Showing posts with label childhood. Show all posts
Showing posts with label childhood. Show all posts

01 August 2013

childhood, brotherhood

I only had one brother,
so I don't think I understood the concept of brothers until I married Jay.
I mean, I heard stories about my dad and his brother....
but fist-fights, Bb guns, and gruesome dares?
I figured they were an extreme case.
Let me tell you, I was wrong.

And these two.....
let me start by telling you that Elliot had no groomsmen.
Jay was away on his mission during his wedding,
so if Elliot couldn't have Jay he just wouldn't have anybody.
[or so that's what I was told] 

Basically, they love each other.
[and I believe picture 2 shows it]
My husband will undoubtedly not approve of my posting that picture,
but I think it shows their relationship very near perfectly.
You see, in Elliot's toast to us at our reception,
he talked about how Jay has the ability to help you laugh through the hard times.
He talked about hard times in his life,
and how Jay was the one to help him through.
Now that I'm married to that wonderful boy, I understand what he meant.
He knows them, and I won't state them here, but he has a million ways to make me laugh.

When we went to the little league fields,
[I'm not going to say that was the only time it happened]
Lilian and I were left to chat while the boys enjoyed the nostalgia together.
Playing "baseball" and silly dancing were most certainly involved.



































After reliving so many "brother" memories Jay has often remarked that he hopes to have boys.
Mischievious, fun loving little boys.
In a way, I think he wants a mini version of what him and Elliot had.

Half of me hopes we have a whole passel of them.
The other half of me hopes not.
After all, I've heard all the stories.

16 July 2013

4018 childhood lane

The house.
The house was maybe tied with the elementary school for the most giddy adventure of our whole trip.
The closer we got, the more memories seemed to emerge.
We used to ride our bikes over here!
We used to get cini-minis for breakfast there!
That's the hardware store that used to give us popcorn!
Then we got to the street, and I wish I would have filmed the reactions.
oh my gosh. oh my gosh, this is crazy! 
Then came the house.
I guess there will just always be something special about the house you grew up in.
I will never forget mine. The green house on the hill.
[I could still recite the address and give the floorplan, I'm sure.] 
And there was something especially charming about this childhood home.

Have you ever been to Washington?
From what I hear it's pretty gloomy nine months of the year,
but when you catch it on one of it's good days....
it's magical.
And boy did we ever.








































I have to admit,
aside from the scenery...
it wasn't half bad seeing my favorite boy all giddy reliving his 10 year old memories either.

15 July 2013

on crab wars.

No excuses.
I should have started writing a long time ago.

It should have started with marriage,
wait... probably engagement.

But here we are.
And I have a million little lessons and stories and things I've learned,
but really I would rather just talk about last weekend.
Those things will just have to wait for another day.

So we tripped on up to Washington for the 4th of July to spend a little time with my Brother in law and his darling wife. Jay grew up there, and hasn't been back since his family moved to Texas ten years ago, so it was fun to see him back on his home turf reliving the childhood memories that had long since been forgotten. I started with these pictures because I feel like they give a good overall indicator to the feeling of the trip. 

While exploring, we found a beach. The boys turned over every rock looking for crabs, the wives watched them play and giggled at how giddy they get when they're together- and loved them a bit  more with each ensuing crab war.










Just a moment of my newlywed life to share until next time.
Preferably for all parties involved [sorry, family] next time will be soon.