Happy Wedding Anniversary, Mister! ~~ Retrosketches and A Fun Wedding Photo Link!

Howdy, Friends! 

Today me and the Mister have been married 42 years!  It is occasions like this that make me nag you to enjoy each and every day.  They whoosh by in the blink of an eye! 

(If you're just here for a card, today it's taking second fiddle and it's all the way at the bottom.)

Last week I posted a couple of pictures of me and the Mister in our early days.  Here is another one of us together, taken in one of those popular (at the time) photo booths where you got a strip of photos for (prolly) a nickel.  I always liked this one.  We were 20 years old.

We met in September 1969, got engaged in July 1970, and got married in January 1971.  Mister was in his senior year at Iowa State University.  After graduation, he was going to graduate school at USC in southern California where I had found a job.  Since we were moving out to California right after he graduated, we got married during winter break and splurged on a 2-night honeymoon at the Holiday Inn in the big city of Chicago, which was within driving distance.

Some of you know from earlier posts that I had no family at the time, except for a sister I had just reunited with shortly before, so it was a very small wedding.  We lived on pennies, so I made my wedding gown and two bridesmaid gowns.  I still can't believe I did that.  At the time, however, everyone we knew lived on pennies so we didn't think it was any big whoop.  We were so happy. 

Fast forward 42 years and, while Mister has aged, he is still strikingly handsome.

Here is a darling picture of him taken with the twins, Henry and Adam, just this past Sunday on a beautiful day with the San Francisco skyline on the horizon.

 Now, look closer.  Here, I'll blow it up for you:

I know it's hard to draw your eyes away from those adorable twins, but 42 years later and I ended up with a handsome guy who can't button his shirt right.

It's okay.  I'm sure there are any number of times when I no longer button my shirt right.  I'm just too smart to get caught by a camera.  The above picture now ranks up there with my top ten favorites photos because it makes me laugh out loud.  And, wildly, I love my Mister more now than I did when we were so impossibly young, in what seems like 15 minutes ago.

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I've brought you up to date on my wedding story and now I'd like to see a photo of YOUR wedding day!  My friend Ardyth and I got to talking that just for fun she should set up a special link on her website, MASKerade, so that you can link up YOUR wedding photo!  I hope you will join in the fun by clicking on her link and I wish you a Happy Anniversary, too, whenever it is!

ETA:  After drafting this last night and just as I was getting set to schedule the post for after midnight and go to bed, a number of anniversary wishes to us, on your posts, started hitting the Blogwaves. Thank you all so much! I knew Ardyth was doing the wedding photo link, but I had no idea that she was spreading the word, as well. In fact, I emailed her yesterday afternoon about what a surprise our link would be for everyone!  Hoot!  She must have fallen off her chair laughing at my innocence!!  Thank you, Di! Thank you, Annie! Thank you, Vicky. Thank you to all the other "ring-leaders" I don't know about yet, who spread the word, and to all of you who have sent us virtual cards, congratulations, and well-wishes! 

Mostly, thank you, dear Ardy, for this most wonderful tribute for me and the Mister!! It is such a treat!  I am so, so blessed.

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Finally, (geez) here's the anniversary card I made for Mister!  I found a cute graphic from cowboychuck on the Intertube of a couple on a motorcycle and it just so happens to be perfect for the really delightful sketch this week at Retrosketches by Arielle.  It's another CAS card sketch that I'll return to again and again.

Here's my card:

Enjoy your day!  No, seriously, enjoy your day.  LITS*!

As always, thank you so much for stopping by to visit the Playhouse.  Special thanks to you if you take the time to join as a follower or leave a comment!

Don't forget to link your wedding photo HERE!

Paper:  PTI vintage cream
Stamp:  SU!
Ink:  PTI black
Corner Chomper
Graphic: CowboyChuck.com

*Life Is Too Short!