50th Anniversary
kami berdua
Fifty years of marriage required a whole month to celebrate! We first spent a week on the island of Kauai, Hawaii, with our entire family. When we returned to Goshen we celebrated with our extended family and many friends. And last of all, on the actual day we celebrated with new friends here in Laos.
On Kauai we stayed at a resort in Poipu where our rooms overlooked the ocean. It is known as the “Garden Isle” and is filled with beautiful beaches, steep cliffs, and canyons complete with stunning waterfalls. One day we drove to Waimea Canyon Park. It reminded us of a “little” Grand Canyon. Another day, some of us drove towards the north end of the island. One day three of us hiked a trail to the bottom of a gorge which had a sign at the beginning, “Hazardous Cliff” and another which said. “Area closed. Do not go beyond this point.” However, our guidebook said we could disregard the sign and just take care! And still yet another day, some of us visited a Buddhist monastery. We also just spent time together, watching waves, walking, taking hula and ukulele lessons, swimming and eating.
50 years
Jessica and Lucy were able to spend a week in Goshen after the Kauai trip, when we did more fun activities and got ready for a party, held at Rachel’s Bread with extended family and friends. Jessica had previously made a flag banner with 50 flags using material that reminded us of our experiences. Andrea, Jessica, and Michelle put together a timeline with photos of some of our highlights. The two of us had a wonderful time talking with friends from many aspects and time-periods of our lives.
final celebration!
Our actual anniversary date, June 25th, found us working with MCC in Vientiane, Laos. The staff surprised us with a cake in the morning and in the evening we ate at a nice French restaurant with another MCC couple who were celebrating their 4th anniversary on the same day.
*kami berdua = Indonesian for “the two of us”
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- view from our room
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- near the resort
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- near the resort
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- Waimea Canyon
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- Waimea Canyon
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- Opeaka Stream -we ate lunch near the buildings at the bottom
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- Wailua Falls
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- walk along the beach
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- watching the waves
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- kami berdua*
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- posing
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- Buddhist monastery
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- pool at Buddhist monastery
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- we made it!
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- we returned!
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- hula lessons
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- ukulele lessons
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- performance
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- beauties!
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- enjoying the beach
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- kami berdua*
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- fun at lunch
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- final meal on Kauai
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- posing
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- family
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- The Chief ice cream
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- fun at home
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- 50 years
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- flag banner & time line
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- friends
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- celebration in Vientiane
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- final celebration!