Where were you 25 years ago?.....

Today, November 26th, 2008, is a very special day in our family. It is the date in which our family officially started, with the exchanging of vows by my father and mother. This year is extra special, since they have now been married for 25 years! For most of us, that is quite a long time, but mom says it has gone by amazingly fast.

As a tribute to their 25 years, I would like to take a look back through the mists of time, for a snapshot of what has changed in the last 25 years.....

Ronald Regan is in the third year of his first term as president (with George Bush Sr. as Vice-President), and says in his state of the union address: "As we gather here tonight, the state of our Union is strong, but our economy is troubled...."

The wildly popular album, "Thriller", by a 24 year old Michael Jackson sells 25 million copies. He is propelled to greater success through his MTV video for "Beat It". Some of us wish he had...

The median price for a home is $89,800, the price of a gallon of gas is $1.24, and a first class stamp is 20 cents.

The Cabbage Patch Doll is introduced to the world, and the world can't get enough of them. Parents and grandparents alike line up for hours outside of stores, to purchase these yarn haired toys. One of these lines turns into a riot in a Wilkes-Barre, PA toy store, in which limbs are broken, and teeth knocked out.

6800 bars of solid gold, valued at $39 million are stolen from London's Heathrow Airport. My parents are not suspects, as they are getting married on the day is was stolen.

The worst drought since 1936 hits the nation's farmers. Global warming has not yet been invented to serve as a scapegoat, so they just call it a "dry year".

Soft drink manufacturers begin using aspartame to sweeten their beverages. Who knew.....

One Michael Dell, then 18, begins rebuilding PC computers in his dorm room. Yep, would have loved to have been the roommate on that venture!

Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi is released. It is the highest grossing movie of that year, and my dad kicks the theater seat in front of him.....

The first Costco is founded in Seattle, WA. They never knew that the Hector family would one day be their biggest purchaser of toilet paper, Kleenex and paper towels.

But, the most important event to occur in 1983 was this:


At 1:00pm my mother walked down the isle, and to the side of my father, so beginning their lifelong journey together. On this day before Thanksgiving, I am ever so thankful that this occurred, and that their marriage has grown, deepened, and matured over these last 25 years. They never knew at the time that in just a mere two decades and a half, they would be in charge of this:


It is probably a good thing they didn't!

Happy Anniversary, Dad and Mom! You have been wonderful parents. 25 years is quite the accomplishment, and I am looking forward to writing the blog posts for the 50th and even the 75th.....

Posted by BFH