My in-laws celebrated 66 years of marriage on June 3. Last year I had started arranging a party for family and friends to honor their 65 years of marriage, but then the pandemic hit hard and everything shut down. We were all put in masks and mired down in fear and frustration about such a highly contagious strain of flu. This was particularly true for the retired folks on the guest list because that age range was hit really hard. Fast forward to this past Saturday, when we had immediate family gather to honor their 66th wedding anniversary.
I hope our daughters realize what an accomplishment this is, to be a happily married couple for over half a century. Through the ups and downs of jobs, kids, and all of the everyday things that can take your focus off each other, things that will pull you apart instead of allow you to grow together, they weathered it all and made it look easy. And they raised two amazing sons along the way!
We gathered at a private dining room in a local restaurant in New Braunfels to let them whip up some Cajun specialties for us, and do the dishes afterwards. The setting was unique since it's housed in the old post office, and the food didn't disappoint.
In addition to the sons, wives and grandkids, we also included the two mother-in-laws. My mother was really happy to be able to attend to celebrate this lovely couple.
Dessert was equally delicious. I had never tasted a strawberry lemonade cake, but this one was super moist and really flavorful. The icing was just sweet enough to offset the tart lemon curd. And the cookies were a lovely takeaway for everyone.
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