BETTY ELAINE RITCH A TIMELINE 1950 When I

BETTY ELAINE RITCH A TIMELINE

1950: “When I was 3 years old, I was the mascot of my brothers senior class. I was allowed to sit up on the stage for the entire graduation. I felt very special. ”

1951: “The next year, I was in my brother’s friend's wedding as a "junior bride“. She demanded I was there. However, I haven't heard the term since. ”

1956: “This was my favorite outfit! I loved my poodle skirt. “

1960: "At Easter, your dad bought you a corsage to wear. My daddy had passed away the year before, but my brother made sure I had an orchid like every other girl my age. I don’t think I’ll ever forget that. “

1964: “My Jackie-O look. We all had the flipped, dark hair. Dark everything. Thankfully, I had the look naturally!"

1964: "I met your Paw my junior year at a dance. We dated the rest of high school, and as you know, since then. My high school sweetheart became 42 years of marriage!"

1965: “Aw. This is my first born, Ginger, and I. We were just cutting up in a photo booth. That’s where people got there pictures taken back then, ha-ha!"

1973: "Just a family photo. I wanted us all to match. I think this was the beginning of the permed hair trend. "

1980: "This was my mother’s surprise birthday party for her 75 th. Ginger, me, and Tina. "

1987: "This was right before my 40 th birthday party. It was surprise party that was planned by your mom and Paw. "

1987: "Our annual tennis banquet was our time to get fancy! The tennis banquets were always fun because some of our closest friends played too. "

1987: "Just a regular Sunday afternoon with my tennis partner, but the weather was especially perfect. We were a great team because she was left handed, and I was right handed. That's always good in tennis. "

1988: "This was our vacation at Lake Tahoe. We had just gone around the mountain on the snowmobile. Your Paw hates this picture!"

1989: “This was right after winning the championship in our city division. My partner and I didn't lose a set all season! That's what those little trophies were for. Best season EVER!"

1990: “This was during our annual beach trip to Edgewater in Panama City. They had a tiny little course there that we played at just for fun. "

1991: "Paw wrapped this gift to make it look like just a shirt, but it was really a tennis bracelet. I loved that thing. "

1996: "My sister and I were at a wedding reception and someone was taking us to our car, ha-ha! This was their way of transporting people. This is one of my favorite memories with my sister before she got sick. "

1997: "Paw and I were living in Florida, and people always wanted to go on "The Gambling Boat". Paw and I didn't care about it at all, maybe because we lived there. You can see my motion sickness bracelets that I had to wear, and Joe had them too. They were definitely a necessity!"

2000: "Same people that were on the gambling boat! We're all still best friends to this day. This was at a silly competition named "Dwarf Open" we created. The name took the first letter of everyone's last name. It went on for years since we all went on vacation together. "

2001: "We were on our way to take you two to your favorite childhood spot, Chuck E Cheese!! So many fun memories were made there throughout the years. "

2004: "Oh, this is you in Pre-K! It was Grandparent’s Day. "

2016: “Rooftop view with the girls at Mystic Grill in Covington. Such a fun and beautiful evening!”