Celebrating the 50th

No, not ours. Not just yet. But over the past two weekends we have attended anniversary celebrations for friends of ours. And they could not have been more different.

The first was a return to the 50's - complete with "waitresses" in pink poodle skirts serving soft drinks in vintage Coke glasses and an Elvis impersonator. "Elvis" is our Worship Minister, and he did a good job considering the fact that he's not old enough to have actually seen Elvis. Unlike someone I could mention. We've accused him of some Elvis-like moves on Sunday morning, so now we know. The place was decorated like a Malt Shop and we listened to a lot of 50's-era music and dined on hamburgers. I knew all the songs. I played all the songs when I was a disk jockey.

The second was a catered formal dinner. Silverware, appetizers, nice Italian cuisine, wedding-type cake for desert. The grandchildren provided the entertainment and the retrospective. Definitely a much lower-keyed affair. Definitely a much higher-priced affair.

So, considering that our own 50th anniversary is coming up in just a few years, which style did we prefer? When you get that age one always has the right to change ones mind, but I think neither. Some cake, some punch, some good coffee and a few friends dropping by seems about right to us. Oh, and some of those little mints. That ought to do it.