I thought I had already posted this. . .I have no idea what is wrong with my brain sometimes! This is a photo we took at Christmas at my grandparents' house. 9 great grandchildren--I can't believe we got them to pose like this. It was amazing. My cousin's husband was in the back holding one of the babies up and another one kept crawling away--but all in all it was an amazing thing to see!
Although I was happy to take S.'s name when we got married, I miss "my" name, and the connection it immediately gave. In addition to that, my grandparents have always been very important people in my life. They just kind of define what marriage should be (to me, anyway) They've been married for 53 years!!! And some of the most profound advice I got right before my wedding came from my Papa. He said that in a marriage, you should always feel like the other person loves you more than you love them. That way, you'll always be trying to work harder and get better. Think about that. Pretty simple--but pretty perfect right?
Anyway--that's not my point. . .my point is that I wanted my children to have some connection to my family. They have their daddy's last name, but I wanted "me" in their names too. My grandfather is truly the most amazing person in the world. He is a great man. I want to be the kind of person that he has always been. A lot of times in a confusing situation I try to picture what he would tell me to do. . .anyway. . .digressing again. The point is that I want my kids to have him in their lives. They don't get to spend weekends with them like I did, but I want them to know that their greatgrandparents are strong, amazing people that they should be proud to be related to. . .so N's name is my brother's name, and his middle name is my grandfather's brother's name. R's name is my grandfather's father's name. And J's name is my grandmother's father's name and his middle name is my grandfather's middle name. I know that sounds convuluted and confusing to you--but to me--and someday to my kids--it is clear--both the connection and what it represents!
Here are some pictures with Papa!
3 comments:
Love the picture with all the kids...I'm sure it was a battle :).
You're lucky to still have your grandparents around.
One set of my grandparents I never got to know, and my moms parents past away about 15 years ago :(.
Hey, great pictures. Great to catch up. Sounds like you are slowly settling in. I love the part about your grandfather, and no, it doesn't sound convoluted. I feel the same!
Glad to see you online again. Not much different here since you left, but you are missed.
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