If you’ve been following the story of Dom loves Mary, we are at the finale. If not, you can go back and read about Mary, Dom , their wedding ,reception , honeymoon, Babies Make Four and The Daughter they never had and The Grandchildren.
Today’s post: Dom Loves Mary: Una Bella Vita!
Moment by moment, Dom and Mary created a beautiful life.
In Italian, we say “Una Bella Vita”
From their first years as newlyweds…
- Dom and Mary with sons David and Michael
to years spent with their growing family,
- Papa with Alex
- Nana with Nick
they enjoyed the simple pleasures.
- Family pasta dinner
Those every day moments , like a good meal…
- Dom, the “chill” master at the beach
or a day at the beach, were cherished.
- Dom planting flowers
Whether it was Dom planting his annual flowers in front of the house…
- Mary stirring the sauce.
or Mary cooking up a batch of sauce.
- Dom and Mary at their surprise 25th Anniversary party with their best man and maid of honor.
They enjoyed celebrating special occasions with friends or playing cards around the kitchen table. Mary always won:)
- Mary and Dom in Florida.
They were grateful to enjoy winters in Florida away from the cold of the north.
- Christmas 2007
And Mary would continue the tradition of being with us in Dallas for Christmas.
- Dance at Rainbow Gardens July 3, 1953- 2 months before their wedding.
Yes, this young feisty girl who loved to sing and dance and her strong, silent guy had quite a life. A beautiful life.
And I’m so grateful to have been a part of it.
I hope the font that is named in their honor would make them proud. I know they would feel the love that went into creating it.
It’s also my hope that those using the font will have their own version of “Una Bella Vita”.
When I was thinking of how to end this lovely series, I came across some pictures that made me smile.
Immediately a voice in my head encouraged me to “go out singing and dancing.”
So here you go Mary.
- Mary dancing at a Valentines party
- Mary singing with “Elvis” at my 50th birthday party
- Mary and Dom “still dancing”.
The Dom Loves Mary font is now available for purchase at: Correspondence Ink Type foundry .
I’m sponsoring a give away of a set of wedding signs using the Dom Loves Mary font on Brenda’s blog starting Tuesday, October 30 and ending November 19. The more ways you enter, the better chances of winning.
My first cursive font, Belluccia is available at myfonts.com and fontbros.com..
- Belluccia was named one of myfonts Most Popular Fonts for 2011.