The Ogden's 40th Anniversary

greg & alice celebrated 40 years of wedded bliss on monday

what an amazing accomplishment and wonderful legacy to give us

we are so very thankful for their commitment to one another,

in these days - that is a rare thing.

so we celebrated on friday night

with a "best of Big D" tour

in a fun stretch limo :)

it pulled up to our house and swept us away

alice was wearing earrings that she wore at her rehearsal dinner 40 years ago

she came prepared with the limo stocked with food and drinks

and these adorable napkins

"forced family fun"

i thought they were funny :)

the fun wasn't "forced" at all,

but i still thought the napkins were funny

i didn't get any pictures of where we went for appetizers

(jordan banned me from taking too many pics :))

but we ate dinner at tillman's roadhouse in bishop arts district

it was our first time to go and we all LOVED it

it is such a treat to have a nice dinner with family without the kids

i love my kids and love them being with me -

but that makes times like this even more special

we got the trio of fries appetizer

yummy!

and ended with their famous s'mores

after dinner we headed to another "Best of Big D"

called "Dude, Sweet chocolate"

it was such a fun, different place

and had

AMAZING chocolate and the most unique flavors!

i can't describe it well,

but it would be a great date spot after eating dinner somewhere in bishop arts district

it is really fun and unique

geoffrey & jordan got sorbet's from here

the flavor was amazing -

i told jordan it tickled your tongue when you tasted it :)

thank you alice & greg for such a fun, memorial night and

including us in your celebration of 40 years!

we love you and are so thankful for your legacy to us

of a healthy, loving, strong marriage!

greg's advice for the secret of a long lasting marriage

"marry your best friend"

i couldn't agree more.