Celebrating 50 Years

Just over a week ago I was up before the birds

honestly ~ I do not see 5:00 AM on a regular basis

but this was a special occasion as I had a plane to catch

I jetted off to Toronto for the weekend

I know ~ fancy that!

I was going for a reason of course

as a very special couple was celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary

you know you have your favourites and these are two of mine

Aunt Jeanne is my Dad's older sister 

and they were really close

it was Dad that introduced them 52 years ago

and after all this time they are still going strong

I had not seen them in 7 years ~ way too long

there have been health issues through the years

so when this opportunity came up I made it happen

when we were there on Friday prepping for the party

I sat on the front step ~ so many memories

in that house, on that street

it felt like being home ~ that makes me smile 

even as I type the words right now

Aunt Jeanne, Chris, Uncle Dave & Gina

Gina worked so hard planning everything out

and I was happy to be there to help her with food prep ~ decorating

organizing ~ lists galore ~ we were in our element

she found this on Pinterest and ordered it from Etsy

everyone thought it was a great idea

this is my Auntie Sue ~ another favourite

she is the baby of the family and I love her to pieces

I flew up on Thursday morning and home Sunday night

so my time was brief but we packed a lot of memories into 4 days

she's my best girl and I love her so.....

I feel like I have been gone forever and a day

but I know I haven't

I fly in ~ read a bit ~ try and leave some comments 

then I am off again

don't give up on me ~ I am still here.....