Happy 56th Anniversary to my mom and dad! :) Happy 2nd Anniversary to Holly living with us :)

Happy 56th Anniversary to my Mom&Dad, and Happy 2nd Anniversary of Holly living here with us :) We're having a wonderful Celebrations day! :) You all are with us in spirit :) Thank you angel friends, so very much, for your lovely happy anniversary wishes, and for sharing in, and celebrating this very special day with us :) We're having a wonderfully special and spirited fun time, celebrating with everyone :) We gave my mom and dad, a happy anniversary card, money, and a lottery ticket, a play 4 lottery, with the numbers of their anniversary, 0116 :) i gave Holly a lottery scratch ticket, as we're celebrating her 2nd anniversary of living here with us here in Connecticut :) We're so happy, excited, and thrilled! :) We had family over to visit, enjoying some foods, shrimp, pizza bites, cheese, crackers, chips, snacks, drinks, and anniversary cake :) We're cherishing and treasuring in all of these very special times with everyone :) my mom and dad are having a wonderful anniversary, and it's so nice, Holly having a great 2nd anniversary of living here with us :) it's amazing, how it's been 2 years already :) a very special journey :) when we went to pick up Holly in Maryland in 2019 on January 16th, we brought BBQ chips, and powerade drinks for the car ride, and i bought some for today, for Holly and i to enjoy, it's become a cool tradition to have BBQ chips and powerade on January 16th :) We're enjoying sharing in all of the heart-felt moments :) i've got some special stories, and memories to share in my journal today, along with lots of pictures :) the story of my mom and dad meeting, getting married in 1965 during a winterstorm, and also the cool journey we had of picking up Holly in Maryland 2 years ago on January 16th :) Cheers!!! to anniversary's, and very special times being shared :) We're also celebrating some friend's birthday's today, across the miles :) it's an awesome, spirited, fun, and beautiful day, with lots of heart-felt and heart warming moments being shared :) a very special thank you, for everyone :) Thank you all, so very much for being with us in spirit, and celebrating :) my mom (Ann), and my dad (Charles) say, thank you! :) Awww! :) Enjoying a wonderful day, with family, friends, celebrations smiles, happy hearts, and the beautifully special spirit of the day :) We've got the football games on, as we settle into the evening ,of this wonderful day, reflecting back upon the very sweet moments, and there's so much more, to look forward too :) Happy hearts smiles :)

A Very Special Celebrations Day! :) CHEERS!!! :) Hi angel friends! :) my family, Holly, and i hope everyone is doing well, healthy, and enjoying a wonderful day :) We have a very special happy anniversary wish, for my mom and dad :) Today's thir 56th anniversary :) Also a very special happy 2nd anniversary wish, for Holly :) it's her 2nd anniversary of living here with us in Connecticut :) Thank you angel friends, so very much, for your lovely happy anniversary wishes, for my mom and dad, and Holly :) Awww! :) You all are so nice, very sweet, and make these times very special, and memorable for us :) i've been sharing your lovely anniversary wishe with them, throughout the day :) You all are right here with us in spirit, as we celebrate :) We're having a very special time, celebrating :) my mom and dad are having a wonderful anniversary :) i have some very sweet thank's to share :) my mom (Ann) and my dad (Charles) and Holly, say thank you everyone! :) awww! :) we're so happy, thankful, and blessed, to have you all in our lives, and to be able to share in, and celebrate very special times like this, with you all, our dear angel friends across the miles :) Thank you all, for making these times very special, and memorable for us :) We're very happy, and delighted to share in the wonderful joys, of this very special day, January 16th :)

This morning, we had a beautiful new day, rising and shining :) a wonderful anniversary day, and also friend's birthday's across the miles :) We wished my mom and dad, a happy anniversary, and we wished Holly a happy 2nd anniversary of living here with us :) i surprised Holly, with a lottery ticket, and also bought us a bag of BBQ chips, and 2 powerades :) the BBQ chips and powerades are very special, as those are the items i brought for the car ride, when we went to pick up Holly in Maryland :) it's become a cool tradition for Holly and i, to have BBQ chips, and powerade on January 16th :) it's very special, how my mom and dad traveledw with me, on their anniversary 2 years ago, to pick up Holly in Maryland :) we'll forever be thankful, appreciative, and grateful :) my mom and dad have been looking forward to their 56th anniversary :) i remember when i first joined DS back in 2007,they were celebrating their 42nd anniversary that year, and it's very special to our hearts, getting to share in ,and celebrate these very special times, occasions, with you and your family's over the years :) You all are family to us, and bring us a beautiful heart warming joy, and happiness to our hearts :) When we celebrate these very special times, we feel like you all are right here with us in spirit, celebrating in all of these times :)

My mom and dad met in the 1960's :) my dad was born in Maine, and my mom was born in New London, CT :) my dad, along with my nana Paula and grandpa Jack, had moved down here to Connecticut :) my mom and dad love to share stories with us, of how they met :) there was a party over where my grandma's old house was, and they had seen eachother there, and when my mom was going to high school, my dad would be driving his car, and would see my mom walking to school, at Waterford, CT high school :) my dad introduced himself to my mom, and they began to date, and got married at an early age :) my mom was 17 and my dad was 16 :) back in the 1960's, it was very common for people that age to get married :) they got married in 1965 and have been together, ever since :) my mom and dad had an amazing wedding day, with a very special story :) they got married on a very wintery snowy day, there was a winterstorm, and they were worried the minister wouldn't be able to make it to the wedding chapel, due to the weather. Thankfully the minister was able to make it, and they got married :) my mom and dad have drove us past the chapel, which is still there, and also have shown us areas where my dad use too give my mom a car ride, and also a bike ride, back in the day when they first met :)

my mom and dad share a very special love :) they got their first house, in Niantic, Connecticut, and my nana Paula and grandpa Jack had lived down the road, and returned back to Maine. my mom and dad had my brother's Charlie and Bobby, a year apart, and my sister Lisa, 5 years later, and then had me and my sister Jenn, in the early 1980's :) in the 1970's, my mom and dad moved to Norwich, CT, and we've lived here ever since :) my mom and dad over the years, took us for car rides, to show us their first home in Niantic :) i remember in the 1980's, and early 1990's, we use too travel together to Maine, to visit my nana Paula and grandpa Jack :) they had a trailer, with lots of land, i remember BBQ cookouts there when i was a kid, and there was a bird sanctuary in their back yard :) Nana Paula and Grandpa Jack had lots of birds for pets, they rescued birds, and always put goodies outside for them :) my dad and i got our love for nature, from my nana Paula and Grandpa Jack :) when my mom and dad first got married, my mom was working at "The Shack" restaurant, and my dad worked at Thames Printing :) he worked there for 41 years before it closed.

my dad became a bowler in the 1970's, during his time off from work, and was on the pro level when it came to bowlers :) i remember when i was a kid, in the 80's, we spent a lot of time at the bowling alley here, called "10 pins", my dad bowled a lot, he was very good at bowl, and went pro here in Connecticut :) he use too go to tournaments around our state, i remember us traveling to the tournaments, and hundreds of people were there :) my dad got an offer to go PBA (professional bowling association), and to travel all around the states, but he decided to only bowl in CT :) my mom and dad use too collect green stamps at the bowling alley, and would cash the books in for $5 per book :) my mom and dad did some side jobs in the late 1970's, and early 80's, in our city here :) my mom mentioned, my dad use too work over in the city, at anothr printing place, and my mom mentioned, she was pregnant with me, and would stay in the shop with my dad, and when we drive past that building, she mentions how she was pregnant with me when she went there with my dad :) cool stories, and memories :) We love my mom and dad :) CHEERS!!! to them, and 56 wonderful years together, and wishing them many many more :) we appreciate them very much, and all that they do for us over the years :) they are wonderful parents :) We're very blessed, and thankful :)

ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS TODAY :) We love celebrating, sharing stories, special memories :) As the new day was blossoming this morning , i enjoyed some nice time here on DS, writing to friends, and went outside for a very brief early morning nature walk, we had some heavy rains in our area, but i wanted to make sure our nature friends had some goodies :) i put the goodies in our backyard, in dry areas, so our nature friends can enjoy them :)it was a sweet morning, we enjoyed a nice breakfast, and also brewed an iced coffee :) cheers! :) Holly made a sweet 2nd anniversary of living here card, with a picture of the blue lights bridge we drove across on our way home from Maryland in 2019 :) awww! :) it's a wonderful card, we have it displayed here on our table :) my mom and dad went shopping yesterday, and picked up some nice foods, goodies, for today, including shrimp, cheeses, chips :) they also picked up the nice powerdes, and BBQ chips for Holly and i :) Alyssa went shopping, during the evening, and picked up a card, and lottery ticket for us to include in my mom's and dad's card :) the numbers are a play 4 lottery ticket, with numbers, 0116 :) it's January 16th :) it's a 50 cents box, ticket, so the numbers can come in, any combination, and is good for 7 draws/nights :) if the number comes in, it'll be worth, $208 :) we hope the numbers come in :) Holly won $6 on her lottery ticket :) 

This afternoon, my brother Bobby, and family, and Alyssa and Brody came over :) We were in our living room :) We gave my mom and dad, some nice cards :) my dad gave my mom an anniversary card with $56, Holly and i gave my mom and dad an anniversary card, with $56 and a lottery ticket :) Bobby and family gave my mom and dad an anniversary cake :) We enjoyed some nice foods, snacks, and cake :) my mom and dad are so happy, enjoying a wonderful anniversary :) You all are always right here with us in spirit, during these special times :) We're all enjoying hanging out, and having some more snacks :) Holly and i are having BBQ chips, and powerade :)Cheers! to spedcial times, and manys pedcial memories being made :)

It's Holly's 2nd Anniversary of living here with us, in Connecticut! :) a wonderful journey! :) Hi angel friends :) along with celebrating my mom's and dad's annniversary today, we're also celebrating the 2nd anniversary of Holly living here with us :) it's amazing, how it's been 2 years already, time goes by very fast :) We have so many wonderful memories of that time, and these past 2 years :) i remember the days leading up to our big journey, with getting our downstairs all clean, organized, and ready for Holly to live here :) it was an amazing amount of effort, from us all, and everyone's loving care, support, and encouragement helped so much :) i remember that January 16th morning, my mom, dad, and i woke up very early, and it was very very heart-warming, how on their anniversary day, them doing such a wonderfully special thing, traveling from Connecticut, to Maryland, and back home here in CT :) i remember us leaving here at 6:01am in the morning, we used a rental minivan :) The journey to Maryland and the entire journey was so very exciting, and thrilling :)

We traveled to Western, CT, and entered into New York :) i remember texting Holly, friends, posting DS journals on my mom's cell phone, and called Holly's friend Linda, it was so neat, and exciting updating everyone on our journey :) We had a bag with us, with BBQ chips, and powerades, which has become a very special tradition for Holly and i to have, on January 16th :) in New York, we drove across the hudson river, over the brand new Tapanzee Bridge, and then entered into the state of New Jersey :) we drove past the meadowlands, and newark, airport, and saw the city of New jersey. :) we were on this straight stretch of highway, that led us into the state of Delaware :) We drove across the Delaware River, the George Washington memorial bridge, it's a suspension bridge, it was incredible! :) As we continued our journey, we entered into the state of Maryland, and saw signs that said Philadelphia, and Washington D.C, it was absolutely amazing! :) We drove through Baltimore, MD, and saw M&T Bank stadium, where the Ravens play, we saw the whole city outline of Baltimore, it was awesome! :)

We went to Ellicott City, Maryland, and arrived to pick up Holly :) i remember Holly skipping over to use excitingly! :) awww! :) We gave Holly a big hug :) it had snowed there in Ellicott City, and was so neat to see the snow, and to be breathing in the Maryland air :) it was first time ever, we've been to Maryland :) We drove down to Holly's bank, i remember going in there with us, and she talked with a worker there, about her account, and how she was moving to Connecticut :) We then drove down to Elkridge, Maryland, and helped Holly get her items,she had in storage :) that was super neat and fun too, as we got to push these huge carts with Holly's items :) We packed the minivan full, and then went to a place called royal farms, like a gas station, and got some potato wedges for snack :) We then began our journey home :) on the way home, we drove back across the Delware memorial bridge, through new jersey, we saw newark airport at night, with planes taking off, and landing, it was super cool :) we also saw new jersey and new york city at night, including seeing the World OneTrade Center building ,and Empire State building, and drove across the George Washington Bridge, it was absolutely amazing :) we were amazed, crossing over these historic places, sights, and bridges :)

as we got back into Connecticut, in new haven, the Pearl Habor Memorial bridge, was all lit up blue, we drove across it, and eventually arrived home, at around 10pm :) it was so exciting,Holly's 1st time coming home :) i remember her coming indoors for the first time, and came into our downstairs apartment here, she instantly loved it! :) aww! :) We all wished Holly a warm welcome home :) it was such an incredible journey, and so very special to all of our hearts :) Holly and i met here on DS, back in 2009, and it was so neat, her being here :) We love Holly, and are so happy she has settled into living here with us, and loves CT :) it's such a very special joy, remembering back to 2 years ago, and all of the very special times, and great memories shared over the past 2 years, and so much more to look forward too :) i'm having so much fun writing about the journey, and love sharing our days, and adventures with everyone :) Holly and i, and our family love to talk about the journey, and it's such a wonderful joy remember those times, and all we've shared since Holly's lived here with us in Connecticut :) Cheers! to Holly, and congratulations Holly, and happy 2nd anniversary to Holly, on living here with us in Connecticut :) Holly made a special 2nd anniversary card, with picture of the Q bridge, featured on the front of the card :) it's awesome :) 

Happy birthday John (Debbie's, Sunsetyellow2's husband), and Laurie (Laurie32) :) we have a very special happy birthday wish, and shoutout, for our dear and lovely friends, John, who's Debbie's husband, and Laurie, today's their birthday! :) Happy birthday to you! :) Happy birthday to you! :) Happy birthday dear John, and Laurie!: ) Happy birthday to you! :) awww! :) John, Laurie, our dear friends, we hope you're enjoying a very happy birthday, and we hope all of your birthday wishes come true :)

Thank you angel friends, so very much, for your beautifully heart warming comments :) We're so happy, and thrilled that everyone enjoyed our baking friday adventure, and pictures :) awww! :) that warms our hearts, and makes us smile :) We had lots of fun baking goodies, and sharing in all of the spirited fun times :) We look forward to baking lots more goodies, we love sharing our adventures :) we're enjoying teaching Brody and Carter about baking, and looking forward to them continuing to join in on the baking friday as the weeks goes on :) it's always a super fun adventure in the kitchen :) next week, we're going to bake cookies, a special cookie monsters themed baking friday adventure :)

We're enjoying a wonderful day! :) Anniversary celebrations, and friend's birthday's :) my family, Holly, and i are doing well, healthy, and in good spirits :) We're enjoying a very special time today, celebrating :) Thank you angel friends, so very much, for celebrating this very special day with us :) You all have been with us in spirit, throughout the day :) We're very happy and excited, that my mom and dad are enjoying their 56th anniversary, and Holly enjoying a great 2nd anniversary of living here with us in Connecticut :) We're enjoying some foods, snacks, drinks, and the delicious anniversary cake :) Holly and i are having some BBQ potato chips, and powerade. :) We've got the first football game of the day on, and also going to watch some of the football game tonight :) It's the divisional round weekend, for the NFL playoffs :) it's very exciting, the winners of this weekend's games, advance to the classic, championship sunday next week :) tomorrow, Holly and i are going to have a TWD marathon, watching some classic episodes, and going to watch football tomorrow too :) It's such a wonderful time in the new year, and so much more, to look forward too :)
keep healthy, safe, and strong everyone :) Thank you angel friends, so very much, for all that you do for us, and for the very special heart warming joy you all bring to our days, our hearts, and our lives :) You all are wonderfully nice, sweet, and very caring :) We deeply appreciate everything, with all of the love of our hearts :) big group warm caring happy sunny sunflower friendship hug and cheers! :) You all give us strength, hope, inspiring us to enjoy each day to the fullest :) Thank you all, for brightening our days and making each day very special :) We're so happy, thankful, and blessed to have you all in our lives :) We look forward to sharing in many more very special times, adventures, and all of the seasonal winter time traditions and festivities with family, friends, nature walks, and the wonderful spirit of the season, as we blossom into the new year, 2021, with many more special times to share in :)

-never lose hope :)

To Wildthing, Peaceful Gentle Moments of the day :) Wildthing, we're enjoying a wonderful day :) We're celebrating mom's and dad's 56th anniversary, and 2nd anniversary of Holly living here with us in Connecticut :) We enjoyed some nice foods, snacks, drinks, and having cake too :) You all are always right here with us in spirit, during these very special times :) Lots of great memories being made :) We've got the football games on, and enjoying the awesome spirit of the season :) thinking of you, our dear friend :)

my mom says hello :) She says, "From Charles and I, thank you for your lovely Anniversary wishes" :) awww! :) She says, "having a wonderful day, wish you all were here" :)awww! :) my mom says, "i hope everyone is doing well, healthy, and enjoying a really nice day" :) We love you all bunches and bunches, our sweet dear wonderful guardian angel friends :) We hope everyone is doing well, healthy, and enjoying a great day :) We're so happy and excited, to share in, and celebrate very special times like this, with you all our dear friends :) Thank you all, for making this day very special, and memorable :) We're having so much fun celebrating with everyone :)

Happy 56th Anniversary, Mom and Dad! :) A very special happy anniversary to my mom and dad :) We're having a wonderfully special time, celebrating my mom and dad's anniversary :)We're cherishing and treasuring in all of the heart-felt moments, and wonderful memories being made :) You all are right here with us in spirit, throughout the day :) Thank you angel friends, so very much, for your lovely happy anniversary wishes for my mom and dad, and for celebrating with us :) We're so happy and excited, to share in, and celebrate these very special times with everyone :) my mom and dad are having a wonderful time celebrating their anniversary :) You all make these times very special, and memorable for us :) Lots of great memories being made, to always cherish and treasure :) We gave my mom and dad some nice anniversary cards, money, lottery tickets, we also enjoyed some shrimp, pizza bites, cheeses, crackers, chips, and lots more :) A wonderful anniversary :) Cheers!!! :) Happy hearts smiles :)

my mom (Ann) and my dad (Charles) on their wedding day, 1965 :)They got Married at a Chapel :) There was a winterstorm that day, and they didn't know if the minister would be able to make it to the chapel, but he thankfully did :) my mom and dad are very heart happy :)

my mom and dad's Anniversary cake :)

Some cool pictures of my mom and dad :) this is a picture of my mom and dad, when they first moved into our new home here :) this picture was taken in our driveway, early 1970's :) 

my mom and dad, with my brothers Charlie, Bobby, and sister Lisa when they were kids :) 

These are the nice anniversary cards, that my dad gave my mom and that Holly and i gave my mom and dad :) 

A Very special Happy 2nd anniversary to Holly, of living with us here in Connecticut :) an amazing journey! :) We remember it like it was yesterday :) We had such a very special time, on January 16th, 2019, traveling to Maryland, to pick up Holly :) we traveled through 5 states, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland :) it was a very special adventure :) We saw so many cool and historic sights, and traveled across some awesome bridges, including the George Washington Bridge, the Delaware memorial bridge, Tapanzee bridge, Pearl Habor Memorial bridge, and lots more :) We also saw New Jersey and New York City, at night time, with all of the buildings lights lit, it was amazing view :) Lots of great memories made :) i'd love to re-share some pictures i took, during our travels to Maryland to pick up Holly :) We love having her here with us, and are so happy and excited to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of her living here with us :) Holly loves CT, and we love to share special memories of these wonderful travels in 2019 :)

Holly created this beautiful card, featuring the Q bridge :) it's beautiful :) 

This is the Tapanzee Bridge, over the Hudson River :) this is the new bridge :) it was incredible to cross over the bridge :) off to the left, is New York City :)

Delaware memorial bridge :) This is a picture of the bridge, as we crossed over the Delaware river :) this is a suspension bridge :) it was an incredible view :)

M&T Bank Stadium, this is a picture of the home of the Baltimore Ravens :) it was super neat, to see the stadium :) it's the first football stadium i've ever seen in person :) We also saw metlife stadium in New Jersey on the way home :) Holly and i have watched a lot of Ravens games on tv, and on the computer, and was super cool to see the stadium as we drove through Baltimore :)

it was so cool, seeing the signs, and taking in the wonderfulness of the journey :) 

These 2 pics, are pics i found online, of the George Washington Bridge, and view of New York City we had, on our way home :)

Pearl Harbor memorial bridge :) The "Q Bridge" :) it was all lit up, with blue lights :) this bridge is in New Haven, Connecticut :) We were about an hour away from being home :)

Holly and i are having some BBQ chips, and powerade :)Cheers! to special times, journey's, and enjoying wonderful times in life :)