49 things
Posted on 06/15/2011
by Delores Liesner
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That’s what we decided to do for our 49th anniversary! Poor Ken wondered often when this anniversary would ever end, but always with a smile.
It
was a blast and a blessing.
I’m grateful for the best find of my life – at the bottom of the escalator at Mitchell Airfield in Milwaukee 🙂
Here’s what we did:
49 things
- Flowers – Ken picked out bouquet when we were shopping for veggies a few days before anniversary
- DQ spontaneous sundae
- Dancin
- Chicago Art show – won tickets from Racine Art Museum
- Try fried green beans
- Gluten Free Expo
- Cirque Symphonie – treat from son and daughter-in-law
- Steak dinner at home
- Focused time in prayer for marriage, family and extended family
- Sleep till we wake up (8 am)
- 2 night vacation (first time in about 20 years!)
- Extended– got free hotel night! – Highly recommend Clarion Suites in Gr.Rapids
- Cashed in quarters we saved to go book shopping
- Book Shopping at Bakers 14-.Next Day at Baker’s Used Books – 2 hours J found a basketful from 2 page list
- Book Shopping at Kregels
- Book Shopping at Eerdmans (mostly from gift fund- exciting discounts)
- Visit Reformed college and bookstore
- Found Psalter for Kris
- Dinner at Arnie’s in Grand Rapids (my favorite MI restaurant)
- Dinner at Culvers – heart shaped potato in vegetable soup J – not my favorite place, but it’s his anniversary too!
- Kite Fest in Grand Haven
- Butter Pecan Ice Cream for lunch
- Walked through all the downtown shops (SO unusual for Ken) – bought nothing – SO unusual for me!
- Stayed in walking distance of beach (more like camping at cost of nice hotel – we won’t do that again, but wanted to try it.) It WAS nice to be able to walk back from the kite fest. Our password those two days was location, location, location.
- Walked the boardwalk in Grand Haven
- Decided to eat breakfast out instead of cooking – only 2 block walk to restaurant… awesome food like asparagus veggie Benedict…
- Found a sun hat that fit
- Hiked at Dune State park
- Stopped for a Dove Bar
- Sleep till wake up (9:30!)
- Walk South Haven Park and Shops
- Got gardening plants (360!) for us, friends, and charity sale
- Mejier Sculpture Gardens (beautiful)
- Shop for Aimee’s shower and wedding
- Bought handbag from Mejier’s
- Ken got me earrings and a commentary I wanted
- Ken got 3 books of his Ironside collection
- Tried new restaurant – asparagus soup and chicken salad
- Design back yard for no-grass raised gardens
- Dairy Queen treat
- Didn’t do a Laz thing because it would embarrass Ken and it WAS his anniversary too – picture a window washer at a fancy store…
- Second symphony – treat by son and daughter-in-law
- Looked at all the old photo albums – many happy memories
- Reminisced about other trips we’ve taken – favorites were Washington D.C., Pennsylvania, and Mexico
- Jamba Juice smoothie
- Baked him a pumpkin pie
- Popcorn-Potato Chip and Book night – read and snacked together
- Watched a TV movie together – can’t recall the last time we relaxed together for more than half an hour! Funny part was we are not used to sitting that long, and could hardly get up after two hours!
- Gave away 49 things – clothing, books, cds, household items, etc.
We also reviewed our marriage “life verse” which is actually a Psalm – Psalm 112. How gracious the Lord has been to give us so much time together and a wonderful legacy with children and grandchildren who know and walk with the Lord.
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Beautiful! Thank you for sharing your blessings!
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