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

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