Showing posts with label anniversary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label anniversary. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Courtship Letters and an Anniversary


This is the third installment of the courtship letters of my great- grandfather Clarence Hayward White to Miss Alice Heald (my great- grandmother)

You may find the first installment here and the second installment here.

Some folks have asked if there are any responses from Miss Heald and the answer is yes in a coming installment as well as an implied impropriety.







And celebrating the fruits of another courtship,
Today is our 3rd Anniversary of our DIY wedding complete with a feeding moose!



And here are my vows from that day~

David Cory,

In our first year together we slept in over 30 different beds.


In our second year we entirely lost count.


In our two years together we’ve travelled through nine countries already, by express boat, river boat, luxury tourist boat, rickety Indonesian ferry, sleeper train, tuk tuk, motorbike, bicycle, taxi, tri-shaw, cho -choo train and  funky old buses. Travelled the Irawaddy and the Mekong and camped on the Yukon.


From lavish accomodations to a bed a bed bug infested guest house.


From drinking rot-gut local moonshine to high dollar scotch.


I’ve found the man that I can do all of these things with and have fun doing it with.


David Cory, my Cory man - the man with abundant high energy,


My battery charger, 

my energizer bunny

giver and sharer of enthusiasm

The source of warmth on a cold winter’s night, 

My hot water bottle.


 My sincerest vow is to try to keep up with you, pamper you and keep my heart accepting and open to all you have to offer.



Keeping up with him has been the hardest part!






Sunday, June 20, 2010

A Double Header


Not only am I double posting today  but I'm honoring two celebrations long distance. Yesterday was my folks 62nd anniversary and today is Father's day. I'm so grateful that these two events even get to be celebrated this week as my father experienced a heart attack while visiting me in Arizona last year just hours before we were to bring him to the airport to return to Maine.
He had to undergo a quadruple bypass and recovery before they would let him go home. It was a mixed blessing  as I was able to take care of my mom in a warm and sunny place in my own home while he was hospitalized. I'm happy to say he's alive and kicking still with my mom and enjoying some crab picking at our summer cottage in Maine today. Those two know how to live it up and celebrate I must say!




Ray & Jay ( yes, those are really their names!)




Are they too cute or what?!
I inherited that distinctive  Rogers nose from my Dad.










My Dad and little Kimmy at our cottage in Maine.




Dear old Dad ~ Visiting in Arizona



Ray & Jay    Kim & Dave