23 Years Together - A Look Back
 Howard sold, and we both listened to, music. |
 Sometimes we traveled separately - Ruth to Maine and Florida to photograph birds, and Howard to Las Vegas and L.A.. |
 Ruth traveled frequently for work, too - and jumped through hoops to get to her favorite Mint spot (San Francisco) |
 We spent many holidays at various Chastka houses. |
 We celebrated anniversaries, like Harry and Janet's 60th wedding anniversary |
 We celebrated birthdays, too, like Janet's 80th. |
 We took cruises - wonderful ocean and river cruises to Europe, Alaska and through the Panama Canal. |
 We had big glasses and lots of hair in 1989! |
 We adopted a beautiful red siberian husky from the shelter & named him Echo. Echo had a mishap or two... |
 We had a big party to celebrate remission of Howard's cancer |
 A stork appeared to announce the 6.5 pound thing taken from Howard's body. |
 We usually ate Christmas dinner at a Chastka house, but one year we had BBQ shrimp at Pascal Manales, New Orleans |
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