Wonderful Surprise for 50th Wedding Anniversary

For our 50th Wedding Anniversary we enjoyed the company of our three sons, our lovely daughters-in-law, Barbara and Veronica, and our wonderful grand-daughter, Emilia.  But what really came as a total surprise was the anniversary party that our boys (I mean men) managed to put together at the Putney Inn in Putney, VT, on Saturday, July 9. 

We were told to pack a bag for an overnight stay (I thought the time had finally arrived when they had decided it was time for the old man to go into a nursing home!).  But to our joint surprise and amazement, we were taken to the Putney Inn.  When we started to walk into the dining area, suddenly we saw friends who we hadn't seen in years along with some of our dear friends from Ludlow.

The Brownlies had come down from Canada, Mary Ann Stryker had come up from Doylestown, Leslie and Marge had come from the Cape, Herb and Shirley came up from Southwick, Allan came up from Springfield, and the Almonds and Kuntzs travelled from Ludlow.

Both Janet and I were simply dumbfounded; I think we both had tears in our eyes when we realized what was happening.

To be with friends and family as we celebrated 50 years of marriage with the young Emilia there was just a marvelous experience. 

Stephen and Barbara and Douglas and Veronica and Emilia left us for an overnight stay at the Inn with friends who had shared many of our 50 years.

You can checkout some of the activities and impressions of this memorable day by clicking here.

Our sincerest thanks to everyone for making this possible, especially Stephen, Jeffrey, and Douglas who made it all possible, along with the help of Allan.