June 12, 2009
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60 Storied Years – Rumble Seats & Broken Beds!
The year was 1949. World War II had been over for four years and America was entering the baby boom. McCarthyism and the Second Red Scare were in full swing, and “Riders in the Sky” was the #1 song in the country. On June 11th of that year, a pretty, doe eyed girl from Iron Mountain, Michigan named Lucille; married a dashing, brown eyed sailor named George. 60 years later my Aunty Lulu and Uncle Georgie still remember more about that unseasonably hot June day, than I remember about last night! They even recall (and recount below, much to my shock), some of the more sordid details (at about 4:15)! I love it when my relatives regale me with stories, and tonight, in honor of their 60th wedding anniversary we had dinner at their favorite Mexican restaurant and they reminisced about the “good old days”.
Their love story actually spans more than 60 years. They met in junior high school when they were about 11 years old and they’re 81 and 82 now. The early years of the romance consisted of country drives in Model A Fords (back when American car companies were profitable), and countless letters sent overseas when my uncle sailed for the Navy. Through mistaken love notes and broken beds, they raised 3 kids, who went on to have 8 kids of their own, who went on to have 4 kids of their own (Tommy, Andy, Cole & Tressa; my aunt and uncle’s great grandchildren, who are regularly featured here). So Happy Anniversary Aunty & Uncle. I hope to be listening to many more stories for years to come!
Click Play, Above Right.
“Now don’t forget, this is going on Internet.” “That’s all right!”
My aunt called today to correct a detail about the movie they saw on their wedding night.
It was “In a Lonely Place” starring Humphrey Bogart.
The ticket was 50 cents. How did she know?
She found the ticket stub in her scrapbook!
June 11, 2009 – Lu & George’s 60th Wedding Anniversary
Happy Anniversary Aunty & Uncle!
Aunty LuLu as a baby and Uncle Georgie, still a stud back in the day.
Comments (21)
60 Years!!! Truly remarkable, how the love between 2 people can develop into such a big family. The very best wishes and Happy Anniversary to Aunt Lulu and Uncle Georgie!!!
that’s a great vid! your uncle still has da yooper accent! my congrats to my fellow michiganders! peace, Al
get story!
wow… great!!! btw you look like your uncle georgie =p
Wow and I thought being in a 2 year relationship was long. You definitely need to ask them how they do it!
That’s amazing. Congratulations to them.
@da5id_de - Thanks David. Sorry you didn’t get to meet them while you were here!
@pukemeister - Once a Yuper always a Yuper! :)
@ibizajb - Thanks Joon!
@lcfu - I hope I look half as good as him when I’m 81. Thanks.
@Rm2046 - My aunt’s a great cook…I’m sure that helped! LOL
@wherethefishlives - Thank you Sam.
@CareyGLY - you need to have your uncle teach you how to spell yooper!
@pukemeister - Doh!!
60 years! Wow… that’s amazing.
@ElusiveWords - How long were your parents married Paul?
@CareyGLY - *confused look* it’s Matt. They were married for 49 years.
@ElusiveWords - Doh!!!! Sorry about that. My bad…that’s what I get for multitasking!!! Have a good weekend Matt. (Paul from Canada will be here Sunday…was emailing him at the time)
wow congrats to them! 60 years. crazy
hats off to any new generation marriages to reach even 30 years. LOL
@Sc12EeN17aM3 - You think Jon & Kate will make 60??
@CareyGLY - i think they will. media just blows things out of proportion.
i dont think they will have a on going series once the sextuplets hit school age. theyre wont be enough scene time. i bet when that happens. theyre going to be “ok” with the whole media stuff
That’s amazing!
ryc – glad you’re still with us!
Wow!! 60 years- that’s truly awesome. Here is to many many more! Cheers.
PS: I couldn’t watch the video cuz there is some error with the flash player here.
” Well I was looking at the girl behind her! ” LOL AWW!!
Man, they’re 81 and 82 and they don’t look their age! They look 55 and EPICLY strong! Congrats on the 60 years aunt lulu and uncle georgie!
” OH JEEZ LONG TIME NO SEE ” Love the way he says it! Haha brava.
@Loltothepower - Thanks Jin. That made me smile. You’re right, they are epicly strong. (Love that word!) My Uncle has what is called a Yooper accent. Yooper stands for U.P. which stands for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. They have a similar accent in North Dakota, as heard in the movie “Fargo”.
@Fongster8 - Thanks!!
@Dezinerdreams - Sorry about that. It’s too long for YouTube.