35th Wedding Anniversary Announcement

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

 It had been ten years since I first visited the picturesque town of New Madrid, Missouri as a teenager in June and July 1971. This time I only had four days to visit with family before flying home to the land of Disney and Hollywood on the west coast. So when my cousin offered to call an acquaintance and set up a blind date at Rosie's, I agreed. Through a comedy of errors, mistaken identities and good humored ribbing from family and friends I met my first ever blind date.  Most people have a blind date alone, just the two of them. Not us.  Not only was my cousin Sandy there but also her husband, Russell, her brother Phil, his wife and my mother! The poor guy hardly had a chance with those odds sitting across the table from him. Needless to say we were all there for hours and having the time of our lives.

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