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Wednesday 3 October 2012

42 YEARS TODAY!


Good morning to you,

Today, George and I have been married for 42 years. It is hard to believe we have been married for so long, as  we both agree the time has flown by.

We are enjoying a wonderful life together. As with all  marriages we have had our share of  "ups and downs", but when there have been "bumps in the road", we have managed to overcome them together.

We have two wonderful daughters which we are so grateful for and love dearly.
  
   
 ...and look what arrived for me today, George sent me these beautiful roses, to celebrate our anniversary,  they  are absolutely gorgeous.
  

  I thought you would like to take a  closer look at the roses.
  


....and this is the vase the roses were in.  

The vase is a beautiful shade of blue and do you see the metal work around the top, this has been handmade.  It is so beautiful, the metal work reminds me of a design from the medieval times.

 

And this is where it all began 
with George and Daphne 
 
 Our Wedding Day 3rd October 1970
outside the church
  
  Our honeymoon in Majorca, look how young  we were.  I'll share a secret with you. As you can see George was very fit.  When I was tired of pedalling I would put my feet up on the cross-bar and let George do all the work.  I don't think he ever noticed, well if he did, he was kind enough not to say anything.
Three years later, along came our gorgeous daughter Natasha.  In this photograph she was two weeks old.   There was great excitement when she was born, because she was the first grandchild on both sides of the family.

  Then four years later in 1977 along came our youngest daughter, Danielle.  Wasn't she a cutie pie.  She grew up with a twinkle in her eye.
  
This is Natasha when she was five years of age.  She was the most sweetest natured little girl. 

This is Danielle aged 5 years.  She was a mischievous little girl and full of fun, but I think you can see that in her eyes.

  
  
 ......and here are our gorgeous girls and Phyllis' grand daughters, as they are today, all grown up and beautiful. 

.....and all because George and I met one day at a summer fete in 1967.

I hope you have enjoyed these pictures of our family.

We are now going out to celebrate our anniversary.

Take care and I will see you later in the week.

Best Wishes




Daphne xxx









23 comments:

  1. Daphne,

    Congratulations for 42 years married!
    Your family is so beautiful and the roses are gorgeous.

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    1. Hello Lucinha, Thank you so much, you are very kind. When we say we have been married 42 years, it seems a long time, but looking back on our lives, the time has gone by so very quickly, that is why it is so good to have photographs to remind us. Take Care, Best Wishes Daphne

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  2. Happy Anniversary Daphne and many more to come. It is nice to see your family and how they have grown through the years. I hope you have had and will continue to have a great day. X0X0 Marlys

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    1. Hello Marlys, Thank you for your kind words. Our daughters seemed to grow so quickly, before we knew it, it was time for them to fly the nest. We all live apart, but when we get together it's wonderful. Take Care, Best Wishes, Daphne

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  3. Happy Anniversary! You have a beautiful family and looks like lots of wonderful memories through the years. Cheers to many, many more! (My hubby and I celebrated our anniversary yesterday)

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    1. Hello Karin, Happy Anniversary to you for the 2nd October, both of us had Autumn weddings. It's interesting we chose Autumn to get married as believe it or not, it's Autumn colours which suit me. Thank you so much for your kind words. Enjoy your day. Best Wishes Daphne

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  4. Happy anniversary my friend! Lovely bouquet, all the best for your girls! Very beautiful and full of nostalgia photos! Im 37years married ,and have 2 daughters too! I'ma grandmother to Daphne!
    Have a great October month my dear!
    Dimi..

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    1. Kalispara Dimi, Yes the flowers were beautiful, I was thrilled to pieces to receive them. I'm glad you enjoyed looking at our family photos. You have been married a long time also, 37 years....you are catching up with me and you have two daughters aswell. Are your daughters "daddy's girls" like mine are? Have a lovely day. Best Wishes Daphne

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  5. It was wonderful to share your anniversary and family photos this morning. Congratulations on 42 years, we have 1 more than that, and yes we have to ask, where did the time go?

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    1. Hello Linda, I'm so glad you enjoyed our family photos, it was lovely for us aswell, because once we started looking at the photos, we couldn't stop looking at them. We spent the entire afternoon looking at photos and remembering different periods in our life...and you have been married 43 years....congratulations. Have a lovely day. Best Wishes Daphne

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  6. Happy Anniversary Daphne & George! Wishing you many, many more wonderful years together!

    I loved this post & seeing the picture of your family. Enjoy your beautiful roses!

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    1. Hello Gina, Thank you so much, I'm so pleased you enjoyed the post and our photos. I adore the roses and they are on the table in our family room so that I can enjoy them (as you can guess I spend a great part of my day in the kitchen/family room.) Well to be honest it's the part of the house which gets the morning sunshine and today the sun has shone most of the morning, hoorah. Have a lovely day. Take Care, Best Wishes Daphne

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  7. Happy Anniversary!!!! What a very special occasion to celebrate and I hope it is absolutely wonderful. Your family photo's are lovely what a very nice family you have. Congratulations :)

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    1. Hello Prairieharmony, Thank you so much for your kind comments. I'm pleased you enjoyed our family photos and seeing our girls. Natasha and Danielle read the post and loved it. We live in different parts of the world so we had fun talking about when the girls were little. We had a lovely day together yesterday and I hope you have a lovely day today. Best Wishes Daphne

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  9. Hi Daphne, and Happy Anniversary! This is my first visit to your blog, but I'm your newest Google+ follower. I love the pictures you shared of your family. My, you and your husband are a handsome couple and you have beautiful girls! And what a sweet man to send you those beautiful roses. My husband and I are only at 21 (half of yours!) but I hope we are still as happy and in love at 42 as you. Your marriage is an inspiration! Thanks so much for your sweet comment and visiting my blog today. Have a great week!
    Debbie

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    1. Hello Debbie, Thank you so much for visiting my blog and becoming a follower, and for your lovely comments, that was very kind of you. I was thinking about when I had been married for 21 years, our girls were teenagers....now that was a very busy time! You will be happy and love when you have been married for 42 years if, when your annoyed with your husband, you always remember why you fell in love with him. It always worked for me. I will add you to my blog list so that other people can visit you aswell. Best Wishes Daphne

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  10. What a beautiful family, and a wonderful history.
    I enjoy reading your blog, from here in rural Kansas.

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    1. Good Afternoon T Webster Armstrong, Thank you very much for taking the time to read my blog and for your kind words about my family. I popped over to visit your blog very quickly a moment ago, and shall return later this afternoon. Enjoy your day. Best Wishes Daphne

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  11. Congratulations Daphne & George! Happy belated anniversary and many many more. I enjoyed looking at your photos and also seeing your beautiful daughters.

    My husband and I will be celebrating our 38 year anniversdary tomorrow!

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    1. Hello Pat, HAPPY 38TH ANNIVERSARY to you and your husband. What are you doing, something nice I hope. I'm so glad you enjoyed our family photos, we had great fun when we were sorting them out. They brought back lots of memories....how time flies. Have a lovely day with your husband. Best Wishes Daphne

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  12. A huge big congratuations to you both!

    Well done and I wish you both many many more years of happiness.

    I am sorry that I haven't visited sooner
    but mum isn't well and I am just snowed under
    but at least I got here today!

    Your roses are gorgeous an so too are your photos.

    My goodness you don't look old enough to be married 42 years
    you are a very glam wife!

    xx

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    1. Good Morning Fiona, Thank you so much for taking the time out of your busy day to write me a note. Also thank you so much for your comments, it's very kind of you. I must admit I was thrilled to receive the roses and the vase, that was the icing on the cake. I had to smile when you said I was a glam wife.....that's definitely not me. I'm so sorry to hear your mum is still poorly, she really is having a bad time of it isn't she. Remember to look after yourself aswell. Have a lovely weekend. Best Wishes Daphne

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Best wishes to you.

Daphne

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