THEY ARE SO NICE
That’s what everyone says about our parents.
They are nice. It’s the truth.
They are generous, happy, loving people.
They taught us what is most important in life – family and working hard.
When we were growing up, they were always active, playing tennis, skiing or going for walks and Volksmarches. They both worked their way through college later in life. As we got even older, their hobbies turned into golf and going on vacations. They had the time of their life on a trip to Italy, but they also love to have a good old fashioned party, closer to home at the Italian Camp or Stanley’s.
That sense of easy adventure and fun is an admirable trait in both my mom and my dad and something that I believed helped get them here, to their 50th year anniversary.
They both strived hard and worked together their whole lives to get where they are today.
They were in their early 20s when they first met. They have grown from their dating years, to husband and wife, to a nurse and a grave digger slash drummer in a band, to Realtors, to the involved commercial realtors that they still are today. Very active in the community and with their friends and family. They are parents, friends, a brother and a sister, an outlaw, an uncle and an aunt, and they are Ali and Bebe to their grandchildren, Julia and TJ.
A 50 year anniversary is a great feat. It’s romantic and remarkable.
When they were married, 50 years ago in 1959 that was the year that Alaska and Hawaii became the 49th and 50th states of America.
It was also the year that our parents officially started their life together.
1959 It was a very good year for unions.
THE TOAST
THEY ARE SO NICE
That’s what everyone says about Ali and Tom.
They are nice. It’s the truth.
Standing here is our mom and dad - a couple that you could never imagine apart.
Our Mom and Dad always tell us they are proud of us but today we would like to say that we are proud of them and lucky to have them in our lives.
Let’s raise our glasses on their 50th wedding anniversary.