1959

My neighbor Tim's parents Tim and Greta had their 60th anniversary this year. They were married in the summer of 1959, which was also the year that Mattel's Barbie Doll was lauched, Alaska and Hawaii became the 49th and 50th states in the US, and Bonanza first appeared on NBC.

Back in 1959, the average cost of a house was $12,400, average yearly wages were $5,010, and the cost of a gallon of gas was $0.25. I'm not sure what the average cost of a wedding was in 1959 but to my sheer pleasure and delight, I did get a copy of Tim and Greta's wedding bill from that year! I couldn't help but share. In all of my wedding planning, how could I have forgotten the hat check? Greta also got Tim New York Giants Season tickets as an engagement gift that he still has and bribes family members with today. Unfortunately, Chris did not get Red Sox season tickets as an engagement gift.

In other news, I have an esthetician appointment to get my eyebrows done the week of the wedding. They told me I need to grow my eyebrows out until then. GROW THEM OUT?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Have they seen the pictures of the hamsters that lived on my forehead in my tweens? Did women do that in 1959?