April 29th might seem like just another day in your house, but April 29th just happens to be a big day in our household. It is the anniversary of our wedding: April 29, 1995
17 years this year. For your 17th anniversary, this gift is supposed to be furniture. Check that off, we furnished a whole house in September and October. So we decided that it wouldn't be a gift type of day. We would have a normal type Sunday and go out for a nice dinner.
Church had a twist. Grace sang in the choir, nothing new about that. J.J., however, had something new. On Saturday, J.J. graduated to a new guitar. We consulted one of my employees that is in a band and owns 7 guitars and he suggested a good place to go. We headed out and had a good time trying out the guitars. He settled on a Ibanez guitar that was previously owned. It sounded great. It's a full-size, steel-string guitar, so he'll be playing this one for a while. While trying this out, he said to his Mom, "This is fun, like trying on new clothes, only much better!" He was very proud showing off his new guitar to his two guitar-playing partners at church. Other than having the guitar fall in the middle of the priest's homily, everything was great!
Where to go for dinner? On my first trip to Dublin in June, I took the train down to a town called Dalkey. I got off the train and saw this restaurant called "The Guinea Pig". Because we have a significant guinea pig relationships in this household, it was an intriguing name and I took a picture. After relocating, we heard it was actually a great spot. Kind of fancy, so it seemed like a good spot for an anniversary dinner. We drove down to Dalkey for dinner. It was a great joint. It's been around for 50 years. No guinea pig on the menu. The name was taken from an old place where "you could eat like a pig for a guinea".
It was a cold, windy, and rainy day. The Irish would say the rain was lashing. On the way back, we drove along the coast and watched some huge waves roll up. We had sea foam blowing onto the windows as the waves crashed. It reminded us of our trips to the Oregon coast in the spring when the big storms would roll in.
It was a long day and with a big dinner and a warm car. Not all of us made it home with our eyes open.
17 years this year. For your 17th anniversary, this gift is supposed to be furniture. Check that off, we furnished a whole house in September and October. So we decided that it wouldn't be a gift type of day. We would have a normal type Sunday and go out for a nice dinner.
Where to go for dinner? On my first trip to Dublin in June, I took the train down to a town called Dalkey. I got off the train and saw this restaurant called "The Guinea Pig". Because we have a significant guinea pig relationships in this household, it was an intriguing name and I took a picture. After relocating, we heard it was actually a great spot. Kind of fancy, so it seemed like a good spot for an anniversary dinner. We drove down to Dalkey for dinner. It was a great joint. It's been around for 50 years. No guinea pig on the menu. The name was taken from an old place where "you could eat like a pig for a guinea".
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