Anniversary thanks

Thank you to everyone who sent anniversary wishes and phoned us...we really appreciate that! We had a great day today...we drove to Nebraska City and then across into Iowa to Wobansie State Park for a picnic (as seen in the photo). We were at this exact place 36 years ago before we were engaged. I was trying to impress Dad with my cooking so at that time I made fried chicken and potato salad for our picnic at this park. When we got there, the chicken was under cooked (pink) and the potato salad was under cooked (crunchy). At the time, Dad didn't say anything, but years later when he told the story he said that even though things were not cooked, he still married me! Well, 36 years later we returned and I made fried chicken and potato salad and I redeemed myself!! We had a nice day...took a hike around the Lied Lodge and had an iced tea on the veranda and reminisced about our 35 years. We were sad to miss our favorite spot in the world...Salt Spring...but by a miracle, Salt Spring came to us today. When we arrived home, we found in the mailbox a package from our dear friends, Sharon & Bob Brewer from Salt Spring...and in it was Sharon's wonderful homemade granola that she always has for us in the cottage on the island! Also in the box were other wonderful treats and something so wonderful...some shells and sea glass that she found the day before she mailed the package. That was such a treat to have this wonderful part of Salt Spring come to us. Sharon, if you're reading this...you are so special! That made our day! And what great timing!!