Mom and Dad will be celebrating their 60th Wedding Anniversary on 6 February, 2009. In order to accommodate all of our schedule, Mom and Dad decided to throw their party during the 2008 Christmas holiday -- on 23 December. We flew in from Taipei, arriving in Toronto on the 19th while Susan arrived on the 18th. David was supposed to come on the 19th but a huge snow storm which hit much of Central and Eastern Canada and the US closed several airports, shortly after we got into Toronto, forced him to take a standby flight to Toronto on the 20th. Michael arrived on the 21st, from Hong Kong and Joyce and her family arrived late on the 21st.
Including us, Mom and Dad invited 51 guests. We printed out the menus and the guest lists from the computer onto the some old red-color cards and put them on each table. The weather has been poor, until the 22nd and stayed clear until late afternoon on the 23rd, giving us ample of good weather for the luncheon. Given there were many "old" guests, the relatively good weather ensured a full turnout.
Pastor Lee kicked off with a prayer, followed by a powerpoint show prepared by Jacob. Jacob scanned some old pictures taken by Dad over the years and made the 21-slide show. The twelve-course banquet was good and took just over 3 hours to complete. The grandchildren, followed by the children toasted each tables while Mom and Dad made the rounds as well. Mom and Dad's church friends brought six individual cakes, one for each table and one to take home to celebrate the event. Mom's niece, our cousin Jane, also brought a mango mouse cake to share. All in all, it was good time for everyone.
