The "Boy, Were We Surprised!" Story
It was an ordinary day. We were headed up to Mt. Joy for lunch with the family. One of the kids called and said why don't we meet Grandmaw and Grandpa at the diner in Mt. Joy for lunch so off we go. We get there a little before noon and the parking lot is pretty well packed. "I hope someone made reservations," I said to Carol. "They probably did," she replied. Well, we enter the restaurant and see Brynn, our daughter. We head over to her and she tells us that everyone is waiting for us. Didn't think we were late, but OK. We head back a hall, away from the restaurant to a set of double doors. I didn't think anything of it until she opened the door and everyone inside yelled, "Happy Anniversary!!" Wow! What a surprise. Carol and I will celebrate our 25th Anniversary in about two weeks and had no clue that someone would spring a party on us like this. No one ever remembers our anniversary except us and my mom and dad, until now. They pinned flowers on us and we were ready to celebrate. We were kind of overwhelmed. But, there were the neighbors, my best friend and co-coach Wayne and his wife Barb, Carol's best friend Marg and her husband Ron, friends from church, a few teachers who I teach with, Carol's former friends from work, our family and ...... our wedding party! Yep, most of our wedding party found time to come, help us celebrate 25 years of marriage. Pretty neat! We got to sit at the head table with the kids and were served first. That hadn't happened since our marriage years ago. My best man and brother, Steve, and his wife Kathy were there; and John, my uncle who was an usher was there. Carol had her maid of honor, Millie; her matron of honor Mary; and bridesmaids Lois, my Aunt and wife of John, and Judy, my cousin. Three guys and two girls couldn't make it, but we had a great time. After the meal we got to walk around to all the tables a
nd talk with everyone, just like when we were married. Then we got to cut the cake and have dessert. Only thing missing was the band and the dancing. That's OK, because I can't dance very well anyway. It was another extraordinary day in the life of an 
ordinary guy. PS - middle pix is our family of Derek, Brynn, Tad and Carol and me, bottom photo is the wedding party of: Uncle John, my brother Steve, me, Carol, Millie, Mary, my cousin Judy and Aunt Lois. Handsome bunch!
It was an ordinary day. We were headed up to Mt. Joy for lunch with the family. One of the kids called and said why don't we meet Grandmaw and Grandpa at the diner in Mt. Joy for lunch so off we go. We get there a little before noon and the parking lot is pretty well packed. "I hope someone made reservations," I said to Carol. "They probably did," she replied. Well, we enter the restaurant and see Brynn, our daughter. We head over to her and she tells us that everyone is waiting for us. Didn't think we were late, but OK. We head back a hall, away from the restaurant to a set of double doors. I didn't think anything of it until she opened the door and everyone inside yelled, "Happy Anniversary!!" Wow! What a surprise. Carol and I will celebrate our 25th Anniversary in about two weeks and had no clue that someone would spring a party on us like this. No one ever remembers our anniversary except us and my mom and dad, until now. They pinned flowers on us and we were ready to celebrate. We were kind of overwhelmed. But, there were the neighbors, my best friend and co-coach Wayne and his wife Barb, Carol's best friend Marg and her husband Ron, friends from church, a few teachers who I teach with, Carol's former friends from work, our family and ...... our wedding party! Yep, most of our wedding party found time to come, help us celebrate 25 years of marriage. Pretty neat! We got to sit at the head table with the kids and were served first. That hadn't happened since our marriage years ago. My best man and brother, Steve, and his wife Kathy were there; and John, my uncle who was an usher was there. Carol had her maid of honor, Millie; her matron of honor Mary; and bridesmaids Lois, my Aunt and wife of John, and Judy, my cousin. Three guys and two girls couldn't make it, but we had a great time. After the meal we got to walk around to all the tables a
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