Meet the world's best grandparents ever... Norval and Alpha! My grandpa and grandma have been married for 65 years and still seem like high school sweethearts! It's true- they flirt with each other, they just adore one another, and they are ridiculously cute... it can make you sick!
I feel beyond blessed to call these two my grandparents; they have played a huge role in my life. When I was little I thought everyone had grandparents like mine but the older I got, the more I realized I had a special and unique relationship with my grandparents. I spent a lot of time at their house growing up- sleepovers on the weekends and it was always a treat when they would stay at my house when my parents were out of town!
The bond I share with my grandpa is very special. Everyone says I'm really a "Grandpa's girl." And I know it. My grandpa did everything with me- he took me sledding, played pool, went on the rides at Camp Snoopy with me when I was little, put together hundreds of puzzles with me, took me kite flying, let me sleep in his lap... just to name a few! I really thought all grandpas were just like mine- I had no idea how amazing my grandpa was that he invested so much time into our relationship. Just this past year my grandpa encountered some major health challenges- a pacemaker, a heart attack, and gall bladder surgery. It was devastating to watch him suffer and hard to see my grandma hurt so much too. I spent the night in the hospital with him (along with Ryan) and I just prayed for healing and I thanked God for the blessing my grandpa is in my life. Ryan likes to refer to me sometimes as a wet noodle- I get over emotional and just crumble sometimes- this was one of those times! I simply love my grandpa beyond words.
And then there is my grandma... what a beautiful woman with a heart of gold. How many granddaughters have a grandma who prays for them every day of their life- never missing a single day?! That's my grandma- she (along with my mom) is the strong prayer warrior in my life! Beyond her prayers though, just like Grandpa, she invested so much time into my childhood- endless games of cards, pedicures after baths, and I clearly remember getting to use Grandma's roll on perfume after pedicures- I thought I was so important and special! Picnics, sewing lessons, sugar cookies, nature walks, shopping at the Burnsville Center... all made up the very fun times at Grandma's house. Although I'm twenty-five now, my grandma and I still hang up the phone weekly and say "bye" and then making the kissing sound like we're together and giving each other a kiss on the cheek and then we make a "squeeze" sound- like we just gave each other a tight hug!
In the next few weeks my grandparents will be moving to a senior living community just a few minutes from my house- I am beyond excited to have them close by and to be able to spend more time with them. These two have set quite the example of a perfect marriage and it is something Ryan and I strive for all the time. Even if we could be half the married couple my grandparents are- we would be pretty dang happy! So it will be good to see them more often and learn from their example as Ryan and I are still newlyweds - just figuring out this married thing!
One more picture to share... I will forever cherish this picture...
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