Thursday, February 11, 2010

Four years ago we sent out Valentine's to our family. Nothing too exciting, just photo cards from shutterfly or the like.
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This was the photo. C was smaller then, life was different. We lived in another state, we didn't know there was a Julia, there was no blog to share our dailys.
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Four years ago I sat in my Grandma's kitchen chatting over a box of chocolates and the $10 bill she always gave each of us on Valentines Day (except the year we all got tickets to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles concert... I was probably 12, and at that moment I thought my Grandma was a serious contender for Sainthood).
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On the Valentine's Day when this picture hung on her fridge, and she went on-and-on about Carolyn's expressions, I sat in the kitchen. In walked my Grandpa who quietly handed a Hallmark card sealed up in an envelope to my Grandma.
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She looked surprised and said, "But you already gave me a Valentine's card!?!"
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"I know" he smiled, "But I really liked this one, too"
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I miss my Grandma - And I know he misses her so much more. What an incredible relationship they shared for so many years.
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Honestly, I just hope, after 52 years of marriage, Brandon is still wanting to buy me one Valentine, let alone two!

4 comments:

Jen said...

Is C's sweater from Baby Gap? It looks very familiar! I've done that before, given my boyfriend two cards, because I liked both of them too much to choose!

Julie said...

You went to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Concert? That was my first concert ever! I still sometimes sing some of the songs...

Rachel said...

oh my gosh - she still makes this face! :-) How magical. :-)

Anonymous said...

This made we want to cry and smile at the same time... so sweet