It seems like just yesterday…or perhaps just a few years ago that Laurie and I got married. But as April 2021 rolled around, so did our wedding anniversary. Looking at the calendar and then looking back at our wedding photos provides proof that many years have actually passed since we tied the knot!
We were married in April 1979, a mere 42 years ago! It all started with a ‘blind date’ that my admin had arranged at my behest. I’d guess that putting that pressure on Debbie these days would be inappropriate behavior… In any case, Laurie and I met in April of 1978 and we got married exactly a year later. Dang, I even had hair back then!
Our
wedding party was very small indeed. We
were pretty much broke at the time and didn’t want to roll up a big debt. After the wedding, the group reassembled at a
local restaurant. Our wedding party
consisted of our mothers, David II, Laurie’s maid of honor, my best man, the
minister and his wife. Our honeymoon consisted
of a night at the Marriott Hotel at the St. Louis-Lambert Airport and, after a
drive across Missouri to Kansas City, a night at the Regency Hyatt Hotel. On Monday, it was back to work for both of us…
For our celebratory dinner this year…after skipping anniversary dinner out in 2020…we returned to the restaurant where we’d celebrated our 4oth anniversary, an Outback Steakhouse in Knoxville Tennessee. It’s not a particularly romantic restaurant but, as you’ll see, it was perfect for the occasion.
It would have appeared more romantic if we sat next to each other but sitting across from each other allows for a better conversation and reminiscing. Time for a toast with our adult beverages! While Laurie had a fancy special cocktail, blackberry and lemon vodka martini, as usual I went for a Miller Lite.
Our pleasant and eager to please waitress snapped this photo… We sure look a little different than we did 42 years ago. Laurie sure did marry an old guy! It’s hard to imagine where the time has gone…but our memories are strong and we’ve had a lot of great adventures, as well as a few mishaps, along the way. Right now we’re looking forward to visits later this year with family and friends as well as continuing our explorations along the back roads of the USA and Canada.
My choice for dinner was a 12 oz. ribeye steak grilled medium rare. It was accompanied by a baked potato stuffed with butter, cheese and crumbled bacon. We’d started the meal with some bread and very flavorful matching Caesar salads. My steak was good if not great…but it was very satisfying.
One of the reasons that Outback Steakhouse fitted our needs…or at least our wants…was that I could order a steak and Laurie could order her favorite food…lobster tails with drawn butter! They were sided with some nice home style mashed potatoes. She was a happy wife for sure, especially after a year in self-imposed quarantine and zero lobster. It was just great to get out and about! FYI, the other reason for our choice…we had 3 gift cards for Bloomin’ Brands that we’d been unable to use for almost a year!
Only 8
more years and we’ll be able to celebrate our 50th!
Just
click on any of the photos to enlarge them…
Stay Safe
and Take Care, Big Daddy Dave and Laurie
I hope that "both of you will find time to look back on all sweet memories together."
ReplyDeleteHappy anniversary and Have a wonderful weekend.
wow 42 years!! Happy Anniversary, Laurie, Dave. You two are such a cute couple. Congratulations! I love ribeye and I could devour a half pound at one set :-) but, dang, the lobster tails are looking so good too.
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I broke my diet a few days ago on a rib eye, and just dream of lobster tails. You all look fabulous after 42 years together! Congrats. And have a wonderful year coming up too!
ReplyDeleteBelated Happy 🍾 Anniversary, Dave, to you and Laurie and 42 years is a BIG milestone as actually any anniversary is and glad you celebrated by going out. The location doesn’t matter as your smiling faces told a story of shared happiness. The dinners looked good too😋
ReplyDeleteA big happy anniversary to you guys and I know you were very happy to go out and celebrate. Not too surprised about Laurie's meal choice and it looks great.
ReplyDeleteHappy anniversary dears Laurie ad David and what nice and lovely pictures!
ReplyDeleteLove this.
We had pura anniversary last week too!
Congratulations, David and Laurie :) Glad you were able to dine inside. Here is still take out or dining outside. International travel only possible in urgent circumstances. National travel not advised. Travel within the province not advised. Feels a bit like ... ghetto ... Other than that, my family is still happy and healthy. Daughter Mary still works from home for WCB. Son Paul and dil Leanne finished their winter project (building a basement suite), and now are planning their summer project (building a yurt on our south quarter). As always, sending love, c.
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DeleteOh, you both look so cute ... then and now! Congratulations! Happy Anniversary! Wish you all the best! I remember in America we also had a basement, here it's called a cantina, and it's different, they are just kind of stockrooms. Two cantinas were robbed a few years ago, a neighbor lost lots of his wine bottles. It must have been someone who knew he was stocking up on wine.
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