It was a very long time in coming – we moved South in 1999 and left behind the boys.
They had their own lives and jobs –
We have been planning this for months and months –
and after driving some 15 hours –
they were here.
We had so much fun showing the SALT LIFE – sunrises and sunsets.
Memories of the past 40-plus years were talked about and laughed at!
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In this blog will be my memories of what the picture represents – writing jogs my memories!
After a year and one half of dating – we were married on 6-25-1982 in a little Lutheran church –
“BETHEL” in Portville, N.Y.
I had already converted from being Catholic to Lutheran.
Sherry was raised in Mount Jewett, Pa. – a Swedish community, and was Swedish Lutheran.
We both were married before and she had two daughters – ages nine and four –
I had two sons ages thirteen and nine.
We had custody of the girls and my ex had custody of the boys – except on weekends!
We combined the two sets of kids and did what we could and we had no money!
We lived way out in the country between Olean and Portville, N.Y.
The boys still lived in Eldred, Pa.
That being said – we spent a lot of time in the car shuffling children –
Sports – events – back and forth between exes –
We lived on the property for 5 1/2 years
and then moved to Pleasant Acres Drive just outside of Portville.
We both worked for American Olean Tile – Dal Tile the entire time we married.
This is a picture of my bride – Sherry – taken at the resort in the Dominican Republic in June 1982!
We had an all-inclusive week at the resort and had to drive from Portville, N.Y. to Toronto, Canada!
Here we flew out on Sunday morning –
being married Friday evening and traveling Saturday to Toronto.
It was hot – we disembarked fright off the plane onto the tarmac.
We smoked back then and cigarettes and cigars were included.
Anything you wanted to drink from 6am. to 2am. and also food –
Music – pool – private beach – and we had our own VILLA – BR – LR – Bath – and patio.
We shall always remember our time here and many unique experiences!
My two sons now after all these years – Troy on the left and Shawn on the right –
Both still live back in Pa. near where they grew up.
Both have been to visit us in Ocean Isle Beach, N.C.
Sherry with Debby and Tammy – Debby lives in Lake Holiday in NVA – outside of Winchester.
Tammy lives just outside Leesburg – in NVA –
Debby has the oldest – Maddy – Ella and Sarah – while Tammy has the youngest –
Taylor – Cassidy and Bode.
This is how our life together began in June- 1982.
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PAPA’S WORLD – SOME STORIES AND MEMORIES!
After five granddaughters the grandson came along – BODE!
Plays soccer – hockey – and is all boy!
Eight going on nine – I think like Taylor – he is going to be tall!
A handsome young fella – smiling – very helpful and wants to do everything by himself!
Here he is during his being with us for almost two weeks!
FIVE GRANDDAUGHTERS and then one GRANDSON – “BODE”!
Ella is almost 5’10 as is Sarah – Taylor is 5’7″ and only 12 – I think he will be taller than all of them!
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PAPA’S WORLD – BODE – ONLY GRANDSON ON SHERRY’S SIDE!!!!!!
In the center of this picture – Ella to the left and Maddy to the right – Ella will be a junior at Randolf College – and has started every game in her two-year career in college soccer – Maddy – who just graduated from the University of Lynchburg –
Played four years of soccer – third-team all-conference as a Sophomore – second-team all-conference as a junior and team captain her senior year – twice in four years going to the NCAA tournament and in her senior year winning the ODAC conference.
Ella at mid-field and Maddy at striker on the left side.
Now we have Bode – in the black attacking the ball and taking it away from the player in white!
He plays the left-side striker like Maddy.
He will be the next to go on to become a very good soccer player and he loves also playing Hockey!
Here he makes a pass down the sideline to a teammate at which time he raced ahead toward the middle and took the pass back from his teammates.
He took the pass and dribbled in among four players and broke free!
Breaking free he goes straight to the goal and scores the first of his two goals and just missed a third one!
Here he caught up to a ball in the air and knocked it down to dribble on toward his second goal!
Here he is just before the ball went into the air and he knocked it down and scored his second goal!
He is only eight years old and already has the sense of playing soccer much like his two older cousins!
Bode – our eight-year-old grandson who I think will follow in the footsteps of his father and his two older cousins in soccer!
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BODE AND HIS TWO SISTERS – CASSIDY ON THE LEFT AND TAYLOR ON THE RIGHT!
In 1982 – June 25th. we were married – each for the second time.
We had dated for a year and half.
We were engaged the previous December at Christmas.
Our journey was to begin – and now – soon to be 38 years!
As we grow older – the kids are still kids to me.
That is what I call all four.
Troy can build a house from the ground up –
Shawn is a ranked pool player in the USA & Canada
Shawn has his own energy company – across Pa.
Doing audits and energized for the elderly & low income.
All through the state and power companies.
Troy runs the crews.
Both are kind – caring and live back in North West Pa.
Very proud of these two.
Shawn is married to Trisha – he has two sons
Ryan and Dylan
Troy has no children of his own
but is loved by the children of his ex.
Debby is a Qualified National Marketing Director
for the Juice Plus Company.
Living the dream and living the life of health & nutrition
Debby is married to Michael
and they have three daughters
Maddy – Ella and Sarah
Tammy is also into health and nutrition
as a Sales Coordinator for the Juice Plus Company
along with her own Upscale Consignment store for children
She is married to Marcus and they have three children
The twins Cassidy and Taylor
and the only boy – Bode.
We are happy – after all these years
soon it will be year number 38!
To my wife Sherry – Happy Anniversary
To our children – thank you for seeing us through the tough times
combining all of us together
and being there when we need you.
And thank you all for reading Papa’s World
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