2022 Holidays & Special Occasions

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2022 Graduation Celebrations

A graduate is shaking hands with an archbishop.

JODI

A man in black robe shaking hands with another person.

LUKE

A man in a graduation gown sitting on the ground.

MATTHEW

A girl holding a soccer ball in front of a bears sign.

SOPHIE

A woman holding flowers standing next to two men.
A woman and boy in graduation cap posing for the camera.
A large crowd of people in the stands at a graduation.
A group of people standing next to each other.
A group of people standing next to each other.
A man and woman holding a baby in front of a house.
Three women posing for a picture in front of trees.
A collage of photos with the name sophie on it.
A woman standing in front of a sign that says " congratulations sophia ".
A man and woman in formal wear posing for the camera.
A man and woman posing for the camera.
A man in a graduation gown standing between two women.
Two people sitting in front of a window.
A man and woman standing next to each other.
Two baseball players are playing a game of baseball.
A group of men standing on top of a cement surface.

50th Wedding Anniversary

A long, long time ago, Steve and Julie married at Blessed Sacrament Church on May 20, 1972. Daughter Laura asked MJ to share some memories of the afternoon wedding, she shares the following...

"Julie & Steve’s Wedding Cake:
It was a simple 4-layer cake with Wilton “pillars” between the layers. The cake was a yellow cake with a hint of lemon flavor (not sure what exact recipe grandma used for the cake, but it was very moist), It had a traditional white buttercream icing and grandma put a simple border on each layer.

Instead of grandma making icing flowers we bought flower “toppers” from a Reading florist. As I remember they were pink carnation attached to a cardboard disk and we placed them on the open layers between the pillars.
Unfortunately, the cake pillars caused the cake to tilt slightly, which Uncle Dominic enjoyed immensely and took an exaggerated picture of it. I believe he also made some comparisons to it and the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Uncle Mike took a good picture of it, making it look straight up and “normal.”

The Reception:
It was an afternoon wedding. The Mass (of course) and reception were held at Blessed Sacrament Church, Ft. Mitchell. The reception was in the cafeteria or a community room. I don’t remember anything specific about food or beverages. But I don’t think there was any alcohol and (I think) the food was party-type sandwich trays and salads (potato, cole slaw, macaroni, etc.). This was typical for the 70’s wedding, actually a little more than most, which were usually punch, cake & cookie affairs.

I hope this gives you some promising ideas and feel free to ask about any other details. Love, Aunt MJ

A cake on a plate with pink flowers.

Cake Laura made to help us celebrate our 50th anniversary. My Mom is so proud. Laura made it from scratch and it was as good as my Mom's!

A man and woman in wedding attire standing next to each other.

Our favorite wedding photo. Those were the days my friends!

Anniversary Luncheon at RISE in Dallas

Mike & T were in Dallas for nephew, Matthew's, high school graduation. Coming early gave us a chance to celebrate our anniversaries, our 50th and their 48th. For their 48th Steve and I treated them to lunch at Rise with all the wonderful sites, sounds and smells bringing together a special DM moment.

RISE

A man and woman posing for the camera.

M&T celebrating 48th Wedding Anniversary

A plate with an artichoke on it sitting on top of a table.
A knife cutting into some bread on top of a board
A wooden tray with three glasses of wine on it.
A cup of coffee and some food on a plate.
A woman sitting at the table with two men.
Two women standing next to each other in a store.

Al Biernat's

A man walking in front of a restaurant.
A group of people sitting at a table with glasses.
A plate of food on the table with a glass
A man and woman posing for the camera.
A woman sitting at a table with a glass of milk.
A cupcake with whipped cream and berries on it.

Lovely evening at Al Biernat's, one of the premier steak houses where Dallas celebrities wine, dine and go to be seen. No celebrities sighted but we had a wonderful dinner with great service. Desserts were comped since we were celebrating our anniversaries. I added a special ice cream Brandy Alexander to top off the wonderful meal. Steve and I were married 50 years ago and Mike & T's first date was 50 years ago. Best part of the evening, Mike paid!!!