29 Years of Marriage in Appalachia, Generational Connections, Shooting BBs, & Pap's Big Rock
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- Come along with us for a summertime hike in the beautiful mountains of Appalachia. Our 29th wedding anniversary was August 27.
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Hello Tipper, I wrote you and Matt a poem for your 29th Anniversary:
In the heart of the Appalachian land so wild,
A love story has blossomed, like nature's own child.
Twenty-nine years of adventure and grace,
A journey together, in this breathtaking place.
Through the mountains, you've wandered hand in hand,
Exploring the beauty of this rugged, wild land.
With each passing year, your love has grown strong,
Like the ancient hills, where you both belong.
In the wilderness, you found your true home,
With a love that's as deep as the forests you roam.
Your commitment and passion have stood the test,
For twenty-nine years, you've been truly blessed.
As the seasons change and the leaves turn gold,
Your love story continues, both timeless and bold.
In the Appalachian mountains, where dreams take flight,
Here's to your 29th year, shining so bright.
May your love keep growing, like the rivers that flow,
In the Appalachian wilderness, where dreams always grow.
Happy 29th Anniversary to a love so true,
A love as enduring as the mountains, for both of you.
Awesome !
What a beautiful poem and lovely gift!
That is Absolutely Awesome Poetry!
That was a really fine poem!
Wow what a beautiful poetry writer you are. ❤
Now your sweet grandbaby will be running those woods like generations before him/her! Congratulations!
Thank you 😀
Grand babies make the heart so full of love it feels like it will burst from the feeling. God has blessed you!! ❤
When I was 53 and had been divorced for 11 years, I met a hospital chaplain and minister, for our first date, he took me for a lovely walk in the woods and streams I had never seen, in my own hometown! We go back every year on our anniversary in mid-September. We've been together 9 years now. We're both 62 now. I love how he continues to appreciate my small hometown and home ways. He was a missionary in Italy, Uruguay and worked in hospitalsvin Chicago and Dallas before moving to NC to be near his parents...although he's not from NC, he went to Duke and knows the territory. Sounds like you are grateful, as I am ...gratitude is the antidote to life in these days.
Just wanted to give my congratulations on soon becoming grandparents! My daughter in college had a surprise baby in May and let me tell you, I had all types of feelings and emotions when she told me she was pregnant. Now I can't imagine life without my grandson. They are the BIGGEST BLESSINGS. The gift for raising your children Lol. Just wait and see!!
Thank you 😀
Nothing like it.
I truly didn't understand it until he was born. Now I am teary even typing this lol. It's amazing.@@breathless8075
Agree!!!❤❤❤
I AGREE!!
We were married 58 years in July! We wish you that many years and more! God bless you!😊
Tipper I'm glad you and Matt get to be grandparents greatest thing in the world hope everything goes well with Katie.
Thank you 😀
I'm 57 and grew up in a wonderful, loving, country family in Georgia. I remember when everyone I knew were decent people, with the occasional ne'er-do-well (that we all stayed away from). I literally YEARN for decent people nowadays, and I treasure the ones I find. I think that's why your channel is popular.
Amen, well-said.
i agree with you. a lot more people to avoid now days.
I totally agree with you my friend. I'm 55yo and I grew up in WV and EVERYONE in and around town were close knit. Now, when I go back home it's like a different planet. I long for the 70's and 80's that to me was a great time to come up in. But I've always said I was born in the wrong century, I can relate more to the Andy Griffith era than any other point in time. God Bless 🙏
100% true!
The creek was my playground, tadpoles and frogs, turtles, catfish, i knew all the grasses, what to eat, and the poising ivy to watch out for, my mom would pick poke. i was raised near carter caves, , Kentucky, all the waterfalls, and creeks caves, tea, vines, inside the caves, that makes me remember my childhood. I miss my brothers all past, happy anniversary ya'll Blessings.
Congratulations you two! 🎉 third generation on the way ❤❤❤❤
Thank you 😀
Matt looks happy and rested. Doing what he likes on his own time ! 😊
Congratulations, grandparenting is the most joyous experience. I remember Tipper saying that Matt would have liked to have more children-you are in for the time of your life! Granny and Aunt Corie get out your crochet hooks.
I also loved playing in the creeks and branches as a child .Such a blessing to have grown up like that.
What a beautiful way to celebrate your anniversary with a hike through the prettiest woods. To another 29 years….happy anniversary!
My absolute favorite CZcams couple!❤
It’s always sweet to see marriages that last, where you can count on each other through thick and thin. We’re right behind you and Matt with 27 1/2 years of marriage and still going strong. Sometimes it just doesn’t work out, but it’s beautiful when it does. Thanks, and God bless!
Yes, my 2nd cousins often call me cause those teens and twenties believe I am an elder at 62...my brain still operates like I'm 21.❤When somebody says 20 years ago, I automatically think 1980 for some reason and have to go lay down when somebody tells me the truth. I Often visit old homeplaces of my parents, aunts, uncles and grandparents. Sadly, several have been razed for new highways, makes me cry. Then I visit the grave stones to clean them and put new flowers on them.
Happy 29 years of sharing your life together! Lots of struggles but lots of love and good memories 💓
Thank you!! 😊
We all loved my mother's corn, somewhere between whole kernel and cream style. We enjoyed them out of her freezer for a couple of years after she passed. My sister began to expirement and finally came up with a recipe that tastes like mothers did. What I love is that my grandchildren call it Granny's Corn even though it's actually their Great-grand's corn. So we're still passing down a taste we love even though we didn't have her recipe.
In 2019, my husband and I moved into his grandparents’ house. We are the fourth generation to live in this house. We still find treasures hidden in corners of the barn or digging in the yard. The family history is so special to us.
Happy anniversary!
54 years here in august 22 be blessed with many more
Happy 29th Anniversary Matt and Tipper 🎉❤ Congratulations on Katie's wonderful news. A baby is a gift from God ❤❤❤❤
Thank you so much for my hike with you. I am from N.C. Living in Ecuador. Boy do I miss the camping and hiking in those beautiful mountains. I’m 70 now and not sure how much hiking I could do anymore but I loved it when I was there doing it. So glad for you
I really empathize with your emotions when you realized you are soon to be the “old guard “ of the family. I remember when, after about 4-5 years of losing one elder after another, it dawned on me that there was only one person left living in both our families that stood between us and that title. It’s rather sobering. I just don’t know where the years have flown. December 7, Pearl Harbor Day will be our 47th. Happy belated birthday and congratulations on your anniversary. TeresaSue.
Happy Anniversary
I have been married 55 years I am 80
Probably the one thing I've always wished was a bigger part of my life was the generational connections. My Mom and Dad both grew up in Michigan. All my Mom's people stayed in that State, but WW2 scattered my Dad's 5 brothers and one sister to the four winds. Dad went back after WW2 was over and had started a good civilian life as a self supporting plumber. He took a year building a family home for himself, my Mom and older brother and sister and only got to live in it for one month in the summer of 1950 and Uncle Sam recalled him to serve in the Korean war, He lost his business and home and instead of trying to start over after Korea, he elected to stay in the Army for a career. I spent the first 16 years of my life moving around and only occasionally seeing any relatives...usually when Dad was on leave between postings. Don't get me wrong, being an Army brat was interesting. We spent six years in Europe and I got to visit a lot of countries and see a lot of history. Dad retired to Georgia...a State we'd never been in...because that is where he got a job offer. I ended up fitting in okay as Atlanta was growing by leaps and bounds with a lot of people from out of state like myself. But there was no going to work for some family business or getting a job from family or old time friend connections. I am an American and proud of it but often feel quite a nit different than many Americans. You Pressley's should always treasure what and who you have. I am glad to see that you all don't seem to take it for granted!
Thank you and thank you for sharing your thoughts!
Since watching this channel, I definitely can relate to your feelings. Many of the traditions Tipper shares are so like those shared by my mom, aunt and grandmother who were originally from western Tennessee. My mom’s family obviously migrated to western Tennessee via VA, NC and Kentucky because there are towns and even a mountain named after them. I grew up in Iowa because my mom’s parents came north for work and she met and married my dad whose family immigrated to Iowa. I understand how food I eat and traditions we have are handed down from both sides. I just sometimes wish we had the family community like some people have when the roots run deep. To visit the area my mom is from, everyone knows her family anywhere you go. They were good people. It sometimes makes me long for that connection. My siblings and my parents do have strong connections with one another and our families have expanded greatly here. Everyone lives within 45 minutes of one another with the exception of a nephew in Texas. I guess we will grow roots where we are planted now and hopefully those roots go deep.
Matt is so funny. My husband has that kind of sense of humor. You never know whether to kiss them or slap a knot on their head. ☺️
Happy Anniversary ❤❤
We just celebrated 46 years of marriage. When asked how long I have been married. I tell people I was born married, my wedding band was already on my finger.
Enjoy your hiking trip.
Thank you 😀
😄😘💝
Matt and Tipper congratulations on your 29th Wedding Anniversary - wishing you long life and happiness ALWAYS - AS WE SAY IN FRENCH, SANTE (Cheers).
Thanks so much!!
Happy Anniversary. So blessed to have “met” you all through your channels. I always walk away feeling blessed and enriched after watching your episodes. So peaceful.
It has occurred to me several times the contrast between your channels and other channels. There are some channels that have more moderators than they do viewers. Always drama and conflict. Yes, it is common on social media, and CZcams type platforms, but this tells me that some of that nonsense is artificially manufactured for clicks and views. All that said, visiting here is quite refreshing.
You also bring an extra layer of blessing that you have been together 29 years and genuinely appear to be in love after all these years. That is amazing.
Kim
❤🙏❤️
We lived on the old family farm when I was young and I remember going down to play in the creek, it was more fun than any toy could ever be.
Happy Anniversary Matt and Tipper!
Thank you!!
Congratulations on the anniversary! I’m from the very bottom of the Appalachians and miss the beauty of home every day. Every time I go back home it seems to be more green than the last time I was there.
Happy Anniversary!!! Your next generation is on the way to tell about the thinking chair. Wish we had that kind of history in our family.
One of my uncles when, he was little got shot in the eye with a Bebe gun and, as a result he ended up being color blind. Happy Anniversary and, may God Bless you both with many yrs to come! Congratulations on the awaiting of the arrival of your first grand baby!
Another nice update. Congratulations on you and Matt's anniversary. Also, after all your family has been through during the past year, it's great to hear that your Katie is pregnant. Life goes on regardless! As others have already said, both of you will make fantastic, loving grandparents. Your recipe book finally arrived here in Rotterdam, The Netherlands btw. I ordered it in May, so I reckon it was sent by Amazon via the South Pole. Nonetheless, it's here and I've already made a couple of yours and Jim's recipes. All turned out succussful and were delicious. I know I'll be trying a quite a few more.
So glad you are enjoying the book! Thank you 😀
Good for you. We have been married for 54 years. It really doesn’t seem that long. Like that saying “time flies.”
Tipper, I enjoy watching your's and Matt's videos because y'all remind me what's really important in life. God bless you both and congratulations on 29 years and counting.
Thank you 😀
Congratulations on your anniversary!!
Flowers around old home places always make me think of the women who lived there and made it a home. Love to you both!!
congratulations! You have so much love in your family for each other. Your daughters have grown in a safe nurturing home the baby will be well loved and protected. Seeing how Katie is so loving and affectionate with Olive she is going to make a wonderful mom. count yet another blessing. you are very blessed. love you and the family!
Thank you so much!!
Happy 29th Anniversary! You two get along together like peanut butter and jelly. So glad Matt is able to work at home with you and that you have these precious moments together. ♥️
Happy Anniversary. Congratulations on the bundle of joy coming.
Thank you so much!
Congrats on 29 yrs of love and congrats to the news of being granny and grandpa. Much love ❤️
You’re exactly right about the “going” to places is longer than the “returning”, Tipper. Car rides, walking, some flights, all seem shorter on the way home. I love how Pap found the coin on the roof.
Matt is so funny! He tickles me lol
I'm country and people always ask me where I'm from. I like the way he talks.
Happy Anniversary to you both! Love like yours is a treasure and I would have loved to spend the special day just like you did.
Thank you for taking me along.
Happy Anniversary! You and Matt are two peas in a pod and will make fun grandparents!
We will be married 29 years Christmas eve. Sure has been good. ❤congratulations on your grandbaby.. praying every thing goes good.. Happy anniversary!
What a lovely hike. Thank you for bringing us along Tipper and Matt. Happy anniversary!
Hearing you say you had a pump-knot made me think of my mama. She used to say the same thing. She was from Eastern Kentucky and she passed away over 25 years ago. Thank you for all you do to keep Appalachian traditions and memories alive.
Tipper and Matt thank you for sharing your heartfelt history as you explored your roots that go deep into this land. I felt the reverence you had for each remaining part of a homeplace where folks lived and had all their lives and times then moved on. Larry and I will be celebrating our 54th on Sep. 14th. I always tell people that were the only ones that get to kill each other. Get ready for the awesome love and joy in being grandparents.God bless and keep you all. Love, Joyce and Larry Wilson
When i was much younger , a day in the woods was a favorite thing to do. Near a creek. ...
Speaking of elders...I am there.
I am the oldest cousin on Mom's side and Dads.....I was the first grandchild on both sides...
Enjoyed your walk as always. Several years ago when my grandmother was young enough to manage it, she , my grandfather , my aunt , her daughter , my two boys and I walked several miles back in the mountains on Del Rio to my grandmother's Home Place . It was very eye-opening . And gave my boys the opportunity to see exactly where they came from . I've been to many states in this country and I have traveled to 7 different countries in Europe , but these mountains are home ...And no matter where I have been , I am always so thankful to get home.❤❤❤ 🙏🙏🙏
Prayer for Granny ❤❤❤
Happy Appiversary
Thank you!
Love seeing y'all together.
We love listening to y'all talk.
You use the same words and phrases that used to be used on the coast of the Carolinas.
Those areas are quickly being taken over by people with names we can't even pronounce.
God bless you and your family.
Thank you for including us on you anniversary hike. It was stunning! Wishing you many more fun hikes together! And congrats on the grandbaby headed your way! :)
Beautiful woods! We played in the creek in front of my grandmother s. We made a lot of mud pies there! I sure miss those days!😊
Happy Anniversary!! ♥️🎉 And congratulations on the new little Pressley on the way! 👣Sweet! God bless and much love! 💕🤗🙏🏻
Thank you so much!!
Love these memories and stories
Happy 29th Anniversary🎉 👰🏻♀️🤵🏻♂️🎉 I hope are blessed with many many more. How is Granny doing?❤
My husband Scott and I will celebrating our 33rd in October. Talking about broken bones, my husband was on his way home from a basketball game when he was 16 and wrecked. He was found in the ditch outside of the truck. He had broken his neck. By the grace of God, he was able to have surgery and they took bone from his hip and fused it to his neck. 🙏🏼✝️
I'm so glad he was okay! Congratulations to you both!! Granny is feeling pretty good 😀
I'd like to add my congratulations to the new grandparents to be as well - that baby is going to be very much loved and cherished.
What a great way to honor your special day - hiking in a lovely serene wood, enjoying PB&Js (still one of my faves), reflecting on your life together, and acknowledging the happiness you've brought to each other for all these years. Happy Anniversary to you, and MANY happy returns of the day! Thanks for sharing your Celebration. Peace be with you. 💚
I often wished my grandparents hadn't left the mountains. Last month I went back for a family reunion and introduced my husband from Puerto Rico to the family and the mountain. I muself hadn't been there in about 20 years. When he saw the holler that belong to my dad's cousins he said that was a true paradise. It had been the first time to take our teenage children as well. I hope this is just an open door for them to discover their heritage.
Happy 29th Anniversary!
I hear you are going to be grandparents. Congratulations!
I really enjoyed todays hike through the woods. My family was and still is so much like yours. The sounds of the water, cicadas, and birds…well there’s nothing better to calm the nerves and soothe the soul. Thanks for taking us along and congratulations on 29 years of wedded bliss! ❤️ How exciting that new life is coming! There is nothing better than a new baby to heal the heart. Tipper, I’ve never had fresh cucumbers with a pb&j but I do love a pb and dill pickle sandwich. lol
Happy, Happy Anniversary to a sweet loving couple! Bright Blessings...Kathleen
29-30 years goes by in the slow blink of an eye. Happy anniversary to you both! 💐 🎂 Here’s to 29 more.. 🍾🥂🌹
Yes! Thank you!
The rock story sent chills down my spine. My neighbor was killed by a large overturn tree that some teens pushed over a ledge. She was a photographer taking someone’s senior pictures. Young people often don’t think through their actions. Your story shows that’s it always been that way…there is nothing new under the sun.
I think it’ll bring some new life to miss Cindy’s house
I missed something-is someone moving into Miss Cindy’s house?
@@janice7467 no, but if you watch the most recent Presley girls video there have been some life updates. I felt that those updates might bring new life into areas that maybe need it
Yeah me too!! That would be nice!
Congratulations on 29 years. January coming I will be married 45 years. Sadly he passed 14 years into the marriage but I still consider myself married. Never went out. Took me 28 years to find him and he was the best.
🙏💙🙏
I'm so sorry you lost him!! Bless you!
Happy Anniversary! 🎉 And Congratulations on being first time grandparents. 😊 Such a blessing. It’s like a love you’ve never experienced.
In a couple years Matt will have him a little buddy (boy or girl) to follow him around. I’m excited for you.
Here in NJ, Steve and U have lived here for 53 years. We never wanted to move some where.
I love the way y’all look forward to the more simple things, a walk, sitting and taking in the view, talking to God, you are a special couple, Happy Anniversary 🌷
The first flower you commented on is a Coral Root - it's a parasitic orchid. The red flower is a Cardinal Flower, a lobelia, that is also native to Ontario, Canada.
Happy Anniversary!!! Matt and Tipper if God gives y'all a grandson it will be a new adventure. I had two sons and then a granddaughter. The two boys were rough and tough. Boys get mad that they leave out of your presence. Oh my, a granddaughter gets mad she stayed in your presence to make sure you knew she was upset. I live on my grandparents ' home place. Across the road was an old home place with pear trees. The pear trees are still there. Young people these days sell their family's land. Sad situation.
So peaceful, glad you have each other to share your walk. Chuckled when you said pump knot…haven’t heard that expression for awhile😊
Congratulations, happy Anniversary to you both.
Thanks! 😀
Happy anniversary we just passed 37 years
Happy Belated Anniversary! You all are awesome.
Thank you 😀
Happy Anniversary! It’s our way to forget about our anniversary but this year it’s our 50th and I’d like to do something special.
Happy Anniversary you two May God Bless you with many more years together ❤ congratulations on becoming grandparents 🎉
Thank you 😀
I love finding old home places when my husband and i hike and eating peanut butter sandwiches. I'm not going hiking in the dark like Matt does. I want to be able to see the bears😂 Happy Anniversary ❤ God bless you and your family
Happy Anniversary! A new generation of Pressley on the way! A blessed babe it shall be!
Hi Tippery& Matt Happy 29 Anniversary 🎉❤ God bless you both, your friend Jan Sarlo P.S. I was thinking about the same all my Elders are with the Lord Now I'm the Elder at well I'll be 58 in November! Gosh I'm Getting Old ha ha ! Praying for Granny I Love her so ,I Love ya'll too God Bless
Happy Anniversary! 🎊🖖✨Thanks for sharing the hike! Love the sound of the water in the woods! Congratulations on you coming blessing! ❤🎉. Started watching your 9 brides and Granny Hite! You absolutely warm my heart! Be Made Blissful!
What a beautiful poem that person wrote for you, I love 💕 it,, Happy Anniversary to both of you, love 💕 your beautiful family
So many blessings to enjoy. Happy anniversary Matt and Tipper. Wishing you both many, many more to come. God bless. ❤🎉
I think it would be a good idea to comment on Katey’s great news, Tipper and Matt. Your subscribers are family,too. We are eager to hear from you both celebrating Katey, and your future grand baby. Listen, miracles happen in the most difficult ways. As Christians, I know you know this. Our Lord, is doing wonders and works right now. Please make a video about the joyous news.😊
😀 I did write about it 😀 You can see it here: blindpigandtheacorn.com/if-well-keep-on-the-sunny-side-of-life/ And of course we will be talking about it too.
@@CelebratingAppalachia
Thank you, Tipper! God Bless you and the family. 🙏
Happy Anniversary! ❤️❤️ Blessings for many more.
Thank you 😀
Congrats on 29 years!! Next month Hubby and I are hitting 38 and t only seems like yesterday. How does time slip away from us so quickly!!
What a wonderful hike! Wish I was there. ❤
It was nice 😀 Thank you!
In rural GA when property has been in a family for generations and eventually sold it is still often reffered to by the original family name, i.e. the Brown's buy the Green's property, they'll say they live at "the Green place".
Happy anniversary and many more to come 💗
😀 Thank you
Congratulations!
Happy Anniversary 😊! Congratulations on the grand baby on the way, children are a blessing from God.
Enjoying the walk in the woods.
Happy anniversary! Loved the walk and the stories. What a beautiful place! Hope you have 29 more ❤❤
🎉congratulations on your years together, on your loving daughters and now looking forward to being grandparents! It’s the best!! God is blessing your family and Katie!!🎉❤
Congratulations 🎊 to you both.
Thank you so much 😀
I hope that you can stay married as long as my husband & I have. March 20 2024 we will be married 54 years.
Happy Anniversary! My wife and I are celebrating our 25th this year and we also became mamaw and papaw last week so it's a big year.
Happy Anniversary!!! Love You guys!!!! 😊😊😊😊
Thank you 😀
The little pinkish plant on your anniversary hike is a species of pinesaps. Common names are Pinesap Indian pipe, or Yellow bird's-nest
Thank you 😊
Happy anniversary. Such a lovely hike.