50TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY!!!!!

PART TWO

Saturday May 9TH was a big day in the life of Nancy and Ed as we celebrated our golden wedding anniversary with over one hundred friends and relatives.





Todd's friend Sarah with daughter Terri in the background.

Kelsey and Wendy [not shown] were our musicians providing background music as we met and greeted our guests.

The beautiful serving table created by our friend Naam.

Part of the scene as our guest arrived.

The proud grandpa with the senior princess.

Two cousins Kelsey and Paul.





Two princesses Kayleigh and Kelsey.

The happy couple with the beautiful cake

The traditional first bite!!!!!

We enjoyed every moment of the day. We appreciate each one that came to help us celebrate our big day.

5-9-2009 A BIG DAY!!! PART 1



Nancy and I started our big day by being honored by our local Car people Bob's Texaco. It is amazing how many have said something about seeing the sign.

We enjoyed this day almost as much as 5-9-1959.









The happy couple admiring the beautiful floral pieces created by our friend Naam.







In the middle is my Aunt Helen and

she was there on 5-9-1959.















On the left is my Aunt Dudel and her son Loren who were also there on 5-9-1959.

The cake was done by Sarah a niece of Karen and it was good!!!!!

On the left we greet my cousin Louise and her husband Dave.

A view of some of the crowd of 114 that was in attendance.

The symbolic first bite of the cake.






Jack Gruender a friend before my high school days with his wife Shirley.

We enjoyed the day and it would not have been possible without the help of our family and friends. Thanks to all who joined in our celebration.

Slideshow from May 9, 2009

TODAY!!!!!

Nancy and I will celebrate fifty years of marriage. Really it only seems like yesterday.

Taken 5-9-59 at the Morganford Church of Christ.




You can tell I am in a hurry.!!!!!!

There will be cake again on 5-9-2009.

At McKnight Rd. Church of Christ at 2:00 PM.Everyone is invited.

Notice the flower girl. It is the one and only Annie McCoy Haupt.

A KEYBOARD PLAYER IS BORN!!!

The keyboard player was performing Tuesday night for her high school Jazz band.

She will be performing again Saturday at her grandparents Golden Wedding Anniversary celebration.

To grandpa she is the senior princess and he is very proud of her.

WILD HORSES of THE OUTER BANKS IN N.C.


Last Tuesday night we took a Wild Horse Adventure Tour at sunset. Our expectation and visualization was that we would see the horses running down the beach. In reality you see wild horses but they are grazing in front of million dollar homes on a desolate beach. The only way into this area is by four wheel drive. You drive along the beach about 1/2 of mile from the last paved road of Corolla N.C. When suddenly you come upon multi million dollar homes with lots of sand for their landscape.

WONDER WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE LIVING WITH NO PAVED ROADS,SAND AND WATER EVERYWHERE, NO STREET LIGHTS,AND THE ONLY WAY IN OR OUT IS BY DRIVING A FOUR WHEELER .

At sunset we climbed a sixty foot sand dune and viewed our first ever sunset from a high sand dune instead of a beach. In this photo I am facing west toward the Currituck Sound and the photographer {Nancy} is facing east toward the Atlantic ocean. With million dollar homes all around. The sight is simply surreal.

We are on top of the dune facing the Atlantic ocean with the sun and Currituck Sound at our backs.

Facing the Atlantic with million dollar desolate beach homes every where.If you look real close you will see our jeep parked below the sand dune.

Facing west toward the Currituck Sound.If you look close you can see the water and across the water is the mainland of North Carolina.

Facing the Currituck Sound.

For us it was the most unique sunset we ever witnessed.

It was a beautiful ending to another great day to be alive.

KITTY HAWK N.C. 12/17/1903

Our first day on the Outer Banks found Nancy and I at the Wright brothers museum in Kitty Hawk N.C. This tour included films,exhibits,and lots of exercise as it is a 1/4 mile uphill walk to the Monument to Flight.














A view of the pilots seat.


The plane that the brothers flew.

I am not one to take photos of pictures but I could not pass this one up. It is the actual photo taken on 12/17/03.

A view from the top.

The starting point on 12/17/1903

The starting point plus three markers going down the right side indicating how far each flight went.
The first flight went 12 seconds covering 120 feet.The second flight was again 12 seconds but covered 175 feet. The third flight went 15 seconds and covered 400 feet.Flight four went 59 seconds and covered 852 feet.

The next time you fasten your seat belt on an airplane remember " man has only been flying for one hundred and six years".

This sunset is for you!!!!!!!!

What better way to end the day than watching the sun set.

We are sitting on a pier in Duck N.C. looking west toward the mainland of N.C. across the Curricuck Sound.