember it as if it were yesterday ? Love your more recent pic too, you look so happy :)
    Jillxo

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  28. Happy Anniversary Teresa and dayle. I loved seeing your wedding photo. The dress you made is beautiful Teresa.
    Many congratulations, here's to lots more happy years together.
    Jacquie xxx

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  29. Congratulations! What beautiful wedding photos. Love the fact that you made your own dress first time round - such a beautiful picture!
    Liz @ Shortbread & Ginger

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  30. Awwww, Happy Anniversary to two "GOOD PEOPLE" for sure! Congratulations not many people can say they have been married for 45 years with one person! (very special) Hope you have a romantic dinner and another year of happiness, laughter and good health.
    xoxoRobin

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  31. I love your wedding picture. Beautiful.

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  32. Happy Anniversary. Oh my goodness but you were a beauty and your wedding photo is gorgeous :)
    Here's to many more happy years together. Today is our 39th anniversary. We wanted to get married on the 1st, but knew that our friends and family would make an April fools joke out of it for years to come. Do you ever get that?
    God Bless you both. . . Happy Anniversary and Happy Easter!
    Connie :)

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  33. Congratulations! A beautiful bride you were and are today!

    I love your blog, you make me happy, because you portray your happiness in your pictures and writing!

    I love the gorge, it is one of my favorite places to visit! In fact on our next RV trip, we are headed up that way, from here in No. Ca.

    Hope you had a wonderful day!

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  34. Congratulations and Happy Anniversary to the two of you!! Your wedding photo is just beautiful! It sounds like you and your husband have had a wonderful life together. I hope you enjoy many, many more happy years together.

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  35. Aww, so sweet. Happy Anniversary to you both. I love your laid back approach to your first wedding, especially your description of making the wedding gown.

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  36. You were both gorgeous then and are even more gorgeous now. Happy Anniversary my dear Teresa.
    Hugs,
    Meredith

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  37. Gorgeous wedding photo Teresa! You looked really stunning and very 60s flower power chick. X

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  38. Happy Anniversary to a special couple! I really enjoyed all the pics you shared. :)

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  39. Happy Aniversary my dear friend. You both looked wonderful then and now. Happy birthday to the boys 🎂🎂🎉🎂🎂🎉

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  40. Hi Teresa,I hope you had a lovely anniversary...I can't believe your anniversary is the same day as ours but we married in seventy two but have been together for forty seven years..I missed yours because we were celebrating our own,so we all had fun on the same day.speek soon,take care.Una.xxx

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