On June 21st, my brother, Bernie and and sister-in-law, Donna will celebrate their 45th Anniversary. I find that impressive because even if I got married right now; the best I could hope for would be maybe 40 years and that’s only if I live to be 98 and marry an infant.
My brother Bob and his wife Patty just celebrated their 40th last year with a great surprise party. My marriage fizzled out before I even got to silver, but I haven’t given up on weddings yet because:
A. I’m still a hopeless romantic who believes marriage can be great if both people really want to work at it.
B. They’re a great excuse to bake cookies and maybe finally learn to do a proper Electric Slide or Tarantella.
C. I love telling this wedding cookie baking story about my mom, which involves potential bodily injury, table-shaking laughter, and a great recipe. Continue reading →
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