Celebrating 50 Years of Marriage by Merrillee Whren

What do you do when you've been married for 50 years? Some people have a big party with family and friends. Some people renew their vows. My husband and I are sharing a beach vacation with our daughters and their families and my husband's niece, the only daughter of his deceased brother, and her family. When you read this, I'll probably be sitting by the pool, maybe with a tropical drink in hand, or I might be walking on the beach in my bare feet. Since I'm writing this before we go, I'm not sure exactly what we'll be doing. 

Here's a little snippet from the long bio on my website. "Then I went on for more schooling at Milligan College in Tennessee. After graduating, I got a teaching job near Cincinnati, Ohio, where I met my husband two years later. We were married on Valentine’s Day and had our wedding reception in Loveland, Ohio. No wonder I became a romance writer."

We have arrived and are awaiting our anniversary on the 14th when some of our family will join us. They will be arriving at different times because of obligations at home. When we're all here, there will be eleven of us. It was an experience going shopping for groceries for the week for that many people. 

Here is a view from our balcony just outside of our bedroom.

 Happy anniversary to us! What will you be doing this Valentine's Day? 

Merrillee Whren is the winner of the 2003 Golden Heart Award presented by Romance Writers of American. She is married to her own personal hero, her husband of forty-plus years, and has two grown daughters. Connect with her on her Facebook page and sign up for her newsletter.