He Leadeth Me

David and I decided that we wanted to escape for a day and explore the west side of the front range to celebrate our anniversary. David cannot take a trip without snacks and I must admit that I was more than willing. This junk food really tasted good because I have been dieting lately. Much of the land was very flat driving to Breckenridge.  We found this field filled with timber fascinating.   One of the very small towns we drove through was Alma.  The 10,578 on the sign is definitely not the population, but the altitude.   Not a Wal-Mart in sight, but they didn't need one. What captivated me most about Breckenridge was their beautiful flowers.  I will do a separate post to allow you to see the beauty. Hanging baskets everywhere. We ate lunch at this little hole in the wall. David loves breakfasts and he can probably count on one hand the number of really good breakfasts I have made him in our 40 years of marriage. ...

Happy Anniversary to the most precious man alive. It has been 40 wonderful years. ...and yes, we married when we were quite young, five years old, if I remember correctly.   Thanks Uncle Randy for scanning the pictures!  

It has been one year since we moved to Colorado. It's hard to believe that it has been that long. We have been blessed in many, many ways during this year. Here are some of the blessings in very random order. We have been able to stay in touch with our friend in Texas. Facebook, e-mail, frequent visits by Karen, and David's continued Texas Real Estate have made it relatively easy to keep in touch. We have been blessed with a wonderful new church home and have made so many wonderful friends there. David has even been asked to be an elder. We left Texas with one grandson and now have 3 precious grandsons. Being semi retired has allowed me more time to spend with them. We have had several visitors come and stay with us and have gotten to see other friends who have come to visit Jeremy and Mandy. David is blessed to be working with Real Estate clients in both Houston and Colorado Springs. I have a new job working with undergraduate students at the University of Colorado at Color...

2009 has been a year of many big events in our family. Not only did both of my parents celebrate their 80th birthdays, but they also celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary. Of course, we had a party. Our family looks for any reason to celebrate and this was a big one. I'll explain more later about the very special scrapbook they are reading. Although Poppy and Sweetie's grandson Jon and his wife Bethany (far right on couch) live in Arkansas, they were able to be home for the big event. That was especially important because although each member of the family had a part in creating the scrapbook, Jon is the creative genius who put it all together. The cake was beautiful as well as delicious. Each family brought a bouquet of flowers to celebrate the day. The very special scrapbook that the family wrote and Jon put together was entitled "The Things We Have Learned from Sweetie and Poppy". I will include some of the quotes below, but if you ever want to read all th...

Before we moved to Colorado, when I thought of the beauty of the state, I thought of the mountains. I didn't realize that there would be so many beautiful flowers. I'm not sure what these purple flowers are but they are everywhere. Most of the pictures below were taken on the grounds of the Broadmoor Hotel . BEAUTIFUL place! Thank you Darlene for recommending. We had a delightful anniversary lunch there.

THEN: August 14, 1972 NOW: August 14, 2009 What a wonderful 37 years it has been! Here's to many more!