Their 40th Anniversary
December 29, 1992
For some reason, we decided to make a big production out of my parent's 40th wedding anniversary. I don't know why we did. But we went all out. My parents got wind of our plan and decided to throw themselves a brunch to celebrate the occasion. We had a special Mass for them at the church where they were married and they renewed their vows and then we had a nice party. My parents thought that was the end of the celebration. But we had never planned a party.
Instead, we sent them on a trip. We flew them to England for three days. Then they took the Chunnel to Paris where they spent another three days. Then we put them on the Orient Express for a night and they ended up in Vienna for three days. They loved this trip. They loved every aspect of it.
Shortly thereafter, my mother got sick and died a few years later. They never got to celebrate a big milestone anniversary again.
