I am so proud of them: pics added!!!!!

This coming Thursday my dear parents are celebrating their 60th, diamond, Anniversary!!! What a huge achievement !! I am so mighty proud of them!
They've had a rough times, like the big flood in Europe in 1953;they lost a baby after 3 years; my mom got multiple sclerosis :(
But through all these years, they have loved and cared about each other, in good and in bad days! My dad is the best, as he has always taken such good care for my mom. He cooks, does the washing, etc...!
Like I said: I am sooooooo proud of them!!

This coming Thursday there will be a big celebration! First there is a special mass at the church; Dad's brother (my godfather too!) will be the priest. I will read several texts! In fact I prepared the whole mass :D

Then there willbe a big reception; All their friends and family is invited there!
I made the invitations ! This is the front page:
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Then we are all going to a cosy restaurant for a yummie dinner! I will also give a speech there, and give mom and dad the present I made for them:
http://users.pandora.be/bernardgabriels/images/jub7.jpg
I hope they will like it!
I will try to make lots of pics! In the meantime, I am proud to present PT some great pics from the past!!

Engaged
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Just married!
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more pics in next post!!

Wow thats great! Congrats to your parents!

on their honeymoon in France
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On my own wedding (mom was standing up for the pic, but had to sit back in her wheelchair then)
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10 years ago, on their 50th anniversary!
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6 years ago
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on one of their trips together
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1 or 2 years ago. Their lips look so red here, I have no idea why....
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That's it!! I hope nobody minds that I posted pics of my parents. I just couldn't help myself, I am such proud daughter!!

Such a beautiful and moving thread (LES here). I am sure they are as proud of you as you obviously are of them!

I hope you all have a fantastic time on Thursday and wish them many more happy years together

Congratulations to your parents Lut! What a nice looking couple. :D

Definitely an event that deserves a big celebration. Congratulations to them! :D I do love looking at old photographs. Thank you so much for letting us see them.

I hope you all have a great time on Thursday.

What a beautiful couple they are! Congratulations! :D

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Originally Posted by Killearn Kitties

Definitely an event that deserves a big celebration. Congratulations to them! :D I do love looking at old photographs. Thank you so much for letting us see them.

I hope you all have a great time on Thursday.

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Me too! (everything that she said! :) )

Sixty years is a very long time and there aren't many couples that make it that long, either due to death or divorce :( . It sounds like you have some terrific parents which explains why you have turned into such a sweet caring adult. I really enjoyed this glimpse into their past and wish them many happy years ahead. They don't look old enough to be married that long! ;)

WOW!!! What an honorable achievement!!!! It just makes my heart warm to look at their pictures!! They look just fabulous to have been married 60 years.. and look so happy!

CONGRATULATIONS to them!! I hope you guys have a WONDERFUL time at their anniversary party!!!

Looking at these gave me the LES too.. That is so sweet and they have been so blessed to have been married so long and still look as good as they do. They look amazing! They got married the year I was born!

I LOVE looking at the old black and white photo's and dig Mama and Daddys out from time to time and go through them, just looking and "feeling" the times. I don't blame you one bit for being so proud of them and I know they are proud of you too. They are going to love the gift you made for them, it is just SO speacial!

Thanks for sharing that is wonderful. Your parents look young and vibrant, even though your mom is in a wheelchair she still looks great.

Very best wishes to your parents Lut! They have aged well...

My parents had their 60th in February 2005. It is amazing to think of such a long, challenging but interesting time together.

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Originally Posted by caseysmom

Thanks for sharing that is wonderful. Your parents look young and vibrant, even though your mom is in a wheelchair she still looks great.

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She does, but that's about it. Due to her MS, she cannot use her arms or legs, and has to be helped for EVERYTHING! She is also dementing lately :( . I hope she will realize and enjoy the celebration!! I love my mom!!!!

I am sorry she is having those problems Lut. She is very lucky to have such a great husband.

My father suffered from alzheimers and the dementia was very hard to watch, just remember all the good times even when she cannot.

What a great post! It is great to see all the pictures of the years gone by! What an achievement, you must be so proud of them! Be proud of yourself too for planning such a great event for them!

They look like a lovely couple and even though your Mom has her struggles and is dementing, Im sure she will be able to appreciate the celebration. When I worked in the nursing home I worked with patients like that and when their family came you could see it in their eyes that they enjoyed themselves :)

I hope you have a great time this thursday Lut!

Thanks eveybody for the sweet replies! I am very proud of my parents, and I love them immensely! I am glad I could share this with all my friends here on PetTalk!!http://users.pandora.be/bernardgabri...entinecats.gif

I am looking forward to Thursday, please pray for a sunny day! My dad is planning to "walk" from home to church (with mom in wheelchair).

I will take lots of pics, and promise to post several asap!!
Let's start celebrating
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(he he, is that you,Fister :confused: )

That is wonderful news!!!


(as to their lips being red....maybe they were eating a berry popsicle? LOL)

:eek: I just heard the weather forecast for Thursday: cloudy and showers :eek: . Oh no............ :(

There is time for the forecast to change yet. We will keep all our fingers and paws crossed!

Oh Lut, what an achievement - to think they have been married for that many years - and still love each other. :) :)

They will most definately love your present, and I'm sure they're proud to have a daugther like you.

I hope the sun will shine all day on thursday!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...eart-lille.jpg Congratulations to your parents!! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...eart-lille.jpg

This is such a wonderful and sweet post :)

Lut you are a special and loving daughter - I enjoyed reading your comments and looking at each picture. I hope the celebration goes beautifully - how exciting!! :D

wow that is amazing. I have talked to you about this on MSN before but I want to say Congrats to your parents again!!!

You are surely a special daughter.

What an amazing accomplishment! I love hearing about such true love! Your Father sounds like a wonderful man, and your Mom, I am sure, is very appreciative of all that he does!

My parents celebrated 55 in February of this year. On their 50th, we five daughters had a huge party for them in Florida! They eloped, and never had a wedding or reception, so we had the traditional reception for them.... complete with a wedding/anniversary cake, DJ and dancing, a toast, videographer, and the blue garter for my Mom! It was a wonderful time! One of my favorite pictures of my parents was taken that day, of the 2 of them dancing together!

Enjoy the day, come rain or shine! It will be something that all of you will cherish forever!

Thanks for sharing your photos with us. I am sure they will LOVE the gift you made for them! It is beautiful!

Congratulations to all of you!

Lut, what a warm and very touching thread. Thank you for sharing such an intimate glimpse into your parents lives.

They are blessed to have had such a wonderful daughter as you.

Wow, thank you you for the super-sweet comments; they make me blush :o :o :o

Congrats On Their Big Six Oh 60!!!!!

He he, the celebration is tomorrow already!! The weather forecast is bad: rain and clouds :eek: .
This must be Murphy's law: when I wanted to try my clothes on (I bought them 2 months ago), I couldn't find my pants anywhere :eek: I searched for at least 35 minutes! I was forgotten that I hung it in Bernard's closet for trousers.... . Oh oh, of course I am suffering from a migraine now :( . Oh well, better now than tomorrow :D

I will post pics asap!!

I know its going to be a wonderful day whatever the weather!

Update Saturday 27th.

All went well! Great service, great reception, yummie dinner!! And, believe it or not, by the time the service was over, the sun was shining :eek: :D !!
I will tell more and post pics too on Monday, in a new thread. So stay put ;) :p

two teasers ;)

The first pic is me reading from the Bible
The second pic is one of my parents (and me on the left side of dad ;) )

Lovely pictures! Looking forward to the rest.
Thursday was a really nice day here. I was thinking about you and hoping you were getting it sunny too.