Today is our 32 wedding anniversary. We got married on a Friday night, the day after Thanksgiving, at St. Pats church in Norristown. It was rainy and cold, but it didn’t dampen the proceedings. The reception was at Presidential Caterers in East Norriton.
We selected the day after Thanksgiving because the cost per plate was lower. We were pretty poor at the time and had to pay for most of the wedding ourselves. Our photographer was a friend of Dani’s father and our videographer was her sister following us around and providing commentary on the VHS tape. She even followed Dani into the ladies room for interesting footage.
The food was great and everyone got drunk. And the police didn’t need to be called. Overall, a huge success. The time has flown by. We’re headed to Cape May today with two of our three sons. We head out to Colorado to celebrate Christmas in a few weeks. It’s been a great ride so far. Hopefully, we have many more to go. We haven’t changed a bit from this picture. LOL.
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Congrats M8.
Happy anniversary Quinns. Many more to come for sure. For me, it’s 48, and doing great (but for sex).
Butts are not for sex.
Not that either.
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Sorry, CCR. I couldn’t stop myself being a wiseass!!!
That is not what Paul Pelousi said when he got hammered.
Damn. Now hammered doesn’t mean drunk anymore? I hate having to think when I’m hammered. Uh, I mean, drunk.
Congratulations on doing the most important thing two people could ever do in this life.
Best to both of you and Happy Thanksgiving.
And Happy Thanksgiving too to Mr. and Mrs. Admin, Farmer and all the rest of you TBP key-pounders!!!
At the start of Sagittarius, the archer, shooting off into the unknown. Glad it’s been good.
Kahlil Gibran on Marriage
http://www.katsandogz.com/gibran/onmarriage.php
On children: http://www.katsandogz.com/gibran/onchildren.php
The rest of The Prophet by Gibran: http://www.katsandogz.com/gibran/
Congrats. 39 years and counting for us.
Happy anniversary to the Quinns!
What a stunning couple you were and still are. May there be at least a golden anniversary to look forward to.
Congrats, that is a great accomplishment.
Jim – Never having met you in real life, I admire you in so many ways:
1) Your unwavering commitment to the First Amendment and all the struggles in keeping TBP alive
2) You’ve shared enough of your life with us over the years – You also have an unwavering commitment to your family.
You are a stalwart human being, Jim. Congratulation on #32. I look forward to meeting you in Wildwood someday. I’m buying the first round.
Congratulations to a beautiful couple! Interesting to me is that we were married for similar reasons the Saturday after Thanksgiving 30 years ago!
Looks like you had a lovely wedding on a budget. Happy 32nd! May you have many more happy years together.
Pretty smart doing the day after Thanksgiving thing. Lots of money to be saved that way, but how come this prime rib tastes like turkey?
Turkey ala King is pretty plentiful on Friday after T-day.
Congrats!
Congrats, Jim! You found yourself a good one. Women are under a lot of social pressure these days to disregard what’s important and kvetch about the small stuff. There are entire TV channels built around catering to that, not to mention the Eat, Pray, Love escapism. I suppose it helps that you’re a fucking Adonis. Congrats to Avalon, too!
Happy Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Quinn. My wife and I are 32 years married as well. We’ve had our up’s and down’s, but I couldn’t imagine my life without her.
Congrats.
Now that you are more flush you could re do the act in a style that would benefit the lovely wife! Don’t be so cheap
Congratulations on a successful 32 years of love, life and family…Happy anniversary to you two, lovebirds
Best regards and warm wishes,
flash
Holy shit, flash.
That’s the nicest thing I’ve ever seen you say to ANYONE!!!
Congratulations! You two are in the minority. A relationship that lasts as long as yours is comforting.
Reflecting back on 42 years those first years we wanted each other all the time, the middle years raising kids, starting a business, we tolerated each other, now the kids are long out, grandkids are here, I’m slowly sliding towards retirement, now we find we need each other.
Atta boy Quinn ole chap and congratulations to you and the Mrs. You beat me by 1 day! Our 32nd anniversary is on Thanksgiving Day this year.
My wife and I are over three decades as well. I remember my Dad insisted on paying for the rehearsal dinner and it was around $100 for twelve people at a nice sports bar/restaurant.
Beyond that, I paid for everything else, including the wedding, reception, and modest honeymoon – because I had a couple of years in the workforce and she was only a few months out of college.
The professional photographer back then was around $700. My buddy shot the video with a VHS camcorder that I had purchased and the footage was both poignant and hilarious.
My soon-to-be mother-in-law provided flowers from their farm.
Tux rentals were around $60 and, if I recall correctly, my wife’s wedding dress was under $1,000.
Now, comparing those expenses to my kid’s recent wedding? Not even close. Ours was but a fraction compared compared to theirs.
And both days were among the best of my life so far.
Even in uncertain times there remains much for which to be grateful.
Congratulations and happy Thanksgiving 🙂
Dani’s dress was $600. The one and only time I ever rolled a balance on my credit card was the month of the wedding. I think I did a $1,000 advance on the credit card, knowing the cash gifts from the guests would pay it off.
Smart move. Congrats on your anniversary. May you two enjoy many more years together.
Play it….
That much commitment to consistent love, patience and hard work deserves great respect and admiration. Good job, you and your wife did it right this lifetime.
FYI, my husband is terminal now. Barring a medical or other miracle we’re down to weeks.
Congrats on 32 years with decades to look forward to/that said,felt marriage kids just not for me so good others doing the heavy lifting!
Kad,,best of luck and hoping for a miracle.
Kad, So sorry for your situation.
Enjoy whatever you can of the time y’all have left together.
And, miracles can and do happen…
Everyday….
Jim, congratulations on 32 down, and 32 to go, and keep up the amazing work on this site, a last bastion of free speech on the Interwebs!!
So sorry, KaD.
Sorry for what you have to face now….and I hope the happy memories crowd.out the stressful ones sooner rather than later.
Nothing you do.now is.wasted.time…
KaD I’m sorry. As James says, hoping for a miracle.
I’m so so sorry, praying for a miracle.
Happy anniversary!
And thanks to both for this great site.
Yes. No doubt there’d be no TBP without Mrs. Admin!!!
25 years for me……But that’s a total for all four marriages.
We hit 37 last week. Can’t imagine spending my life with anyone else…especially now. Nice to hear of other success stories. Congratulations.
Congratulations! I can relate to what military folks have to go through to get married. My wife and I were married in 1989 in a military chapel on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island when I was a PFC….on the weekend between me being on mess duty and leaving for the rifle range. My oldest brother, a Senior DI and my youngest brother, a recruit at the time, were the only family from my side to attend. It’s been a long, tumultuous and exhilarating ride!
I salute you Sir.
Happy anniversary, Jim. Thanks for TBP.
My heartfelt congratulations! From a greeting card I came across recently (when I was tidying up):
May your mocassins make tracks together in many more snows yet to come.
And well wishes especially to Avalon, since I am sure that there have been days that she wished you had a glass of wine with her and looked into her eyes, but instead you had to put the finishing touches on one of your articles for “just one more hour.”
Love the reason for the choice of date. We got married on Feb. 19th with the rationale that flowers will be cheap a few days after Valentine’s day for the rest of our lives. 😉
She has had to put up with someone whose mind is often elsewhere. I once bought her an anniversary card without looking at it. The couple on the front of the card were black.
Now that’s some memory.humor right there!
You sure it wasn’t a Kwanzaa card?
At least it didn’t say “with sympathy…”
Congratulations and many more. You’re like family after all of these years.
My wife took me for a 4 year test drive before saying yes.
26 years (+4).
Happy Anniversary, Mr. & Mrs. Quinn.
We’ve never met, but your website (and it’s cast of characters) provide much need sanity and clarity in an otherwise “crazy world”. Keep up the good work.
Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas, and (hopefully a better) Happy New Year to all.
Congratulations to the Quinns. And thank you Jim for this web site, I read it daily. Not married anymore and living alone and retired. TBP fills a void in my life. Thanks again Jim.
Congratulations to both of you. The boss and I just passed 32 years on the 3rd. I too cannot imagine living life without her, we are blessed to have good/great women in our lives that helped shape us and our children. Blessings to you and your family this holiday season.
Sincerely,
Bob.
Happy 32nd and Thanksgiving, you two! Here’s to 32 more!
Many joyful returns of the day!
And here’s to at least 32 more.
Happy Anniversary!
Late to the party (reception?) here but, congrats and many more!
Thanks for all you do for us here on TBP, keeping us informed.
Haven’t had time to scroll through the other comments so excuse if already asked (Stucky?) but did you two, by chance, serve your guests turkey, stuffing, green bean cass, cranberry sauce, etc.?
Everybody DOES love leftovers, especially after an hour or so of open bar.
Nah. My wife is Italian, so the menu was geared that way. I remember the wedding soup. I think the choices were chicken marsala or some kind of fish. She did smash me in the face with a piece of cake.
Can’t beat a good wedding soup and I assume you didn’t return the cake gesture.
Great wedding pic but I like the one you posted last year from the beach party meet.
And kudos on your marine lifesaving exploits. May the butterfly effect pay you back 100 fold.
Arrived in Cape May and it was 57 degrees and sunny, so we decided to walk on the deserted beach. We passed a fisherman who said he was hoping for some stripers, but only got a couple sand sharks. We walked another half block and washed up on the sand was a small shark. It was still moving. Dani said Jiiiiiiim, save it. I picked it up by the tail and walked into the water and threw it far enough for it to swim away. Sneakers got wet, but I saved a life. On the way back a shrimp like creature had washed up on the sand. Jiiiiiim, save it. I picked this creature up and threw it back into the ocean. I’m exhausted from all this life saving. I need a drink.
Find a sidewalk…quick!
And there it is: the reason Avalon fell in love with you. A good heart always shines through.
If you would have been a narcissistic asshole, you would have told her: “YOU save it then, if you want it so badly.” or “I don’t care about them sharks, I need a drink FIRST.”
She’s obviously a Saint. It’s the only thing that makes sense.
Come on down voters. It’s a joke.
Maybe. Admin and AA do enjoy sniping at each other from behind cover.
But a good gunfight is always fun to observe from a safe distance!!!
And they both have pretty good marksmanship skills, so watch out when the bullets start flying!!!
Happy Anniversary!
Happy anniversary. It is always encouraging for others to hear about high number anniversaries. Our neighbors just had their 59th, which they spent processing the pecan harvest like always.
Yes, it’s inspiring. My parents just hit 56 and one day later my parents in law 58.
My advice for a good marriage: marry someone whose parents also stayed together for a long time.
Beautiful! Congrats!
Every time I see a pic of beautiful Avalon, I look for the white cane, the seeing eye dog, the dark glasses. I mean, I just don’t get it. A rare beauty like that ends up with …… the Admin. How is that possible? If she couldn’t see, that would explain a lot of things. But nope. That ain’t it.
It is a head scratcher. I can’t figure it out – he had no money, a face like a pig’s arse, the gentle disposition of a wolverine, and still ends up with an angel. It is a mystery of the universe.
Someone, somewhere must know just how Snow White came to marry Sasquatch. I hope they let us in on it.
Happy Anniversary!
I was 175 pounds in that picture. Gained 10 pounds on the honeymoon and never looked back.
It was all that fine Italian food. That explains that. It was always gonna happen.
llpoh,
i was about to post something along the lines of her being blind or drunk but you said it best–
congrats to both of you —
Congrats to Avalon for putting up with you this long😊
I lost my independence on July the-Independence Day 1991 while on leave from Saudi Arabia and the Gulf War.
Still in love with the lady who gave me 3 daughters.
Like me you are a blessed man, James Quinn.
congrats Jim !
Congratulations to both of you. In a few weeks, we celebrate our 32nd as well. I find it amazing how few people make it to 10 years anymore.
[Pro 18:22 NKJV] He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the LORD.
Happy Anniversary, Admin.
Pretty lady. Good looking boys.
Thanks for TBP.