Saturday, October 22, 2016

Happy Birthday, Granny!

Brain cancer is...

...so happy to celebrate the end of her '70s with LuAnn.

Today was LuAnn's 79th birthday. She is very excited about the next decade; she's looking forward to being an octogenarian.

We had a great afternoon reminiscing on her past adventures and planning for the next set.

Darrell and I enjoyed thinking about Darrell's relationship with LuAnn.  It started when she was 40, Andi was 16, and Darrell was 18. Here are a few memory tidbits: 
  • 1978:  Darrell wrestled LuAnn into the coat closet.  He later regretted it.
  • 1981:  Darrell helped LuAnn work through her macroeconomics class.
  • 1984:  LuAnn navigated LA with us for our marriage license and threatened to rip up the license if Darrell wouldn't promise grandchildren.
  • 2006 and 2011: Darrell and LuAnn worked out head-to-head struggles during international travels. Darrell said:  "You try driving stick shift in England, with their roundabouts and kooky left-side-of-the-road ways!"
  • 1985-present: LuAnn and Darrell wrestle the Thanksgiving turkey in and out of the oven. He votes for more time, she fights for less.
LuAnn and Darrell constitute a force to be reckoned with. It has been an honor to witness their relationship thus far. Here's to your 80s, Mom, and to many more turkey fights!

A toast to LuAnn:  "You are many things to many people, all of them wonderful."  We love LA (LuAnn)!

2 comments:

  1. Sorry Dr. Darrell, but there's nothing worse than a dry turkey... even a bit of salmonella! LuAnn is right, less time is better. Hugs to all members of Team D!

    ReplyDelete