For the last 6 months my brothers and I have been planning a celebration for our parents 50th wedding anniversary. We decided to all gather in Southern California and surprise them with a cruise to Mexico.
We really wanted to do it up for them. We planned the cruise, we rented a limo for the ride to and from the port, we ordered them a special cake, crystal champagne glasses and I created a photo book of their life together. It was really fun surprising them. And also it's been about 10 years since ALL of us were together. That was probably the most touching thing for them, having all their kids together - getting along!!!! haha
There were a few issues with sea sickness. My dad, my brother and my husband all got sick the first day. It was really bad. The weather was crazy. The ship was all over the place. They even had to change the cruise itinerary because it was unsafe to get into one of the ports. It was also very cold. So we spent most of our time indoors. We never even unpacked our swim suits!
Before the cruise we also had the opportunity to go out and spend time with my birth-mom, Marina and my grandpa Del and his wife, Helen.
My brothers had been wanting to meet them for a while now. So Grandpa Del took us all out for dinner. Mom and Helen really hit it off too. Helen told my mom the story of how she was the first person to give me a bath when I was not even a week old. My brothers, SIL and niece all thought that Marina was really nice and bubbly and they could see where I get my outgoing personality from! LOL
All our planning was a HUGE success. The parents will never forget their 50th Anniversary:)
