October 16, 1984 - Silver Wedding Anniversary

Tomorrow is our 25th wedding anniversary. Here are some pictures from that day (a few are repeats from last year).

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Raymond Jondahl married at 4:00 PM on October 16, 1984 at McFarlin Memorial United Methodist Church, Norman, OK.

The wedding party - Mrs. Barbara Elliott, Matron of Honor, the bride and groom, and Mr. Andrew Kent Smith, Best Man.

We walked across the street from the church and went to Happy Hour at The Service Station Restaurant & Club where Joe was the manager.

Waiting at DFW airport for our plane.

The house that Joe's grandfather, Ralph Bogart, built on St. Maartin, Dutch, West Indies. It is called Frangipani House. Joe's uncle, Kent Bogart, owns it now. And yes, it is available for rent. It has since been upgraded and has a pool too. There is a placque that hangs in the house that has the names of all the couples that have honeymooned there since the early 80's. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Jondahl is up close to the top of the list I'm proud to say.

Dockside at Chesterfields by the Bay. A great little seaside bar.
We took a catamaran over to St. Bart's. It was beautiful there.
This was a restaurant called Napoli's. The man sitting beside Joe is Thomas. He is the "caretaker" of guests that come to Frangipani House. He had the restaurant opened up PRIVATELY for just Joe and I.

My new sister-in-law, Jennifer Jane Jondahl at the reception. She was six at the time (young enough to be my own daughter). She is now married to Zac Umdenstock and they have 2 children, Hayden and Taryn. Our reception was held at the restaurant where Joe worked AFTER we came home from our honeymoon.

Joe's cousin, Lori Bogart Peterson. Her father is the one that owns the house at St. Maartin. Lori is an artist and lives in Durango, CO with her husband Jack and daughter, Ashley.

One of the men I used to work with for 10 years. He and his wife were one-third of the partners that owned the engineering firm where I worked. We were all like family. The other guy was one of the cooks at the restaurant. And YES I USED TO SMOKE AND DRINK WINE A LOT! White Zinfendel is my favorite, especially on ice...