38th Anniversary

Alan and I got married 2 days after Christmas (Dec. 27, 1975), so our anniversary is usually eclipsed by the festivities of Christmas. Not the best time of year to get married, but it was the only time we could do it while Alan was on his Christmas break from dental school. Since we generally overeat during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, we don't always have a huge desire to celebrate our anniversary by eating out, but we do manage to celebrate it somehow. One good thing about having it around Christmas, however, is that we generally have family visiting and they can help us celebrate. This year, I invited Eric's family, Ryan, Jared, and Cheryl (Alan was at work) to go with me to Mulligan's in Palmdale to play some miniature golf. This is something I had been wanting to do for quite a while so I captured the opportunity to do it with family and had a blast.

Because of the large size of our group, we had to
divide up into two teams. Team #1 consisted of
 Cheryl, Ethan, Ella, and Livi, and me.

Team 2: Ryan, Eric, Nicole, & Jared

After playing golf, the kids wanted to drive the go-carts again (they did it in October). Since Olivia is too young to drive by herself, she picked Cheryl to enjoy the experience with her.

I mentioned already that Alan and I have been married for 38 years. For the past few years, I have had a desire to "upgrade" my wedding ring. I like my original ring, but wanted a different style so I "sweet talked" Alan into letting me shop for a new setting. I shopped at the Mall and found a couple rings that I liked, but thought were too expensive. I decided to look online and I found one I absolutely loved at beverlydiamonds.com. I was a little nervous ordering online, but found it fun to pick the color, cut, clarity, etc. according to how much we wanted to spend. I figure I got twice the ring for the same price as the mall...and I like the style better.  A win-win situation. It even came with a certificate of authenticity and a guarantee. 

On my finger

 (I know, I have very old looking hands)

 This stock picture from the catalog gives 

a better view of the ring.

Waiting for three weeks to wear the ring after it arrived was hard, but I opened it on Christmas day and I love wearing it. Happy Anniversary, Alan. I love you!