June 12, 1976

Fifty years of marital bliss. Haha. But I must say, we have had a wonderful marriage!

On a warm and sunny summer day, June 12, 1976, Chris and I tied the knot in the tiny town of Kirkfield, Ontario after a 4 year courtship. Almost fifty years later, we find it hard to believe that we are still the best of friends and for the most part, get along famously. We have two married daughters, their husbands and three wonderful grandkids - Audrey (13), Cal (12) and Nathan (8).

Almost fifty years ago, our favourite travelling friends, Pat and Gail MacDonald (who we met in Zamora, Mexico in 2000), also got married. They live in Bellingham, Washington, U.S.A.

Well, for years we talked about taking a special trip together to celebrate our 50th anniversaries. A trip that we would save our pennies for (although there aren’t any pennies in Canada anymore) and have a bit of a ‘splash-out’. It had to be a warm place with the possibility for some adventure. Birds, animals, nature and some culture would be great.

We got together in June and tried to come up with a plan. There were some yeses and some nos and boating and biking ideas and finally we all agreed to going to Tanzania in November!

So, in celebration of our 100 years of marriage, we are organizing a one month trip to Tanzania.
A little early but it doesn’t really matter. Wish us luck as we plan and amazing trip!Read more