Seventy Years

[HogwldFLTR]

I've been meditating today on the fact that it was my parents anniversary. They are both deceased and I miss them both. I'd have loved to have them around later in my life then they were. It struck me just a few minutes ago while at work that it would have been their 70th wedding anniversary this past day. I know this for certain because I'm wearing my father's wedding band which was bought at Tiffany's in 1947. I was married about two and a half years after my father's death.

At any rate I thought I'd share a photo of the simple 70 year old wedding band and part of the engraving inside. My anniversary is also engraved inside as well. Some don't like mixing gold wedding rings with other than gold watches. For me having the band my father wore through the marriage that was only ended by his death transcends any other concerns. Perhaps it is part of the reason I'm still married after 32 years.