Tomorrow, December 7th, is the 58th wedding anniversary for my parents.

It is easy for me to remember when their anniversary is as it is the day after my work anniversary. I started to work for my current company just before their 30th anniversary. Actually it is the opposite. I remember my work anniversary because of theirs.

Of course, each year I am also reminded by news items about upcoming celebrations for the anniversary of Pearl Harbor. However, when I am traveling this is not always the case.

I remember one time when teaching a course in Tokyo that there was no reminder in the news.

Here is a picture of my parents on their wedding day 58 years ago. They look so young 🙂

They were married in Frytown, Iowa where my grandfather was preaching.

See: The Frytown Church

My Mom still has the cake top from her wedding cake and it was used at their Golden Anniversary celebration eight years ago.

See: A Golden Anniversary

Here you can see part of their wedding cake. Wedding cakes bring back so many memories for me as my mother used to decorated cakes. I have many Facebook friends who had wedding cakes that were made by my mother.

I also have one of the gifts that they were given for their wedding hanging in my dining room.

This beautiful waterfall was painted by Eva Fry who was a member of the Frytown congregation.

The painting is based on an Ansel Adams picture of Vernal Falls in Yosemite National Park.

Have a wonderful anniversary Mom and Dad!!

Steven