September Tibits

I know I'm late but who really cares. I can't believe that 42 years ago this month I was planning my wedding. I might have mentioned these things before but you might be interested to know: My wedding dress only cost $205.00 and I got it at ZCMI's in Salt Lake City. We got married in Cardston Alberta Canada and hotel prices were $20.00. My mom and dad were the only people at our wedding. Except another couple that were there with only his parents.We were married on Sept. 21 and our reception was on Sept. 25th - Ed's birthday. We came home from Canada to a TP'd house & potato chips crushed in our bed. (Thanks to my sister Sharon and Nelson Cox who also kidnapped me from my wedding reception and drove around town with Ed in close persuit) My 3 tiered wedding cake cost $45.00 and we served a whole crowd with it & red slushy punch. My colors were Baby blue, pink and white. Bobbie Whitaker sang "You've Only Just Begun" (Boy was that the truth!) I came home from my honeymoon and was instantly a new bride and a mom to Nick who was 4 years old. Our first house was the little house out by Connie & Nelson Cox's although it wasn't located there at the time. It was on the other side of town and it cost us $50.00 a month. We later bought a single wide trailer and moved it by Mom and Dad's on 6 S.E. It cost $99.00 a month and I wondered how we were ever going to make that big payment. So 6 kids, 19 grandkids and 1 great grand child later here we are. We've moved many times and had more cars than I could ever count. Prices have quadrupled in everything. I would never have imagined how much everything would cost this many years later. We were always warned though and I'm thankful we always tried to stay out of debt and have a food storage. Which came in handy many times. What a ride it has been and as we near our golden years I am thankful for choices I have made. Marrying a good man, being married & sealed in the Temple for eternity to my family, having a family & staying active in the church. We might not be millionaires but we are very rich in the things that matter most. The time has just flown by so fast I can hardly believe it. But I am a happy woman for every minute of it - good and bad!