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Today is my grandparents’ sixty-fourth wedding anniversary. That’s hard to fathom. I mean, can you imagine being with one person for that long? They are both in their late 80s. This means that they did NOT get married when they were 13 or 15 or some other ridiculously young age.

My Dad told me a funny story about them. They wanted to get married on Valentines Day, but they didn’t have enough money between the both of them to pay the minister until payday (the 15th). They had a very small ceremony and there is a cute picture of them standing outside the church with giant smiles on their faces. I don’t think my grandma had a wedding dress, so they are both wearing some nice, 40s-style outfits.

I called them to wish them a happy anniversary. One of my cousins is organizing a small family dinner for them tonight at their house.

Sixty-four years, man…..that’s crazy. These days, lasting for ten years is bordering on a miracle.