What it's all about

On Friday afternoon, Robb and I headed out before 5pm.  An old friend from work's mother passed away, so we wanted to see him at the viewing.  I hadn't seen him since the Christmas party, nor his wife or sons for many years.  The boys were about a yard taller...  and adults.

After paying our respects, and since we were halfway to my hometown, we finished the trip and used a gift card we'd gotten for the Outback steakhouse.  I sincerely hope we can get that Outback steak seasoning, because wow...  

Not sure how it would do on the prison-grade steaks we usually pick up for super secret steak night, but at the Outback, the steaks melted in your mouth.  mmmmm

We stayed at a local hotel in town and got to the community building early to set up for the 60th anniversary party.  I'd pulled a LOT of stuff out of ye ol' wedding hallway and put it to use again

.  The salt and pepper shakers even got used!  My oldest sister arrived to help set up.  Robb sent Maddy a text with a photo like this one and she texted back, "It's my wedding!" or something like that.  It IS except in mini-form.

Same sister had accumulated over 600 photos in a FB album from all the siblings and put together a slideshow that ran constantly during lunch.  SO neat to see pics I'd never seen before that other family members had had.  And now I have them all in that album!  Well, we all do.  What a treasure trove of memories!

My brother had this one!  I guess it was in a basket of photos that had been my great grandmother's.  It's my dad with a cigar...  

This is the same family where THIS photo had come from.  

I guess we know where we got our sense of humor!

A couple sisters were instrumental in making a banner that will be hung in my mom's nursing home room.  We got as many people to sign it as we could.

The party was great.  Tons of great food and the 50th anniversary movie that still makes me cry.  I'm glad I had a napkin with me to dab my eyes.

Everything went SO fast! 

 Suddenly people were starting to leave and the cleanup, with family, went SO fast!  

Robb washed dishes and my mom, insisting on helping out, dried for him.  The rest of us dashed about clearing tables, sweeping, packing up leftovers, etc.  Then we sat and visited a little more until some residents from the community starting peeking in the doors wondering if they could set up a poker game or at the very least, get to the popcorn machine.  Well, they probably COULD, but the grandkids polished off all the stale stuff.

And then we headed home...

Happy 60th anniversary Mom and Dad!

SO much love!

And that's what it's all about.