40 years...

...and counting.

My parents Peter and Gerlinde Enns, are celebrating 40 years of wedded bliss today!

My dad was a farmer, so to this day we can't figure out why they got married in the middle of spring seeding! I mean, why not before or after? Because of that, their honeymoon was a bit of a whirlwind...a three (or was it four?) day trip from Winnipeg MB to NiagraFalls ON (about 2800 miles roundtrip), so my dad could get back to work...

then there was the fact that my mom was a typical "city-girl" and not used to country living. They lived an hour away from my mom's family (and a tighter group of siblings, you'll never meet), a real hardship for my mom.

A "rocky" start? A recipe for disaster? Maybe for some...BUT NOT THESE TWO!

I can honestly say that other than my grandparents...my parents marriage is a lesson in Love and Respect.

My mom RESPECTS my dad. She showed it (and still does) in a million ways...

...breakfast, lunch and dinner, all prepared on time, just the way he liked it, and taken to the field if needed.

....the house was always picked up and tidy.

....the yard (acres and acres of it) was always well looked after with a huge garden and flowers everywhere.

...we (the kids) were always told how awesome our dad was - he was the best and smartest farmer EVER!

....she never gave cause for my dad to be embarrassed in the community or the church.

My dad LOVES my mom. He showed it in his own way...

....we lived far from the city, gas was expensive (the '70s), the road was gravel...but he never denied her a visit with her family. He knew how important they were to her.

...the early years, he worked in spring/summer/fall on our farm, and come winter often found a job so he could provide for the needs we had.

....he loved watching my mom's vivaciousness, and we would often catch him with a smirk on his face, of course, now I know what that look means!! ;-)

I love my parents....

I'm getting weepy.....

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Dad and Mom!