It occurred to me, not long after Dad died, that Mom shouldn't be alone on what would have been their 50th anniversary: February 4, 2017. So I bought a plane ticket, took a day off work, and flew out for a long weekend. This is my favorite photo from the trip; you can find the rest at the end of this post (click on them to view descriptions). It was every bit as great--and every bit as sad--as I thought it would be. There were some highlights full of smiles and laughter: We s