1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,000 You 2 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,000 You 3 00:00:35,480 --> 00:00:42,060 Here we are once again Tommy junior and Leni girl and our podcast show hey 4 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:48,200 No, we're gonna talk about today. You know and I know we went to the Lewis's 50th anniversary 5 00:00:49,160 --> 00:00:51,360 Wasn't amazing. Oh, yes 6 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:54,200 Very nice of you very nice 7 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:57,360 You know I enjoyed myself 8 00:00:57,360 --> 00:00:59,360 It was a beautiful beautiful 9 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:02,040 Bami 10 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:04,280 Early evening. Yeah, anniversary 11 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:09,200 Yeah, and that you mentioned though what a beautiful evening it was because 12 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:13,800 It was outside. It was lovely. I was able to soak up some of that last 13 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:22,080 Evening sun arrays of the gold in the yellow. I got plenty of vitamin D sitting out there enjoying myself 14 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:28,220 Yeah, you did you did I could tell it was wonderful. We had delicious food 15 00:01:28,960 --> 00:01:30,960 we had 16 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:38,760 Outside entertainment we had a DJ as well. Yeah, that was a killer move in the radio station 17 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:41,160 Okay, it was very nice very nice 18 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:46,040 Everybody looked lovely the decorations were very pretty blue and white 19 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:49,480 Gorgeous gorgeous really a tribute to 20 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:54,040 50s years, you know one thing I'm thinking about it was 21 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:57,080 Actually, it was humorous 22 00:01:57,080 --> 00:02:01,400 being at the venue is outside they pulled up in a beautiful 23 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:06,240 SUV truck 24 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:08,800 Cadillac truck beautiful and I said wow 25 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:14,760 They really made a nice vehicle to make their grand interest in you know, it's done 26 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:21,440 It dawned on me that was there was their truck right right beautiful beautiful truck 27 00:02:22,920 --> 00:02:29,040 You know and they they've been married 50 years and they made it work. Yeah started young 28 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:36,320 They prospered they have beautiful home. They have their own businesses. They've done exceedingly well 29 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:41,760 Yeah, it is it is something to be proud of and testament to their 30 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:47,320 50 years yes, it is you know thinking back a 50 years 31 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:52,920 I says it's a long time but yet it's not because it was 50 years ago that I started 32 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:55,560 photographing weddings and 33 00:02:56,280 --> 00:03:00,120 The first wedding that I had the opportunity to photograph 34 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:03,960 They broke up a couple broke up if I could get the pictures back to 35 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:09,600 And there's a few more around my early days of wedding photography 36 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:14,000 And they didn't last but I guess about 10 years ago 37 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:16,320 I ran into a couple in the supermarket and 38 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:23,640 They remembered me and they said you did our wedding. I said you're still married. I said wow, that's really great 39 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:28,440 Because I used to tell them if I do your wedding or do no gimmicks 40 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:33,040 But if you stay married, you'll be looking at your wedding pictures 41 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:38,360 I'd say 20 years 30 years you stay married that long and they told me yeah 42 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:45,040 They thought about you because they had been looking at their wedding pictures. That wonderful. Yes, they married that long and enjoy it 43 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:46,920 you know 44 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:50,200 like they always talk about how young they were when they got married and 45 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:57,120 They're still together. How old there was teenagers when they got married. Oh, yeah. Well 46 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:00,320 They started dating 47 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:07,560 They dated seven years before they married so actually they were married 50 they were together rather 48 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:16,360 57 years so they were very young they met in the sixth and seventh grade and they were in love and 49 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:20,960 Archie saying my sherry amour to her the next year 50 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:26,640 After they met, you know when he knew that he wanted Sharon to be his wife 51 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:30,400 And he wanted to be with her forever and he was just a little boy 52 00:04:31,840 --> 00:04:33,840 Well, you know 53 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:36,400 What kind of shit that for us today? 54 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:38,400 Well 55 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:42,680 The statistics are surprisingly you won't believe it 56 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:48,400 I heard that during COVID that there were a lot lot of divorces 57 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:53,160 Because people realized that they couldn't they couldn't be together 58 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:56,520 under the same roof that long and 59 00:04:57,320 --> 00:05:01,720 And so there were a lot of divorces, but I read some statistics where 60 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:09,960 The marriages are up and divorces went down because people realized when they were together 61 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:12,880 They were confined in the same premises 62 00:05:13,280 --> 00:05:15,280 They began to talk about 63 00:05:15,840 --> 00:05:22,720 Their lives and what they liked and what they didn't like and how they couldn't stand being cooped up with them because of this or 64 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:24,680 finances or because 65 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:29,720 They didn't like the way they looked or they were getting older for whatever reasons 66 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:35,520 They did talk it out. And so it made the whole thing last longer 67 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:39,400 and then another big change is 68 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:48,200 That therapy has become more normalized roles in marriage have become more flexible and people are more used to talking 69 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:52,320 openly about what they want their marriage to work 70 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:58,080 What they want to make their marriages to work also 71 00:06:00,280 --> 00:06:10,720 People were getting married for the romantic part the love making and all that and now people are getting married for the 72 00:06:11,280 --> 00:06:12,720 compatibility 73 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:17,960 Friendship and friendship like we have we have a wonderful friendship 74 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:24,600 We always talk about it. We don't agree on everything. We don't agree on much, but it works, doesn't it? 75 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:32,040 Yeah, we have that friendship and that's very important. It is it really is and I think you have to be friends 76 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:35,200 Yep 77 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:39,960 And then you can go on from there. Yes, you can and I admire 78 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:43,120 the Lewis is because 79 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:52,800 They have made it last 50 years. Can you imagine a lot of people don't even live that long let alone live with someone else in that long? 80 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:57,440 True testament to them and my sister and her boyfriend Tom 81 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:02,240 They were together 40 years. They dated 40 years 82 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:05,760 But they didn't like each other enough 83 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:08,680 to say I do 84 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:17,320 I think it's amazing. It is amazing. It really is oh when we talked we talked about the venue the food was delicious 85 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:23,120 It was it was prepared by Archie and Sharon's son Archie Archie 86 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:27,600 Junior and his wife burn. It was absolutely 87 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:31,720 delicious better than most venue food 88 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:40,520 Well, I enjoyed myself and we'd like to thank them for inviting us. Yes, we had a wonderful time and 89 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:46,280 Wonderful time wish them another 50 years wish them another 50 years 90 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:49,520 But they'll be in heaven I guess 91 00:07:49,520 --> 00:08:00,800 Well, I know I enjoyed talking about that so I guess we'll sign off now while we're while we're ahead, okay? 92 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:18,800 This is time in junior. This is lady girl until next time 50 years from now 93 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:34,800 I believe you but I have to go but you can come back next time and we'll do it all over again