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Sunday, February 13, 2011

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY DAD AND MOM

IT WAS 1942-

One year after our country entered WWII,
The minimum draft age lowered from 21 to 18 yrs old,
Our president was Franklin D. Roosevelt,
Food rations were implemented,
Gasoline was 19 cents a gallon,
Barbara Streisand and Paul McCartney were born,
The movie Casablanca premiered in NY,
Instant coffee was introduced,
and
 Two people that went on their first date that year
ended up falling madly in love with each other
They met in high school
He was walking down the hall
with friends, they were 
all chomping on carrot sticks 
and imitating Bugs Bunny
He was a high school basketball champ
and is pictured above in this newspaper clipping
receiving an award (he is 3rd from the left)

She was an outgoing gal who loved tennis,
riding horses and had a natural curiosity
of just about everything else life had to offer.
THEIR FIRST DATE-

She asked him to the Sadie Hawkins Hayride
and they double dated with friends.
It was rained out so all four went 
to the movies instead
They saw a double feature 
"Major and the Minor" and
"Submarine Patrol"
(copy of actual ticket stub is above in collage
my mom saved everything!)
and
 the rest is history; as the saying goes...

I'll never forget
the night we met
under the starlit sky

I'll never regret
nor will I ever let
you out of my heart
till I die

(words from a poem
my dad gave my mom
in collage above)

They ended up getting married. 
He served as a navy pilot.
She bore six children 
and their love for each other just 
grew stronger over the years

I am dedicating my blog to my parents
and their beautiful love story-
 just waiting to be told,
this month, all month long.. 
for more on their love story
please check back all month long
don't forget to check previous
posts this month on their love story

I will next post about their wedding

They were married 
64 years ago in
February.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY 
TO EVERYONE
HOPE YOU ARE ENJOYING
MY PARENTS LOVE 
STORY SO FAR

I am linking this post to:

http://sumossweetstuff.blogspot.com/







Lamb Around




4 comments:

  1. Aww, that's really sweet. I'm a sucker for a good love story. Totally following your blog!

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  2. Oh, this is sooooo lovely! How romantic?! And just perfect for Valentine's Day!

    Sarahx

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  3. What a privilage to have access to your family's history. Lovely post!

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  4. It's so much fun to get the inside scoop on your parents' love story. Your mom reminds me of a young Judy Garland in that photo.

    Thanks for linking to the party.

    Liz @ the Brambleberry Cottage
    http://thebrambleberycottage.blogspot.com/

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