today, July 28, 2003!

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(We would have put 25 smilies, but it won't let us - :rolleyes: )

Chester and the Mrs. (headin' out the door for dinner . . . )

Hello :rolleyes:
I wish the two of you a very Happy 25th :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

And may you have a very happy
next 25 :D

Monique ;)

Way to go, you two! My, my...25 years together. All three of my marriages don't add up to 25 years. Hee hee. Here's to another 25! Congratulations to you both! dukefan1

Congrates'
And Many,Many more.

Congrat's on a quarter century!! oops, that sounds like a long time. How about 25 years. :)

Hey and many more!!

Kevin

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

<span style=\'font-family:Optima\'>Happy days for you two

Cheers Hondo B)

Thanks all, for your lovely greetings!

Kevin, twenty five years, or a quarter century - it is a long time - and we're proud of it!

Last night, we went out for a lovely dinner at a restaurant by the yacht harbor, the Crow's Nest. We had a great window seat, got to see the sunset, had a marvelous dinner (which was $25 less, thanks to a gift certificate from our oldest son). That same son, and his girlfriend, babysat for us. After our wonderful dinner, we went to the Boardwalk and went on some rides and had a fun time (without kids!!). It was like we were first married.

Today, in the mail, we received copies of two JW movies, The High and the Mighty and Island in the Sky, from a generous benefactor from this message board. Tonight, we watched The High and the Mighty, and are looking forward to tomorrow night, when we'll watch the other one. It turned into a great anniversary present.

Been a great week so far . . . :D

Chester

mrs chester & the mr.

congrats on the time you have spent together and hpe you have many more happy ones. to mrs chester how did you do it they can be such pains :D leaving the toilet seat up and leaving the cap of the toothpaste :lol: .

once again congrats and in 25 more it will be golden

cheers smokey

You're living proof that it IS possible to be a John Wayne addict AND have a normal relationship!
All my Best,
Roland

Congradulations! This is a great achievment in this day and age. I wish both you and your wife another 25 years! ;)


My wife and I will celebrate our 20th anniversary this August. So I know how happy both of you are. You have something to be very proud of.

HAPPY 25TH ANNIVERSARY, PILGRIMS. BELATED.

YOU'RE ALRIGHT! BETTY AND I MADE IT THERE AND BACK TWICE SO FAR AND GOING ON OUR THIRD. STAY IN THE SADDLE, PILGRIM, AND CATCH UP!

ERMAL AND BETTY

Thanks, smokey, itdo, baron, and Ermal for the greeting!

We're shooting for the big 50 and beyond, the Lord willing and the creeks don't rise (and we live long enough B) ).

Ermal, you keep on taking care of that lovely wife of yours!

Chester and the Mrs.

Chester,

How did you and the Mrs. enjoy The High & The Mighty, and Island in the Sky? You said that you recieved it and was going to watch it. We'd love to hear from you the reviews of the two movies. I've seen THATH, but not Island, yet. Love to hear your take on these two movies.

Happy 25 more years together, and best wishes to the both of you.

Cheers, Hondo B)

Happy Anniversary, Jim and Sue.

Just trying to catch up, so if I said it before - so what - I'll say it again -

Happy Anniversary. It's worth repeating. Now I'll get to some more messages - I hope.

Always, Ermal and Betty

happy 25th you guys :D i got 2 more yrs before the wife and i hit 25 :blink: god bless

I'M SORRY GUYS ALL THE BEST IN THE WORLD.HERES TO ANOTHER 25 I HAVE ANOTHER FIVE YEARS TO CATCH UP TOO. :headbonk: :headbonk: :headbonk: :headbonk: :headbonk: :headbonk: :headbonk: :headbonk: :stunned: :wub:

wayne duke,

Welcome to the John Wayne message board! And thank you so much for "giving" your first post to us, as an anniversary greeting. I hope you'll become a regular around here.


CHANCE,

Thank you also for your greeting. Just love those head bonks, as long as I'm not on the receiving end of them :blink: . Hang in there - those 5 years will go by quickly!


Chester :cowboy: and the Mrs. :rolleyes:

thanks for excepting me as a member. :) i feel like part of the family already. :stunned: and i think i might be around for quite a while. :blink: :lol: B)

Chester7777 and Mrs Chester ; You are 1/2 way home . My wife Martha and I had 50 great Years before she went HOME ! Chilibill :cowboy:

Originally posted by William T Brooks@Feb 16 2004, 08:53 AM
Chester7777 and Mrs Chester ; You are 1/2 way home . . .
Chili Bill,

Thank you so much for the well wishes! :D

We hope it's even less than half way . . . but only the good Lord knows that for sure . . . :rolleyes:

We just got back from a few days up to the northwest corner of California - a wonderful visit with close friends! But we sure missed you all! I went past Shasta on the way up (I went to Oregon before making it back to CA), and thought of you and Wyntoon, and what a great time that must have been for you.

Chester :newyear: and the Mrs. :angel1:

P.S. I'm hoping the next trip I make might be south to AZ; if so, I'll look you up.

It's time to update this thread.

The Mrs. has stuck by me for another 5 years, and this year, we hit the 30 year mark!

The big day was actually Monday of this week, and we had a VERY enjoyable dinner, compliments of our son's Little League.

How is that, you say? Well, here's the story. Around the middle of June, at the Little League season closing ceremony, they had a raffle to raise some money for the league. Between the Mrs. and me, we bought six tickets. Out of the six, we won four things!

One was two tickets to the Roaring Camp Railroad (featured in YouTube in Your Own Backyard (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=3567) - second one down in the first post). We took the whole family for Father's Day, and took the train that goes all the way to Santa Cruz. We've lived here for 25 years, but never taken the train to Santa Cruz. We got to see portions of the mountains only visible to hikers or passengers on that train. We all went on the log ride at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, then got back on the train for the ride back. It was great!

One was for one large pizza, 4 salads, and 4 fountain drinks at Round Table Pizza. (We haven't used that one yet.)

One was for Chili's restaurant - dinner for two, including appetizers, entrees, dessert, and one round of drinks. That was our anniversary dinner, and boy, was it good! We had a real nice time, without the kids, and had a real nice conversation with the manager, who turns out to be a long time cook and chili-lover.

The last one was a certificate for a local golf course. Since we don't play golf, we gladly shared that one with our son's coach, who loves golf.

I'd say we scored - BIG time!

Is the secret to continued marital bliss membership on this message board? We have been around here for five years . . . .

Chester :newyear:

Happy 30th Chester and the Mrs.

Sounds like you had a good time. Here's to many more!!!!

congrats chester and mrs c 30 years and still going strong, it has to be this place that is the jam to your sandwich :wink_smile: . glad to see you had a wonderful time not only by yourselves but with the anklebiters as well

cheers smokey
ps chester playing golf destroys a good walk :shades_smile:

CONGRATULATIONS

Jim & Sue

I hope you have many more happy years

Glad to see you both are celebrating your 30th Anniversary, Jim and Sue.
CONGRATULATIONS
Not many couples make this cause for celebration any more!

A very hearty congratulations on 30 years together. I think that is awesome. Here's to another 30, eh?

My parents will be celebrating their 50th in February. My Grandparents made it to their 72nd anniversary. So, you two better stay together another 43 to beat my family tree! lol

Mark

My parents will be celebrating their 50th in February. My Grandparents made it to their 72nd anniversary. So, you two better stay together another 43 to beat my family tree! lol

72nd anniversary????? that's awesome.

The wife and I are hoping our health holds out long enough for our Golden Anniversary, which will be in two more years. If we make it, we've decided we'll celebrate with either an Alaskan cruise or a nationwide tour aboard AMTRAK. I prefer the train trip (I love trains) but she prefers the cruise. Soooooo - we'll see in two more years.

CONGRATULATIONS

Jim & Sue

Hope you have many more happy years!!


Mike

Happy 30th anniversary Chester + Mrs
Hope you have many more happy years together

luckynedpepper

Hi

Happy 30th Jim and Sue, We celebrated our 38th anniversary on July 11th this year. You wonder where the years have gone, when you realise that you have spent most of your adult life with the same person.

Regards

Arthur

Hi all,

Happy 30th anniversary Jim and Sue.

My wife and myself are just six months
ahead of you. My, how time does fly
when you are having fun :wink_smile::thumbs_up:

Thanks, EVERYBODY, for your kind greetings!

We have enjoyed learning more about you folks (family trees that include long marriages, how long others have been married, how some hope to celebrate a future "landmark" anniversary (Stumpy, why not both a train trip AND a cruise?), etc).

We look forward to the next 30!

Chester :newyear: and the Mrs. :angel1:

Jim and Sue that is awesome. You are great and deserve all the happiness. You have a great time and have many many more.

Cheers :cool: Mike aka Hondo

To Jim and Sue, happy 30th!!!!!!! And may you enjoy at least 40 more ;-)) A few years ago, some friends of mine in Germany celebrated thier Diamond anniversary.