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❥ Good morning.
❥ Good morning.
Today we're celebrating. All of us. Something special. Something out of the ordinary.
We're celebrating my grannies. Because they've been married for a whopping 60 years!
And what makes it so special is that they are experiencing it together.
And what makes it so special is that they are experiencing it together.
Right now they're sitting at the breakfast table; Grandpa has brought bread rolls (or rather, breadsticks), and Grandma is drinking her much too weak coffee. But she's happy, and as usual, she almost shouted on the phone. She's just hard of hearing.
My grandpa always answers the phone like this:
Well, my little mouse tail?!
Wait a minute, I have another piece of paper.
This time he doesn't have a note, because he just laughs and thanks me for calling and making my jokes about marriage.
I am very happy, because today I am not only celebrating my incredible 60th birthday, but much more.
I'm celebrating today.
That I always had a wonderful time at my grandparents' house, regardless of the circumstances.
I learned to chop vegetables at the kitchen table in the small L-shaped kitchen, where my grandmother taught me how to do it, and I was always allowed to use the whisk.
My grandpa ALWAYS baked my bread rolls for me on the gas stove.
My grandpa was extremely annoying, constantly asking me to identify all the tree species until I could recognize them by their bark.
That I not only know woodworking machines by sight, but can also operate many of them.
I now own my own lathe and I'm incredibly excited to make funny gifts for everyone. (BEWARE)
That I inherited a love of flowers and gardening, plus a green thumb.
That I always get special treatment and Grandma gets up 10 times even though I could get the cocoa myself.
I celebrate the many stories I know through her.
That I have perfected the art of playing Nine Men's Morris, and my grandpa has always lost for my sake.
I'm so glad I only realized this when I was about 13, because before that I just felt incredibly smart. ;)
I also enjoy the many truly exhausting, annoying admonitions and objections. Now that I'm approaching 40, I can deal with them very calmly, but as a young person, you quickly get fed up and want to do your own thing.
I love the thousands of little slips of paper Grandma still cuts out of magazines. For me. Uh-huh!
Money-saving tips and beauty questions for today's woman.
Today I laugh and grin at her. I think she knows that I skim the notes and then throw them away.
But let's leave it as it is. We both agree on that, and I'll make her happy.
I can operate the glass cutter, I can galvanize wood, I have as many tools as 30 construction workers & I can cook home-style food like my grandma.
And I have always witnessed the desire to sew.
This celebration could go on forever, but I'm going to get dressed now and have a coffee at my friend's house before buying flowers.
I then unexpectedly take them to my grandparents.
They will almost be eating lunch by now, because we know that the old guard starts peeling potatoes at 10 o'clock.
And they will remember their wedding, because as you can see above, it was a double wedding. My grandfather walked down the aisle together with his brother and his brother's wife and married my grandmother. It must have been wonderful.
And they will remember their wedding, because as you can see above, it was a double wedding. My grandfather walked down the aisle together with his brother and his brother's wife and married my grandmother. It must have been wonderful.
With charm and a top hat, so very festive.
❥ So today we're also celebrating the wedding anniversary of my great-uncle, who was always incredibly funny, and my very fine and lovely great-aunt Evi, who sadly passed away a few weeks ago. We're simply celebrating in her memory. At least, I am.
Because even being with a partner for almost 60 years is quite a long time.
He deserves respect.
And afterwards, when I ring Grandma & Grandpa's doorbell, they will be happy and my grandma will have to justify her look.
❥ So today we're also celebrating the wedding anniversary of my great-uncle, who was always incredibly funny, and my very fine and lovely great-aunt Evi, who sadly passed away a few weeks ago. We're simply celebrating in her memory. At least, I am.
Because even being with a partner for almost 60 years is quite a long time.
He deserves respect.
And afterwards, when I ring Grandma & Grandpa's doorbell, they will be happy and my grandma will have to justify her look.
I couldn't care less about the look.
I don't care.
Don't give a fuck!
I'm just happy that I still have them for a little while longer.
Because regardless of the accompanying symptoms.
I love my family. All of them.
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Nikkes.
Nikkes.
5 comments
So eine wundervolle Geschichte und sie erinnert mich an meine Kindheit und an meine Großeltern. Herzliche Grüße und noch viele schöne Jahre für die deinen (und einen besonders lieben Gruß an die wunderschöne Indianerin 😉)
Sehr schön geschrieben!!! Wow 60 Jahre! Glückwunsch! Das nenne ich mal Vorbilder…und toll was du alles von ihnen lernen durftest!!!! Genieße jede Sekunde mit Ihnen!
Wunderschön geschrieben! Diese Erinnerungen kann einem keiner nehmen. Noch immer hab ich den Geruch der Wohnung meiner Großeltern in der Nase..der Duft nach sächsischen Quarkkeulchen und Muckefuk -Milchkaffee. Die Zeit der frischen Möhren frisch aus dem Beet gezogen und kurz unterm Wasserhahn abgespült, das Drachenbauen in Opa´s Werkzeugkeller und die Handarbeitsstunden mit Oma. Schöne Zeit und unvergesslich!
Das ist total toll und ich wünsche deinen Großeltern noch viele gesunde Jahre zu zweit!
Liebe Nikkes,
ein fantastisches Hohelied der Liebe <3 Ich bin begeistert und nostalgisch und freue mich, dass Du den Ehrentag Deiner Großeltern so mitfeierst. Drück und knutsch die beiden heute besonders fest und genieß es, dass Du sie noch haben darfst – das ist das größte Geschenk zu diesem Hochzeitsjubiläum. Sonnige Grüße!