from Marilyn
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A Kentucky Easter Day
It was a KENTUCKY SUNRISE for ANGEL and RUSSELL. Being EASTER SUNDAY, Russell got Angel an EASTER CORSAGE.
They had their MORNING COFFEE with WESTBOURNE MOM’S CINNAMON ROLLS. They shared HUGS AND KISSES and said I LOVE YOU to each other.
Angel had her EASTER FINERY laid out and she DRESSED IN PINK, while Russell had his DRESS BLUES and GIFT TIE. Angel was GRANDMA'S GIRL, so she received the JEWELS OF ESTER.
They left their OLD KENTUCKY HOME and took the ROAD TO DIXIE in the direction of the EASTERN SKY to the church in their BLUE CHARGER and being that it was HORSE COUNTRY, they passed WHITE WASHED PICKET FENCES and KENTUCKY HILLS along the way and saw a BUNNY. They heard a CARDINAL and were SO EXCITED to see an EASTERN BLUEBIRD! They felt a BREEZE that was DELIGHTFUL through the opened windows.
Inside were BARBARA and TONY. LATE AGAIN was CATHERINE and ROBERT. EARLY ARRIVAL was KELLY AND KEN. It was WONDERFUL TO SEE BETTY AND BOB! IT'S A MIRACLE that JAUNTY JULIE and MATT showed up! BILL AND GAYLE were PRETTY LATE! Everyone said their EASTER GREETING to one another and smiled.
While the EASTER BELLS were ringing, FATHER KERRY started the Mass with an EASTER PRAYER and an EARLY MORNING BLESSING and then stated BLESSED ART THOU. We were all SINGING HIS PRAISES to GOD ALONE. We all felt GOD'S BLESSING. Father Kerry finished the Mass with the words of PEACE BE WITH YOU and GO IN PEACE.
During the SUNNY AFTERNOON, we all gathered in the MEETINGHOUSE. The FABULOUS FEAST was PRIME RIB, BIG HAM, CHICKEN AND WAFFLES, SHRIMP COCKTAIL, SWEET POTATOES, SCRAMBLED EGGS AND BACON, BLACK EYED PEAS, RED BEANS AND RICE, CELERY PLATE, FANCY GREEN beans, FRUIT BOWL, BUTTERED BISCUITS, DINNER ROLLS, COFFEE AND CREAM, PARTY PUNCH, LEMON ICE TEA, LEMONADE, COCONUT CREAM pie, ANGEL CAKE, STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM. Since Barbara and Tony were CELEBRATING 50 YEARS together, there was CAKE AND CHAMPAGNE. Everyone raised their glass for a CHAMPAGNE TOAST! Tony had given a card to Barbara that read DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE and his GIFT OF LOVE to her was GOLD AND RUBY earrings and necklace which she wore TODAY. It was the ELEMENT OF SURPRISE!
Afterward, we hugged each other and said HEARTFELT goodbyes after the JOYOUS BLESSED DAY!
