21 June 1974 we were married in the Salt Lake Temple with really good friends in attendance. At that time we had no idea where our subsequent anniversaries would be celebrated. All things being equal, we should have had family around us to celebrate this anniversary but David is in Phoenix and Sara is in Nebraska and so we did the best we could to celebrate.
Last night we went to the Long Horn Steak House. We were surprised to know that it is part of the Red Lobster/Olive Garden chain and so we used the gift card to Darden Restaurants to eat out. I had given Bill the gift card for fathers Day. When his food came, the steak was too rare - read that it was still moving around the plate so the manager came over and apologized to us. We chatted a little and I told her we were celebrating 38 years together and she asked if we were going to have the wicked good looking Chocolate volcano cake between us so she said that she would buy it for us. Hooray for our celebration. For the rest of the night I saw everything through a chocolate fog. Boy was that volcano cake rich and it had ice cream on top into the bargain.
I had told the staff at the Archives that we were bringing in a Fruit Pizza for lunch today to celebrate the anniversary and they were busy warming up their collective taste buds ready for the treat. We were eating lunch and it came time to pass out the pizza and then Anne gave us the card she had bought for us. It was of an older couple sitting in Adirondack chairs on the beach and the lady was saying "Burrito" and the man was saying "Broccoli" and he was wearing a cap like Bill always wears. Inside it said happy anniversary. The front of the card caused us to laugh a lot because I tease Bill about eating Broccoli for lunch because it gives him broccoli breath and Anne said she could not pass it up as soon as she saw it. At that point they opened the refrigerator and brought out a 9X13 cake that said Happy Anniversary Bill and Beverly and gave us a lovely card that everyone had signed. This was a total surprise and it really made the day for us. On top of that we have now done 67 folders for this week and we still have tomorrow to go. Jeff has had a phone call from Manuel and the project for Washington County is all go and so we start on it as soon as we finish the last of the books that we are now working on. I found some more Bessey names in the court docket books for Anne.
We had a missionary meeting to attend tonight, but on Tuesday night they totally re-keyed the church building and so no one could get in for us to hold our meeting. Sr. Kader and myself went off for Ice cream for everyone to eat until someone came to open the building for us. When they finally came, they came with all the stuff for the party for Katy Dawson's young women recognition award night. After the missionary meeting Bill and I went to the recognition night and we also had some refreshments. So, we have been partying for 24 hours - what a way to celebrate 38 years. I am grateful for the party that the staff at the Archives added to for us as well as dinner last night and the volcano cake given to us and also the good wishes of the folks at Katy's party.
Perhaps we should celebrate our wedding anniversary more often!!!!!!!!!!!
Our 48th anniversary is this Wednesday (the 27th) and we will be celebrating it driving in the car back from Tucson. We are going there tomorrow to see our granddaughter play basketball--one game tomorrow and one on Wednesday. My daughter and the four girls are coming back with us, so that will be nice. Then on Saturday we are going down to the temple to meet my son-in-law and do a session while the girls go to the visitor's center. Really looking forward to the rest of the week. Got new carpet installed for my bedroom and a rug for under the piano today. Stan informed me that they are our anniversary present to each other. Works for me.
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