December 23rd, 2024

December 18th, historically, was a busy day, an important day!  I suppose that at least one noteworthy things happens on every day of every year, but today we are specifically discussing outstanding events on one particular day.  Here are just a few of the most significant things that happened on various December 18ths .   For example:

In 1620 the Mayflower docked in Plymouth Harbour for the first time

1777  saw the first National Thanksgiving

1799 was the date that our first president, George Washing died at Mt Vernon

In 1966 we saw the first successful deployment of the rover Sojourner on planet Mars!

And of course in 1994, Tim and Sam got married

And then, in 2024, this year, Joy and Bob got married too

Wait, What?  Joy and Bob got married??

SURPRISE!

  How cool is that?? 

After 30 odd years of adventures together, they decided to have yet another adventure and tied the knot, officially.  

It was an absolutely lovely wedding too.  They married at the charming St Francis Inn in historic St Augustine on a perfectly gorgeous day in front of the Christmas Tree in the parlour.  Mary, a wonderful woman who works at the St Francis, was the officiant and the witnesses were Tim and I and Joy's younger daughter, Stacy and her hubby, Shane.  (and Joy's eldest daughter, Carrie, via FaceTime).

The girls all sparkled and the gentlemen looked snazzy.  Spirits were high, the decor very seasonal. The vows were both simple and sincere.

Afterwards we took some photos and were offered cake and champagne to celebrate!   The cake by the way was excellent, days later, I was still raving about the frosting. ​

It was perfection.

​I'll share a few photos from the Happy Day!

 A little side story, I asked Joy what she would like us to wear to her wedding and she said, "well be comfortable but dress up a bit and try to be christmassy". So I wandered through my closet and was dismayed to learn that I own nothing 'christmassy' and actually very little dressyuppy anymore as there are just not a lot of dressy uppy occasions in my life these days.

I had half decided to wear a pair of black slacks that I often wear to the museum and a nice blouse. Afterall, a wedding day is about the bride and groom, not the guests so it really didn't  matter so much what I chose to wear.

But when Joy asked what I had decided to wear, I, jokingly, told her that the most Christmassy thing I owned was a pair of Christmas PJ's.  She laughed and said she was fine with us wearing those.  LOLOL  Ultimately, she loaned me one of her own dresses, which was red and sparkly and looked a wee bit like a Christmas tree. It was super comfortable (which came in especially handy for the long drive to St Augustine) and that was exactly what I wore.​

December 18th must be a magical date upon which to wed.  It wasn't December but April when our parents married but it was the 18th and they were together for more than 50 years.  Tim and I, who did get hitched in December on the 18th, have been happily joined for 31 years now!  Clearly it's a perfect day to marry.

St Francis Inn was a beautiful choice for a wedding, it is historic and charming and all decked out for Christmas. St Augustine itself, I recommend for any day to visit because it is so delightful. It is seacoast town which in itself makes it wonderful, but it also has the significance of being the oldest continually populated city in the entire USA.  St Augustine relishes it's history and has so very much to offer any visitor.  Having a wedding there is just  the icing on the cake. And speaking of cake, amongst this batch of photos is one of the wedding cake.

Cheers to the Happy Couple!  Please join us in wishing them only the very best of everything as they officially spend the rest of their lives together!
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