Celebrations




When you are young there are 18th and 21st celebrations, moving into young adulthood with weddings and christenings and then every ten years one of those BIG birthdays. Of course they continue in retirement, but it is also in retirement that the really significant anniversaries start to happen.


Like so many people Mister E and I married at Eastertime and this year we celebrated thirty years together. We decided to mark the occasion with a trip to Sorrento in Italy where we were joined by what appeared to be an aeroplane full of older couples enjoying significant anniversaries too. Families and those in the decades frequently referred to as "middle-age" were noticeably absent, although there were some young honeymooners.


Maybe it was our destination. The Bay of Naples, Sorrento and the Amalfi Coastline are all beautiful. Romantic Italy. I even heard someone say that the adage, "See Naples and die," was especially poignant. I don't think that was meant to be a reflection on our ages, at least I hope not.




Comments

Debra Journet said…
Oh how wonderful to just jet over to Naples! I hope you had a great time. (Experiencing a little Europe envy right now.)
Tracy Altieri said…
Happy anniversary!
Caree Risover said…
The world is certainly shrinking: although we had to get up for a 6am flight, we were there by 10am Central European Time; just in time for a mid-morning and much needed espresso.

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