Mr Anniversary Gift

Elmo and Levada Groll of Victoria celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a dinner at Texas Roadhouse Restaurant.

Levada Heller and Elmo Groll married Sept. 5, 1946, at St. Luke's Lutheran Church of Schroeder, by the Rev. R. G. Hartfield.

Perhaps Victoria has the secrets to long marriages and lasting love?  Could it be?

Congrats to Elmo and Levada!  We could learn so much from you!

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Ligardo and Stella Chavez of Victoria celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary on Aug. 28, 2006.

Stella Flores and Ligardo Chavez were married Aug. 28, 1940, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church.

How truly amazing for one couple to be able to brag about their children, grandchildren - 24 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.

I'd love for more couples who've mastered true love and longevity of love and marriage to share their secrets with the rest of us.

Congrats to Ligardo and Stella!  You ARE amazing!

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Freda Madrisotti's job title is part of an effort to beef up the archipelago's share of the lucrative destination-wedding business. "We'd like to hail ourselves as the most romantic getaway," says Madrisotti, who has devised several "signature" nuptials, including one with royal trappings (a tea party at Government House with horse-and-carriage ride through Nassau) and tropically themed ceremonies (poinciana flowers).  Full Article on USA Today

This would be a prime opportunity to capture the memories with Just Paper Roses.  A marriage of this caliber deserves to be captured in as many timeless treasures as possible.

Furthermore, why should the director of romance be thought of as being limited to weddings only.  These days, anniversaries are something to be celebrated and treasured.  Right?

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Virginia is for Lovers, especially wine lovers. Wine in Virginia is bigger than ever, with more than 100 wineries across the state. To celebrate Virginia’s vineyards and the wine industry’s positive impact on tourism, Virginia is dedicating October as Wine Month.  Full Article on PRWeb

Virginia may be for lovers and erupting with beautiful, tasteful wineries, but one thing Virginia doesn't have that often goes hand-in-hand with romance and wine is roses!

If you're going to visit Virginia during Wine Month, why not capture the complete package by including beautiful roses that will capture the memory in a way that can be treasured for years to come?

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Whether you've lost your spouse or gone through a bitter divorce, starting a new romance at a mature age can seem like an impossible challenge. So what's the secret to finding love later in life? Psychologist Judith Sills and Dennie Hughes, author of "Dateworthy," were invited to appear on “Today” to offer tips for getting back on the dating track. Here’s their advice:

People are living longer, and having more than one mate in life isn't uncommon. First, you need to recognize what might have been invisible to you during your marriage: Flirting, dating and romance for the over-40 group is everywhere. You just didn't see it. Over 40 is the fastest growing group of singles on Internet dating services. It's in the movies, it's at your church. Bottom line? Being single doesn't have the stigma it once did. You're in good company.

Sure, it's tough to meet new people. A lot of us have anxiety about appearing in front of a stranger wearing only a smile! Don't worry that you don't look like you did at 20. It's all step by step. Take a good internal look at yourself. It's not about "being too fat, too old, too tired." You have to change your attitude. Life is about reinvention. No one person can fix your life. No one person can make you happy. You have to do it yourself and the rest will follow.

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Ashton Kutcher hasn't figured out how he and Demi Moore will celebrate their first anniversary yet, but he knows it "has to be kind of epic."

Kutcher and Moore tied the knot last Sept. 24.

They never took a honeymoon.

When Kutcher appeared on Live With Regis and Kelly - Philbin asked how things were going between him and Moore, and Kutcher said, "It's a score."

Perhaps he'll score even bigger with some very unique Just Paper Roses that could be designed especially for a woman as intriguing as Demi.

Is Ashton debonair enough to figure that one out?

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It's hard to believe Britney Spears and Kevin Federline have been married two years now.

For their first year anniversary they got Sean Preston

For anniversary number 2 they got the new baby boy.

You'd think Kevin would learn somewhere along the line that babies aren't a traditional anniversary gift.

Regardless, here's to wishing them the best with their newest bundle of joy.

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Not even a rainy day or the emotional darkness forever surrounding Sept. 11 can stop true love.

Just ask Army 1st Lt. Michael Park, a Huntsville, Ala., native, and his new fiancee, Naperville native Aimee Lyn Laz.

Stepping out of the shadows near the Fredenhagen Park gazebo, Park got down on one knee in the reflection of the park's fountain and asked Laz to be his wife.

She said yes.

Now she wears a 1-karat princess cut diamond with a white gold band on her finger.

Laz, 25, a 1999 Naperville Central High School graduate, is a captain in the Army. The couple met in December when stationed at Fort Richardson in Alaska. Their unit, on leave for the moment, will be shipped to Iraq in October, with Park leaving first and Laz soon afterward.

But the focus Monday night was on their future as a couple, with the engagement surprise orchestrated by Laz's best friend, Annie Brown.

Brown, 25, flew to Alabama to help Park pick out the ring and then escorted him back to Naperville earlier Monday, getting in to O'Hare Airport around 6 p.m. after a slight delay. Park, 24, got ready by dressing in a black suit, green shirt and tie at the Browns' house in Naperville.

"We had to check the ring box 50 times," Brown said, adding that Park couldn't help telling people during their travels that he was popping the question. "It's exciting. I love it. They're perfect together."

Brown and Park had been e-mailing for a month, sending pictures of the fountain and setting up an agenda so everything would be just right. Brown's mother, Cindy, was waiting in the bushes with Park, helping make last-minute adjustments to his tie and making sure the red rose surrounded by baby's breath looked just right. She kept a close watch on her cell phone – text messaging was how Cindy Brown kept track of how close to the park Laz was. Cindy Brown's son Tony, 16, taped the whole event.

"We just think he's great," Cindy Brown said. "The first time we met him, (my daughter) and I just looked at each other and said he's the one."

Laz and her parents attended the Sept. 11 memorial ceremony at the Municipal Center before Laz's friends persuaded her to take a walk downtown to Barnes and Noble. Then they helped steer Laz to Fredenhagen Park, where she was understandably overwhelmed by first seeing Park and then by being proposed to.

"I jump out of planes with explosives and I'm not nervous about that," Park said. "Yet I was nervous about this."

Tom Laz, Aimee's father, made a toast to the couple, complete with sparkling grape juice. Also present were Aimee's sisters, 27-year-old Adrienne and 17-year-old Allison, Aimee's mom, Lin, and her grandparents, Stephen and Helen Velichko of Lisle.

"Yeah, I think we like him," Lin Laz said of their future son-in-law. "I was just told to have a red rose for her, and then I made the reservations to go to Lou Malnati's afterward."

That rose caused a bit of a commotion when Lin accidentally got locked out of the house and had to climb through a window to retrieve it.

There were even some laughs – amid a slew of picture taking – as Park pulled out the "backup ring" – a giant gold bracelet with a large fake diamond that Laz could wear on her wrist.

Lin Laz said she knows the day is bittersweet, made even more so because Navy Cmdr. Dan Shanower's father, Don, was her professor in college. Dan Shanower was killed in the attack on the Pentagon.

But events like their daughter's engagement and promotion to the rank of captain are signs that life goes on.

"We're proud of her," Lin Laz said.

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What a beautiful way to alter the horrible memories of such an overwhelming day to give it a new brightness.  Though I am sure no one would ever forget the events of 9-11-2001 - altering the memory is probably one of the best tributes anyone could give to those who gave their lives that day.

We wish the happy couple a long and prosperous life together!

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"God gave us our memories so that we might have roses in December."

- J. M. Barrie

"My friend, Diane, was widowed, and she met Dick's friend, Jerry, a widower, in a grief group, and they got married," says Christine, 61. "I said, 'Diane, can't you introduce me to a nice guy like Jerry?' So, Jerry gave his friend, Dick, my number."

"He said he knew a pretty girl I should meet, and he gave me her phone number," says Dick, 62.

"So, he called, and we chatted for 15 or 20 minutes," says Christine. "It was one conversation, and I didn't think it was that great — we introduced ourselves, and he didn't even ask me out.

"But three days later, I came home from work and there was a message from a flower shop that they had a delivery for me. I thought, 'Oh, that's my ex-fiancé sending me Christmas flowers.' I wasn't even going to call the flower shop.'

"But I called, and they brought them out, red roses from Mr. Paulson," she says. "So, I had to call him. But I did not have his number! So, I had to call Diane and Jerry to get it."

Dick shrugs at his romantic gesture.

"I just thought it was a nice thing to do," he says.

"And he's bought me roses every week since," says Christine. "Aren't I spoiled?" (As she says this, Dick is arranging a bouquet of a dozen yellow roses he brought home for her.)

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