Tuesday 27 December 2011

Celebrating a lifetime together

Mrsgunka had a Christmas scare when Ray was suddenly ill and had to be taken to hospital. Fortunately, Ray is making good progress.

Today is their 53rd wedding anniversary and although they won't be physically together, their hearts will be as close as ever.

Let's accompany Mr & Mrsgunka on a trip back to 1958, when they tied the knot.






Eisenhower was the president of the United States, Khrushchev was the leader of the USSR and Harold MacMillan was the UK Prime Minister.

1958 saw the birth of NASA and of the John Birch Society.

South Pacific was the top grossing movie and The Bridge on the River Kwai won 7 Academy Awards, including best picture.

Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward were also married in 1958:


The world of fashion, from the December issue of Vogue:





People drove very big cars:




These two songs topped the Billboard charts:





Dear Mrsgunka, you and Ray saw many changes over all these years together, but the best thing is what hasn't changed: Your enduring love for each other.

Happy anniversary!