Til Death Did They Part

Yesterday was...would have been...my parent's 53rd wedding anniversary. They exchanged vows to love each other through sickness and in health...until death do them part. Mom and Dad met when they were 15 & 17 and married at 16 & 18 (one day after my Dad's high school graduation).

They were married for 50 years before they died at the age of 67 and 68 ~ 2 1/2 yrs ago. It seems like forever ago..and it feels like just yesterday that Mom died and Dad followed her 2 days later..

I didn't post on FB about their anniversary..or even say anything to anyone. I began to "tell" them 'Happy Anniversary' as I started my day yesterday..but then I stopped....I remembered the vows of marriage..."Til Death Do Us Part".  I stopped mid-words... Death parted them (Mom first, followed by Dad 2 days later)... does that mean that their marriage was over as Mom drew her last breath? Are they no longer together? Or married? Or in love with each other? Do they even know each other in the next phase of eternal life? If vows hold true..then their marriage and devotion ended at death, right?

I don't know what to believe. In my grief-laden heart and mind I picture them sitting in Heaven, holding hands, making out like they always did in the kitchen..

What's real?