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Me: Hi Mom! It’s 9/09/09! How crazy is that? Did you know this won’t happen for another trillion years? Yeah, I read that on wikipedia. Anyways, know what else is special? It’s your anniversary! Congratulations!
Mother Lamb: Uh, our anniversary was yesterday.
Riiiiiiight. The day before 09/09/09 (note to self, write that down somewhere), my parents celebrated their 30th anniversary. In this day and age, it’s a mighty proud accomplishment, and I couldn’t be happier for them.
The future Mr. Lamb’s parents are also happily married. And all four sets of our grandparents have honored their vows as well. It’s a huge blessing to us to have so many role models in our lives. People who have stuck it out for better for worse. People who have been through sickness and health. People who have seen richer and poorer. Some who have seen their vows through as long as they both lived.
It’s also a big legacy to live up to. On the heels of my parents’ celebration, I want to give them props for teaching me so many things about marriage. The following is just a sampling of my favorites:
To my parents, to my future in laws, to our grandparents - thank you. You all are my marriage heroes.
Share with me your marriage heroes! Who’s inspired you?
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As always, you crack me up.
My parents are still happily married, as are Mr. Bunny’s. I hope we’re as in love as they still are 30 years from now!
My grandparents, definitely. Momi and Pope, I call them, have the happiest marriage of anyone I’ve ever met. After 59 years they are still completely in love.
FI’s parents also have a very love-filled successful marriage. When we were first engaged, FFIL wrote me, “If you have even HALF of what FMIL and I have, the two of you will have enough love to last many lifetimes over” I thought it was sweet.
hahaha. Love number four. My parents are one of the few in our extended family who have actually stayed together. They simply pounded it into our heads that divorce isn’t an option in this family. When I was little and all of my friend’s parents were filing for divorce, I knew I never had to worry about what was going on in my home. I’m very thankful to my parents for their example, and plan to set the same for my children one day!
My parents are divorced, but both sets of grandparents stuck it out. My hero is my grandmother, who has been widowed since I was 7. To this day, she still shares memories of her happy marriage that endured through tough times and lots of wisdom from their years together.
My parents, and his parents are married, and all 4 sets of grandparents. (One grandfather died a couple years ago). We have 5×7s made of all 6 couples’ wedding pictures to honor them at our wedding. I am so exctied abou that part.
My parents really our an inspiration to me on marriage.
both sets of our parents and all four sets of grandparents are/were never divorced (we have two widowed grandmothers - one on each side), which i think is amazing! i admire all six couples so so much!! i was even blessed enough to know and have a good relationship with my great-grandparents on my paternal grandmother’s side (did that make sense?) - they were married until the day my great-grandpa died at age 92! i like to think that we are both coming from solid foundations. 
and like coloradobride, we’d like to incorporate pictures of our parents/grandparents (and maybe even great-grandparents!) on their wedding days too. we just haven’t figured out how yet… any suggestions??
lol, you know, i barely know my parents’ anniversary so you’re one better than me! but what great inspirations you both have to look up to!
Cute post I would have to say that my parents/grandparents are my heroes! My grandparents were married for over 50 years before they passed away. My parents for almost 40. I would also like to incorporate my parents pics into my wedding day. Mrs. V-I have seen people put pics on the place card/gift tables…just a thought.
I loved having my grandparent’s visit us for our July wedding, it’s so sweet to watch them taking care of each other now that their age has left them with some limitations. Together they make it through and it’s so touching. Lucky you to have so many great examples.
Aww what a sweet post! Congratulations Mom & Dad Lamb. That is a great accomplishment
Both of our sets of parents are still married! The day after our wedding will be my parents’ 40th anniversary, and a month later is his parents’ 25th anniversary.
Congrats to your parents!
My parents will be at 30 years next year. It’ll be exciting!
both of my grandparents! who are celebrating 51 and 55 year anniversaries in November
I’m blessed to be surrounded by a large family full of healthy marriages–it has been a wonderful inspiration and example!
That’s so awesome that so many people in your life are still happily married. You have a great source of marital wisdom surrounding you
My grandparents graciously allowed us to share their anniversary, they will be celebrating 51yrs the day we get married. In a day where divorce is just as common as life long marriages you are truly blessed to have so many great examples in your life.
Well… if it’s a “mighty fine accomplishment,” I get a weird vibe from your use of the phrase “honoring their vows,” even though that might be an accurate way of putting it. It reads a little catty and condescending toward those couples that end up divorcing… and couples who didn’t make those traditional vows at their weddings! 
I genuinely don’t mean to nitpick, Miss Lamb, because that probably wasn’t what you intended, and I totally see your point. I’ve also been very lucky to have my grandparents (married 60+ years), my husband’s grandparents (married 50+ years), and my own parents (married 25+ years) to set good examples for me, and I cherish the things I’ve learned from watching their relationships.
But I also have to acknowledge that my parents probably would not have met, let alone dated, if my mom hadn’t been married once before - and I’ve certainly learned a few lessons for my own relationships from those stories, too!
My great-grandparents were married over 65 years, and even in their 90s, they’d walk around holding hands all lovey dovey like. Definitely my marriage heroes.
On both sides of my family, and both sides of my fiances family, there are only 3 divorces, so we’ve got some great role models for our marriage!
My parents are divorced and my husband’s parents never married…so we’re going to make sure out marriage inspires our friends and future children
On her 40th wedding anniversary, one of my aunts, said “25 years of wedded bliss ain’t bad.” All the other married folks laughed, so I figure there’s some truth to what she said.
My parents will celebrate their 30th anniversary this year as well. FI’s parents are divorced, but I always wanted the type of relationship my parents have, and I found it in FI. I can be unbelievable honest and myself, and never have to apologize for it (unless its my mean side). I can’t wait to celebrate my 30th anniversary and many more with him
Oh and side note - my parents anniversary is 12/2 but I always think its 12/3
My grandparents are my marriage heros, closely followed by my parents. My grandparents were married for 46 years before my grandma passed away at age 69. Recently, I learned that they only knew each other for 6 weeks before they got married and aparently all my grandfather’S friends were betting against their marriage, I guess he proved them wrong.
Awww! You all have great heroes! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE seeing elderly couples holding hands. I think it’s so important to have these role models for when the going gets tough and you need advice, comfort, and inspiration!
@Adriana26: I think that’s a great way to approach it! Here’s to a long and loving marriage for you!
@Danielle: My grandma said something similar on her 50th anniversary - it’s definitely not all rainbows and sunshine! LOL.
That’s kinda awesome! My marriage models are my grandparents (they were married almost 60 years before my grandpa passed away) and my ILs! They’ve been married 36 years and you can tell they love each other and have an awesome time together.
Love your post!
My parents and grandparents are certainly an inspiration. They held me up when I was devistated that my marrige was failing. They taught me to be proud of my beliefs and not to feel shame for something I couldn’t control. Now I understand the kind of love they have - because I have it!
Parents celebrated 37 years 8/12/09
Dad’s parents will celebrate 63 years in Oct.
Mom parents were married 66 years before they died.
Miss Lamb you are too funny! My parents are divorced, but FI’s are happily married - 29 years! Coming from a “broken” home, it’s such an inspiration to me to see them still so in love after all those years. My grandparents stayed together - but I almost feel like it was out of obligation rather than love. Is that a terrible thing to say?
My mom’s brother and his wife are the most amazing marriage heroes I’ve ever met in my life. And my dad’s parents are amazing, too! Thanks for sharing yours!
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Miss Lamb, Norfolk
Age and Occupation: 25, Homeland Security Consultant
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Graduate Student
Engagement Date: January 2009
Wedding Date: January 2010
Venue: Trinity Presbyterian Church/Harrison Opera House
About Me: I’m a Homeland Security Consultant with a tendency towards pulling office pranks, taking lunch breaks, and drinking Wawa shakes. I’m also an English major with a serious obsession with alliteration and rhymes. While I’m not keeping America safe, I’m training for half marathons and the Escape from Alcatraz swim. Or moving for the third time this year. Or baking. Or wedding crafting. Or crying about wedding planning. All the while, I’m getting myself into Lucille Ball-esque scrapes and making Jim Carey-esque faces. Our big fat Czech/Baptist/Jewish/Italian wedding is a combination of vintage eclectic, DIY, and little spoonful of sugar from our Event Coordinator. It’s going to be a Norfolk flavored wedding with the verve of an only-daughter-blow-out bash!
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