My dear Dale and I got married when I was 30yrs old. At that time, my three sisters were through with college and my parents were living in a "decent" home in the same area where we're reared and grew up. Oh yeah, that's right! I was 30yrs old when I decided to get married. I don't see anything wrong about it. I am very jubilant for that decision b/c now I know and have realized that my family weren't left behind nor looks pitiful. Moreover, I'm not ashame of them and never tries (in my entire life) to keep them from the public's eyes. But hey, there was this "twisted" girl who thinks that getting married at the age of 30 is absurd and surreal. What she don't realized is that 98% of Americans won't even raise their eyebrows when they heard you talking about 18 or 30 when you got married BUT they will surely TURN their heads if they see you walking with an old spouse beside you. Gosh! aren't you glad I didn't marry someone older than my father? At least I showed some respects and mended in my head what my mom always said.........RESPECT THE ELDERS!!! Don't marry none of them.

Anyhow, it's been 12yrs since that very memorable day. Dale's 15 days away from his 37th bday while yours truly just turned 30. We celebrate our 12th Anniversary in Birmingham and Hoover. My dear dearest has to attend his high school's "last blast" ceremony and also to meet all his friends and classmates and thought what a nice opportunity to do it all at once. He took me shopping at the "Galleria" and got me a pair of nice leather clogs from DSW. It was a "family affair" so to speak and so Jann went shopping also hahaha. Her dad took her to Club LibbyLu and got her a new pair of shoes. She had picked a gorgeous looking shirt but sizes didn't come far enough to her size. Mother like daughter huh! We both have a "softspot" (weakness, as what majority calls it) when it comes to footwear hahaha. Then, she requested "Claires" and so my darling Clementine took her there too. She got a pair of HM earrings. We stopped by at my fav "Starbucks" for some latte afterwards and then headed to Inverness for lunch at their "Joe's Crab Shack". We've been wanting to eat and experience what it would be like the aura inside Joe's and thank goodness, we finally did! Man, we had a blast! It was like party all over again with crabs in the bucket. Joe's Crab Shack place weren't too many and the nearest to us was like 2hrs drive in "Alpharetta, GA". My dear dearest likes to try "Smith & Wollensky" for our 12th Anniversary, but we don't have any down here where we're at. At Joe's, Josef refused my offer for a souvenir shirt. His taste is changing and I'm not forcing him to have something he doesn't like. By the way, to those who wants to view all the fotos we've had from our trip they're here. Thanks a lot for reading and may you all have one terrific Tuesday !!!

Wow Jeth, your getaway sounds fun to me. I am so happy for you and all the things you have experienced out of town. Those photos are gorgeous. I enjoy everyone of your shots....

Happy 12th Wedding Anniversary to you both. You've come a long way to topple what comes and go within the 12 years of your marriage. You are a sweet couple.

What a perfect couple indeed. Jeth, my greetings to the most amazing couple I have ever know. Happy 12th Anniversary and I wish you more anniversaries to come. 12 years are many to counts, you have the right to be grateful about that .

Lila's here and as usual, I'm quite late again. Jeth, happy happy 12th year for both of you. It must be an honor to be married to your dear hubby that long. Your pix together are so lovely and every shot tells me how in love you were to each other.

Ha Ha! your husband really has a great sense of humor. That card he gave you is very funny. Jeth, thnx so much for your update and happy anniversary. Wow 12 years of being together proves a lot about your married life. So happy for you and your family.

Jeth, we both know in our hearts that you didn't marry your hubby for any other reason asides from your decision to start a family of your own. You are not running away from poverty or in a hurry to get out of poor life. Marrying an American is not a guarantee to have a good life and it doesn't save you from misery. I know a lot of girls who are married to an old man who wished they never done it. But it's too late to undone that mistake. No girls in their 20s would want to have a 50-60 years old husband anyway, unless they weren't in their right mind. It's only a human instinct to look and turn their heads but you don't want them to look at you because you are with somebody they think you are not supposed to be with. Good luck and more anniversaries to enjoy.

Dear Jeth, you crack me up! Did you know someone in here might be reading your blog and married to an "elderly"? haha! But I totally know what you mean!! ha ha! I want to say congratulations on your 12th anniversary my dear. That is wonderful and a special blessing. Not too many marriages last that long anymore. I'm glad you guys had a very fun day together!!

Wishing you a great weekend and a bright day....

woo hoo, 12 years already, still counting, and many more to come. my big congrats to the newly weds (well, renewal that is ). that's been a long time jeth but it looks like your union only gets stronger every minute.
i know we were taught to be respectful since childhood, the good thing about this teaching is that you proves to us you're listening during the lecture . your mom deserved the credit for raising you the proper way. it pays off to listen.

congrats to both of you for celebrating your big 12! jeth, if there's anybody out there who deserved the most best-dressed couple, the title should go to you and your hubby. your family always dressed nice and obviously well taken care of. thnx for the wonderful slides you have shared. those are really awesome shots. take care girl and go for more fun.

Belated happy 12th wedding anniversary. Jeth, that is excellent to be married that long. These days where most marriages ends up in the drain {divorces} or I should say in the courtroom {child support or alimony}, 12 years of togetherness is such magical. I am very proud of you and happy as well that you celebrate it with lots of love & fun. Your slides above are the cutest I have seen next to the picture album of my parents at home.

Jeth, I wish you have a great start for the week. Nice talking to you and thanks so much for the laughs . You are indeed hilarious....

there's definitely a sense of humor in you. you can say a lot of honest and truthful words and still sounds funny. i don't know what droves these girls on their 20s to marry older people. every couple surely wants to grow old together but i can't do that if he's already old. i'll be catching fire and high water to be able to do the race .

Jeth as usual am late here . Anyway, viewing from the photos, i say that you guys had a blast with your anniversary getaway there. I like the card and the noodles and seafoods nakakagutom naman.btw, i like older guy also but not that old enough to be my father, oh yes Respect the elders and not marry them but we're not sure what's on their minds why they marry old guys,and surely it's none of our biz.Basta ang alam natin, nag eenjoy tayo with our husbands, with same age bracket, means same interests and stamina Before i forget, my Belated Happy happy 12th wedding anniversary to you and your dearest Dale May God continue to bless your family tc

Girlfriend, I wish you to have plentiful of fun-time tomorrow. Have a BLAST and don't forget to take tons of pix to share. Will be looking forward to every shot you'll bring back with you .....