Writing assignment

The parental units are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary 30 August. We're throwing a party for them. We want to have a little commemorative booklet/program. I've been thinking about the text, wanted to do a nice long survey of their lives together. But my brother and sister say: Less is more. Go easy. Stick to larger themes. Frankly, I think they're right ... maybe 500 words or so for the program, more for the essay I'll write later. Sometimes, it's best to take the path of least resistance ... especially where my dear family is concerned.