When Mary Joyce called me a few minutes ago to tell me the good news, the happiness in her voice made her sound more like an 18-year-old than an 88-year-old. The invitations and wedding announcements are being sent by word of mouth rather than by the traditional engraved or printed form...because, you see, the decision to go forward with the marriage was just made earlier this week.
Mary Joyce told me that when they went to the county court house today to get the marriage license, they created quite a storm. Imagine...a 90-year-old and an 88-year-old applying for a license to get married! Several people took pictures of the happy couple, and Mary Joyce promised she'd send me a picture of Elwood signing the marriage license application.
Refreshments at the wedding reception will be provided by the members of Mary Joyce's Young at Heart Club.
Young at heart. We hear that expression used frequently, but in this case, it is a reality. Mary Joyce and Elwood only recently rekindled their pre-World War II relationship. (See my earlier post dated October 23, 2012, for the first half of this story.) If they had listened to some of their children or some of the care-givers at Elwood's retirement home, they would have resigned themselves to behaving like other "old people." But Mary Joyce and Elwood are not like other "old people." They figure that they deserve to spend whatever time they have left on this good earth together. I say, good for them!
My only regret is that I won't be able to attend the wedding.
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