I Like...Old People Love

The husband and I spent Memorial Day weekend in the wonderful city of Denver, aka a place I hopehopehope to live someday (probably the same amount of hoping as Chicago). My grandparents are celebrating their 60th anniversary this year, so my mom and her siblings decided to throw them a surprise party. The party was lovely, and they were absolutely surprised and flabbergasted when they walked in and saw 40 people, including the grandkids they don't get to see all the time, standing there in one place. Yes, the surprise-yelling part was fun but it was less "SURPRISE" and more "surprisepleasedon'thaveaheartattackhiiiigrandpa," just to be safe.

Highlights included the microphone that was set up for people to share silly memories or stories about G&G...in a room full of old people, some of whom remembered what day it was but all of whom wanted to tell crotchety jokes and such, was, needless to say, hi-larious. Especially when dear old Grandpa didn't really understand the purpose of the mic and decided to give about 12 separate speeches. Really, it was very necessary for him to go from person to person and tell a story about each of us (we cut him off after about 10 people).

But the best part was watching the two of them, after 60 years of sharing each others' lives, and how they still just fit together and know each other better than most of us even think is possible. How they still say "I love you" at least five times a day. How they make each other's sandwiches with just the right number of pickles or squirts of mustard. How Grandma laughs hysterically but runs in front of Grandpa when she realizes his fly is undone. How every single day, they live it together and help each other through, even if the highlight was getting more questions right on Jeopardy than the contestants.

After two years (or at least it will be two years on Tuesday!!), it's hard to imagine knowing each other better, and it's hard to imagine 60. But watching two people who still love each other so much - maybe even more than they did 60 years ago - was inspiring and very, very happy. I hope we're just like them 58 years from now (except, inevitably, shorter).