But today reminded me that I DO like to be around them - especially talking to them and listening to their stories about their younger days. The way their eyes light up when they start into a story about when they were growing up. Telling you about their favorite Christmas present they ever got or when they won the science fair at school.
Today, we had a holiday luncheon at the Country Club. The majority of people that attend this are little old ladies and occasionally their husbands. Two of the performers, Bettye and Anna, are 70+ and were there with their husbands, and after everyone left, we got to sit down with them and have lunch. They told us the cutest stories about how each of them met. The way they told the stories was so romantic, so detailed - like it had happened just yesterday. Made it sound like it was straight out of a movie, how fate brought them together. For example, Anna was singing in a Christmas pageant and her husband said he went to see the show, and the second he saw her, he knew he wanted to marry her. To this day, you can still see how much they love each other. I love to hear how people met, but it's even better with old couples. It makes me wish I lived back then, when everything was so much simpler and true romance was still alive and well.
My favorite movie of all time is When Harry Met Sally (if you haven't seen it, please do sometime). Throughout the movie, they have little interviews with old couples as they tell their sweet stories of how they met and lived happily ever after with each other. I LOVE it! In case you haven't seen the movie, here are the clips. Enjoy!
2 comments:
katie, this is such a good entry! i understand your feeling about elderly people...sometimes it is awkward being around them. strangely though, i like being around old people. like you, i love hearing their interesting stories. i totally agree that Alzheimers is a really sad disease, one that makes you feel depressed and strange to be around someone who has it. I like how you turned the entry around and made it into a positive one, i especially enjoyed the video you added. i've never seen when harry met sally, but now i want to!
LOVE your background!! glad you liked the site
i m glad that you have an appreciation for those much older than you,
there is so much to learn from them.
i understand how it can be fearful because with the elderly we sometimes associate hospitals, medication and care but its also great to remember that they probably thought the same sorts of things when they were our age.
aren't those backgrounds paige suggested great!? love em!
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