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85. Thanks, Cha! It has been a very long trip.

Thu Apr 11, 2019, 05:46 AM

Apr 2019

We were trying to decide where to celebrate yesterday. We considered a few Indian restaurants downtown, and chucked them all for our local Italian place in our little village. It has been there for as long as we have (1982, though I haven't lived there full time the whole time).

The personnel has changed, but the quality of the food, luckily, has not. Our waiter spoke some Italian, but clearly wasn't entirely comfortable with it. When he brought us our appetizers, on a hunch, I said "thank you" in Albanian, and he broke out in a big smile. We had GREAT service for the rest of the evening!

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37 years ago today, my brother said, "you know, this is REALLY a cool thing." He was right. [View all] DFW Apr 2019 OP

Lovely! Congratulations! Siwsan Apr 2019 #1

An American who is fluent in both German and Japanese DFW Apr 2019 #99

Beautiful story. Congratulations! Doodley Apr 2019 #2

One little chapter DFW Apr 2019 #48

"Our parents got along famously, since nobody spoke anybody else's language. " eShirl Apr 2019 #3

There was a lot of gesturing going on.... n/t DFW Apr 2019 #12

Congrats! Intelligent, sensitive and bright looking pair of pairs there. yonder Apr 2019 #4

So you're right on our heels. DFW Apr 2019 #13

Happy Anniversary DFW! panader0 Apr 2019 #5

Thanky, son! n/t DFW Apr 2019 #31

Gorgeous brides and handsome grooms! Kind of Blue Apr 2019 #6

Well, I was in there somewhere, so three out of four DFW Apr 2019 #47

Congrats. Yes, taking that leap of faith is a 'very cool thing' FailureToCommunicate Apr 2019 #7

There were a few bumps along the way DFW Apr 2019 #45

Yes, so right. May yours be... FailureToCommunicate Apr 2019 #60

Congrats to both of you irisblue Apr 2019 #8

Thanks, Iris! n/t DFW Apr 2019 #46

Congratulations DFW. mahina Apr 2019 #9

Mahalo mahina! DFW Apr 2019 #14

Happy Anniversary.. mountain grammy Apr 2019 #10

Just an episode along the way DFW Apr 2019 #44

That's beautiful. Harker Apr 2019 #11

Congratulations DFW! LittleGirl Apr 2019 #15

Merci vielmals! DFW Apr 2019 #19

gruezi it is! LittleGirl Apr 2019 #71

Happy anniversary to all of you! pandr32 Apr 2019 #16

Thanks! DFW Apr 2019 #43

Congratulations to all of you, and a world-class of families. Didn't we all look great back then? NBachers Apr 2019 #17

Tell me about it. worse yet: DFW Apr 2019 #32

awwwww, the HAPPIEST of anniversaries for both lovely couples. thank you so much for sharing niyad Apr 2019 #18

Well, three of us are cool, anyway DFW Apr 2019 #36

Mazel Tov. MarianJack Apr 2019 #20

How lovely! brer cat Apr 2019 #21

Happy anniversary and many, many more! Nothing no wrong with practicality!❤ Karadeniz Apr 2019 #22

That's what we figured.... DFW Apr 2019 #42

Cool story, bro. REALLY cool! dchill Apr 2019 #23

It just sorta felll into place DFW Apr 2019 #37

Great! ... but you OWE us something: Martin Eden Apr 2019 #24

THAT is a tall order. With our schedules? Almost impossible to arrange. DFW Apr 2019 #33

PS--about the graduation pic DFW Apr 2019 #38

I wish many more years of happiness to all of you. joanbarnes Apr 2019 #25

Thanks Joan! DFW Apr 2019 #41

What a wonderful story. Dem2theMax Apr 2019 #26

Our genes say, "fogeddabout it!" DFW Apr 2019 #40

EXACTLY! Dem2theMax Apr 2019 #72

I couldn't agree more DFW Apr 2019 #74

There you go. Dem2theMax Apr 2019 #78

A DU order! DFW Apr 2019 #80

I didn't want to give you any options. Dem2theMax Apr 2019 #100

And you didn't! DFW Apr 2019 #103

Yeah, but my 'no option' is a good thing. Dem2theMax Apr 2019 #105

Well, since I probably won't retire until I'm 80 DFW Apr 2019 #113

If you signed on the dotted line, Dem2theMax Apr 2019 #114

OK, just snap your fingers DFW Apr 2019 #115

' I spread the peaches!' Dem2theMax Apr 2019 #116

You're right, it was a commercial for Chiffon margarine. DFW Apr 2019 #117

Okay, first you have to tell me if you remembered that it was Chiffon margarine, Dem2theMax Apr 2019 #118

Well, in fact, I did remember it was Chiffon Margarine DFW Apr 2019 #119

This message was self-deleted by its author Dem2theMax Apr 2019 #120

To pronounce Durbuy DFW Apr 2019 #121

I somehow posted that before I meant to. Dem2theMax Apr 2019 #123

I tried to respond yesterday, but all I could think about was Notre Dame. Dem2theMax Apr 2019 #122

eggscllent . congratulations AllaN01Bear Apr 2019 #27

Happy Anniversary! Desert grandma Apr 2019 #28

One of them already did DFW Apr 2019 #35

Nice to have your daughter that close to you. Duppers Apr 2019 #57

Thanks, Duppers! DFW Apr 2019 #58

Happy Anniversary! Ohiogal Apr 2019 #29

Thanks! I know how fortunate I have been with my family. DFW Apr 2019 #39

Do your nephews really have joint citizenship? Lucky Luciano Apr 2019 #30

They do indeed. DFW Apr 2019 #34

Thx for your response. He is only 6, so rules could have changed. Lucky Luciano Apr 2019 #50

Thanks! DFW Apr 2019 #51

Oh yes. Being multilingual is a great thing. Lucky Luciano Apr 2019 #52

That was the case with my brother's wife as well DFW Apr 2019 #53

Congrats to both couples. murielm99 Apr 2019 #49

Thanks, Muriel! DFW Apr 2019 #54

Happy Anniversary to all of you! mnhtnbb Apr 2019 #55

Thanks for that! DFW Apr 2019 #56

Great story Dyedinthewoolliberal Apr 2019 #59

There were a LOT of people involved! DFW Apr 2019 #61

I'll bet your parents were on Cloud Nine! FakeNoose Apr 2019 #62

At the time, they had a good time, but organizing it was more intricate than Operation Overlord DFW Apr 2019 #63

Congratulations! area51 Apr 2019 #64

Our parents got along famously, since nobody spoke anybody else's language.!!! elleng Apr 2019 #65

If the world had more people like you guys... Ligyron Apr 2019 #66

If you read DU long enough DFW Apr 2019 #75

Happy anniversary to all! I love a good love story. Hekate Apr 2019 #67

Yeah, me too. DFW Apr 2019 #76

Happy Anniversary DFW! smirkymonkey Apr 2019 #68

Only because I left out the gory details! DFW Apr 2019 #81

I'd like to know when women are going to stop the white gown and veil crap? YOHABLO Apr 2019 #69

I guess that "crap" is one way to look at it DFW Apr 2019 #73

Congratulaions and fond wishes to all! marble falls Apr 2019 #70

Considring that you don't have a lot to celebrate these days DFW Apr 2019 #86

It takes a village to really celebrate our successes and milestones ... marble falls Apr 2019 #94

For that alone, it was worth it. DFW Apr 2019 #95

Congratulations and best wishes to you all. N/t jaysunb Apr 2019 #77

Sweeeeet!! Congrats!! InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2019 #79

Thanks for that DFW Apr 2019 #84

Wow.. that is the coolest story, DFW! Cha Apr 2019 #82

Thanks, Cha! It has been a very long trip. DFW Apr 2019 #85

Your local Italian place Cha Apr 2019 #87

You got it! DFW Apr 2019 #88

Google didn't tell me that.. Cha Apr 2019 #89

It must be some latent DNA DFW Apr 2019 #90

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2019 #83

Happy Anniversary DFW! Raster Apr 2019 #91

I will say it in German first, then translate... GetRidOfThem Apr 2019 #92

Good German, only one minor mistake DFW Apr 2019 #96

Happy Anniversary and that's a really great story! steve2470 Apr 2019 #101

Thanks, Steve, as always DFW Apr 2019 #102

another great story! GetRidOfThem Apr 2019 #107

Before you can say that correctly DFW Apr 2019 #108

Precisely... GetRidOfThem Apr 2019 #112

A bit late, but Mazel Tov! n/t Fortinbras Armstrong Apr 2019 #93

Toda Raba! DFW Apr 2019 #98

Great post (nt) matt819 Apr 2019 #97

Another great story from you. MicaelS Apr 2019 #104

I promise you, no you wouldn't DFW Apr 2019 #106

My skin is also sensitive. MicaelS Apr 2019 #111

Happy Anniversary! Phentex Apr 2019 #109

Yes, the story is almost as old as we are DFW Apr 2019 #110