05 May 2009 ~ 3 Comments

Sixty years is a long time

Rob and I just returned from Denver, where we gathered with his mom’s family to celebrate his grandparents’ 60th wedding anniversary.
I have nothing but superlative things to say about Rob’s grandparents. They are inspiring. Grandma Marge and Grandpa Dick bop around like they’re a good 20 years younger than their respective 79 and 81 years.
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25 February 2008 ~ 1 Comment

All he needs now is a congregation!

Rob and I have asked his grandfather, an octogenarian and a devout Catholic, to officiate our wedding in Hawaii.

We weren’t sure how it would go over, for obvious reasons. But we now understand that Grandpa Dick has received official notice from Brother Martin of the Universal Life Church that he was ordained a reverend on [...]

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