T Stands For Ma's Pitcher

Today would have been my parent's 74th wedding anniversary. They were married on the Fourth of  July in 1943. Ma was a war bride. She said she had a very short amount of time to plan the wedding. Dad was stationed at Fort Eustace in Florida. He told her he had a week's leave before he would be sent to the Pacific theater. If they were to get married, it would be now as there might not be a later.

They spent a one week honeymoon in New Hampshire. I don't know where in New Hampshire, but they traveled from Boston by train. While in New Hampshire, she bought a souvenir, a cut glass pitcher. I had once asked her where she got the pitcher. She said at an antique store.  I have no idea how old the pitcher is. There are no markings on it. I remember she used it a handful of times as a pitcher, but mostly it was used as a vase.

After the honeymoon, Ma returned home to live with her parents. Dad shipped out with his unit to New Guinea and later the Philippines where he served directly under his hero, General Douglas MacArthur.

I wonder if in the years, that Dad was serving in the war (1943 - 1945), what Ma thought when she looked at the pitcher. Was it a happy reminder of the first week of her marriage with her husband? Did the sparkling cut glass shimmer with her hopes and dreams for the safe return of her husband and the happy life they would have in their own home some day?

Drop by hosts, Bleubeard and Elizabeth's blog to find out what the rest of the T Stands For gang is up to. If you want to play, include in your Tuesday post a beverage or container for a beverage. Don't forget to link your blog to Bleubeard and Elizabeth's page.