When I was a kid I used to love listening to the stories my dad would tell about the 'olden days'. What was even more fun was when all the aunts and uncles would get together and one would start a story, which led to more stores and then to even more stories....
I especially liked the ones which involved my mom and dad....how they met, what they did.....years later my mom finally confessed about their first date....it was not accidental; it was planned! My dad did say that he thought it was strange that mom looked so good when he picked her up on such a short notice. She had her hair done up and was wearing her good pearls. It was one of those stores I never got tired of hearing and it always ended with my dad telling my Uncle Joe that it was all his fault 'cause he was the one who suggested the double date to begin with.....
Where does the time go? Wasn't it just yesterday we were kids riding our bikes, running the streets and always home when 'the street lights came on'.....? Not too long ago I was talking with my Cousin Bobby about how much fun we use to have and he also asked where did the time go? My only answer was I guess we sneezed and it was over.....
If my father was still alive, today would have been their 58th Wedding Anniversary and as much as I would like to remember, their married life was not all love, kisses, fun and games....there were times when finances made it difficult to spend an extra penny on anything....but still they stayed together thru thick and thin....my mother oversaw my father's care for the last 2 years of his life and when he passed a part of her died with him.
Oh Daddy....what I wouldn't give to hear you tell your stories just one more time....
Happy Anniversary to both of you!
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