Stuff That Makes Us Hillarys: Mom + Dad = 60 years of love

...in the beginning...

We are the Hillary family. I can't actually claim all of us to be Hillarys, we've meshed with the Stimpsons, the Doxstaders, the Merrimans, and the Lowreys - but the more you hang around us the more we kind of rub off on you, and poof - you become a Hillary. Which, after reading some of the things that we do might sound like a pretty frightening thing. The disclaimer is that I cannot embarrass any of my children, and I promised. Then I uncrossed my fingers. We love the following people in our family.... Del & Nicole, Matt & Bethany & Drew, Em, and the Noahman Ashley & Mike and Baby Mackadamia and soon to be..., Mandy & Ryan, J-man and Dimples, and Ryan and Katie - yes we own two Ryans! Not pictured: Zoey the German Shephard, Opi the newly adopted puppy, BG & Baby Red the Macaws (the latter two Zoey would eat if put in the same picture). Welcome to our Blog. Don't take us too seriously.... life is meant to have a never ending, bottomless tub of buttered popcorn and laughter.

Monday, June 30, 2008

Mom + Dad = 60 years of love

Our family celebrated my parents 60th wedding anniversary. It has been a world wind weekend and I haven't been able to post pictures but I do want to thank everyone that came and shared the day with us. Everywhere I looked I was surrounded by my parents memories found in the smiles of their friends and family. It was a chaotic day none the less with the MS ride and and party within moments of each other! I'm going to post (very soon but not tonight) pictures of the day and I know that my brother Eric will also post his so that you can share the day all over again, on my mom's blog listed at the left under Junes Journey - or Junietunes. I know that I am not alone when I speak of the love that these two have for each other. Dad had a hard time understanding the happenings around him - but as soon as Bethany (my daughter in law) and Betsy (Eric's daughter) brought in the Great Grandbabies - he perked right up and the rest of the day went down as a total success. Thank heavens for babies... I love my parents (and my brother) so very much. We were a little tiny family for a very long time - and now - we are surrounded by the blessings of children and grandchildren and great grandchildren. Look what you've started Mom and Dad - not everyone can say they've made it 60 years! I'm so proud of you! Still sweethearts after all these years. Happy Anniversary!