Friday, April 3, 2009

Anniversary

Before Nabby beat me to it, I ought to say that today is my husband's and my fifth anniversary. That seems startling, in one sense, but not so surprising in others. He's missed a few years for deployments or training, so our anniversary isn't that big a deal in truth. I have written small "updates" each year in the section of the book that was our wedding guest book, an idea that I think L. decided she'd adopt too.
That brings me to another point- it's really not needed to have something that's sold as a guest book for that purpose. Any nice book will do, but I think it's important to have that. Unless you have a very small wedding, you won't remember all of the people who were there. Guests often have something special to say. And it's a wonderful way to remember people who are gone. Alas, in only five years gone there are at least four lovely people who have died, including the Epples, whose messages are there in our guest book.

L. also had the Epples' favorite flower, daffodils, on the guest book table at her wedding, in their memory. I think that was very special.

1 comment:

Nabby said...

Happy Anniversary to a pair of wonderful cousins!!!
I can't believe it's been five years since your wedding. (Ergo, 5 years since there were 11 of us including two under the age of three trying to get ready for a wedding in one house :)Interestingly enough, it's similar weather today except warmer than it was 5 years ago.