Richard and Karolyn celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this month. They don't look, or act, like they could possibly be old enough to be married for 50 years, but they had documentation to prove it! We enjoyed looking at old photos and yearbooks, and Karolyn's wedding gown graced one of the walls (and YES, she could definitely have fit into it if she wanted to!). We had a big crowd, great food, a silly game, and lovely decorations. We were so happy that Richard's sister and his wife were able to join us, and they gave a lovely toast, as we all raised glasses of champagne spiked with elderberry liquor. Kelly, Meg, Cheryl and Mary had learned Richard and Karolyn's song (7 Golden Daffodils by The Brothers Four) and sang it in harmony. Then it was time for gifts, including some 50s (50 team bags, 50 golden Hershey kisses) and some new day lilies (Karolyn loves day lilies and has planted MANY at Elderberry). And THEN we hit the dance floor. There was some GREAT dancing at this party. One thing we do really well at Elderberry is play together! The next day, Karolyn planted the day lilies between their house and Dick and Nancy's house (Dick and Nancy celebrated their 65th anniversary last year) to represent 115 years of married life!
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| Karolyn and her sister-in-law Marcia |
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| Richard, Marj and Barb. Doesn't he look spiffy?? |
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| Eating great food! |
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| So sweet! |
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| Karolyn showing us her wedding dress |
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| Richard breaking open the champagne |
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| Some cool photos and a place to write our wishes for them |
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| Bobby Boyle's Mother's Carrot Cake. Its a long story - come and visit Elderberry and ask! |
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| Dick, Joan, Leslie and Vonda |
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| Awesome food! |
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| Karen, Vonda and Diana |
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| Mike and Betsy joining the food line! |
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| Karolyn, Richard's Sister Marcia, and her hubby Chris |
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| The toast! |
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| More of the toast! |
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| The day lilies we got for them - aptly named |
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| Mary, Kelly, Cheryl and Meg (The Sisters Four!) |
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| Time to dance!! |
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| Marcia and Chris were ROCKIN! |
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| Joan was totally into it! |
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| Stewart's air guitar solo |
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| Mary cutting the cake - great way to top off the night! |
