Happy Birthday!

She's 47 today - and we've also been married 26 years today! So I planned a surprise dinner for Bernice and 8 of our best friends here in Kandern. It was a super evening at the Mattenműhle restaurant in Oberegginen. It's been a great 26 years - only regret might be that we didn't get married younger. But then, Bernice was only 21 that day.

Hard to believe that we were married right here in Kandern - who'd have thought we'd again be living here all these years later! We visited the church this week too - a little red sandstone chapel on a hillside, with a tall spire pointing to God above. It has been a wonderful 26, and we hope for many more!

During the dinner, a waitress accidentally spilled about half a litre of Coke onto our friend. She was very apologetic, but at the end of the evening I accidentally tipped her about $30, due to my misuse of a German phrase! I had intended to say that everything was fine, but used a phrase telling her to keep the change. She must wonder about us North American types.

31 years ago Bernice looked like this - cute, eh?