On November 13, 1982 my parents met in a church and vowed their love and devotion to each other; twenty-six years later those vows still ring true. Congratulations Mommy & Daddy celebrating over a quarter century’s worth of marriage!
I could easily go on and on about my parents and how great they are. They have already led such amazing lives I could easily fill a book on them, but I’m not sure how interested you guys would be. Here are some quick fun facts:
· My Parents met in High School! They met Junior year in Mr. Heil’s American History class. I actually had the same teacher for the same class exactly 20 years later.
· My Dad proposed with a puppet! On the night of their engagement my Dad gave my Mom a chicken puppet. When she put her hand in the puppet the ring slipped on her finger.
· They were married the same year they graduated High School! My Mom had only been 18 for 2 months when they said I do.
· They started with nothing and now have everything! Well not everything, but I am reminded every single day how far they’ve come. When they got married my Dad was making $6 an hour working for my Grandfather’s company. That company now belongs to my Dad and Uncles and is a successful incorporated business.
· They raised 4 amazing kids! Including me! My twin bro is in his second year of medical school, my sis is a senior at FSU majoring in anthropology, and my little bro is a senior in High School currently applying for colleges. My parents are the force that holds all four of together, we owe everything to them.
My parent’s are sickingly cute together. Sometimes, they are even on the verge of being inappropriate! But I am thankful for their inappropriateness; it reminds me how lucky I am to have two happy parents that are still crazy in love. I strive to have that same love one day. I hope to still be just crazy in love as my parents are on my 26th wedding anniversary. This has caused me to set the bar pretty high for all of my past and future relationships, but I am ok with that. I know it has to be out there!
In honor of my parent’s anniversary I considered sleeping in and declaring today a Holiday, but I knew my body was dying to do some strength training. So instead of sleeping in in their honor I decided to work out on their behalf. I had a Netflix work out DVD I needed to try anyways.
I did the Biggest Loser Power Sculpt DVD and got a great work out. I know I’ve said it before the Biggest Loser work out DVDs really do work! It was the perfect challenge for me and I definitely felt the burn. After the DVD I did various crunches then I hit the shower.
For breakfast this morning I had some warm cinnamon apple pieces with ½ cup of Kashi U cereal and ½ cup of Quaker Oatmeal Squares.
I really like the Quaker Oatmeal Squares. Every bite I had of the warm apple and square reminded me of an apple crisp. Yum!
My parents have both today and tomorrow off (lucky them!) and are celebrating their anniversary at a beautiful resort here in Orlando, so I am hoping to meet them for lunch sometime tomorrow. Crossing my fingers! If not I know they are having a wonderful time enjoying it being just the two of them.
Love you Mom and Dad, I hope you have a great anniversary!! J
That is TOOOOOOOOO cute! Your parents are adorable! Happy anniversary!
Awww, LOVE this dedication post!!! I wish your parents MANY, MANY more years together 🙂
happy anniversary to your parents! they are so cute!!
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwww i loved this! i cant wait to meet your mom!
happy anniversary!!
see you tonight! 🙂
Happy Anniversary to your parents!! They are adorable. 🙂 My parents celebrated their 25th anniversary this year, and they too were high school sweethearts! (Except my dad proposed to my mom at a red light because it was pouring rain and all his other plans failed and he just wanted to ask her, haha). Hooray for amazing parents setting the standard for marriages and relationships in general. 🙂
Happy Anniverary to your parents! I loved hearing about their incredible relationship! How sweet!!!
so cute!!! happy anniversary to the rents 🙂
Awe, that’s so cute about your parents! Happy Anniversary to them!
And I hope I’m sickingly cute with my husband even after 26 years 🙂
Oh my – they are too cute! Congrats to them!
Aw, that’s so sweet. My parents are the same way (all over each other like teenagers in love and sometimes even unappropriate)…I used to be embarrassed or grossed out but now I LOVE it and think it made me what I am today and am so happy they’re so in love.
P.S. It’s my mom’s b-day today…..it’s a great date! 🙂
Wow, what interesting tid-bits about your parents! They seem like they have the ideal, fairy-tale relationship. Congrats to them 🙂 And they clearly raised a successful, smart daughter (…um, you!) as well as three other lovely people (that i dont even know, but still). Happy Anniversery to them!
Lovely breakfast, yum yum yum !
So cute!! Congrats to your parents!
My parents were high school sweethearts too. They’ve actually known each other since birth!
Awww, happy anniversary Meghann’s parents!!
Happy anniversary Meghann’s mom & dad! What a wonderful story… absolutely adorable! 🙂
yay happy anniversary to your parents!
if you like the biggest loser dvds, i definatly suggest the jillian michaels 30 day shred. that dvd is a killllllllerrrr but its really the best out there!
Allison – I have actually done all of the Jillian Michaels DVDs through Netflix and love them!!! Hers are actaully on Instant Play which makes it very convient. Unfortunately all of her other ones are only 30 minutes long.. boooo…
Aww so cute!!! And theres NOTHING wrong with setting the bar high for yourself…why settle! I hope I have that kind of marriage too…so great! The puppet proposal is so hilarious and cute
Aww, that’s so cuteeeee! *squee* My dad and my stepmom are cute like that, but they’ve only been together for like 5 years.
what are great post about your CUTE parents! I am lucky to have parents still together after 35 years too! 🙂
meg I hope you know how lucky you are to have such wonderful parents, well I know you know;) What a sweet tribute, and they are just as blessed to have a sweet daghter:) I hope your parents have a great time in Orlando!
You are sweet – seems like your parents are lucky to have such a wonderful daughter!
that is really sweet write up–i bet your parents appreciate it!!
so sweet!! They look so happy and so in love in the photo!!!!
Yay!!! Congratulations J + C!!! 🙂
OMG adorable! I love stories of how people met… and especially love hearing that couples are still going strong after all those years! 🙂
wow. they are definitely sickening cute! Haha. It’s amazing that you have such great relationship role models. Very nice story!!! Happy anniversary to them!!
Such a wonderful tribute to your mom + dad. It looks like they raised you right 😉 Happy Anniversary to them!!
Oh my god. Sooooo cute. Happy Anniversary!
Your parents are a great example- I am sure marriage isn’t always easy 🙂 How nice to be from such a couple!
How precious are your parents?! They look so happy. I love them!