Jack and CB Kinsella, September 3rd, 1949
Mom and Dad, also known as John and CB Kinsella,
have been walking this grand earth of ours for over nine decades, and have been
together for almost seven of those decades.
So, I think they deserve to be celebrated on this
Valentine’s Day!
Jack and CB Kinsella, August 2009
CB and Jack, June 2011
As I searched for an Irish Blessing, I found this one:
May you escape the gallows, avoid distress, and be as healthy as a trout.
Hmmm. Well, perhaps this one is better:
Go n-eirí an t-ádh leat
Literally meaning 'That luck may rise with you'
Thinking of you, Mom and Dad, on this special day of love.
And, one of our frequent blog writers also loves Valentine's Day. And for good reason! Keep Reading:
Engagement By Evelyn Laufer Taylor
On Valentine’s Day, February
14, 1942, my uncle Lew was married in a small ceremony in the rectory of a Catholic
church. The reception was held at the
Hotel Rochester. Bryant came home from
school that weekend, so the affair was a double treat for me.
After the reception, Bryant
and I left to go to the movies. On the
way, we stopped at Bowker's ice cream stand for an ice cream cone, or so I
thought. However, Bryant had something else in mind as he gave me my diamond
engagement ring. What a special
Valentine that was!
There was no formal proposal
of, "Will you marry me?" I guess from the very first, we took this
for granted. I was surprised because he
was a college student and I never dreamed he could afford a ring.
Evelyn and Bryant Taylor, October 9th, 1942
Will you believe that after
this whole exciting day, we went to the movies, like people with tunnel
vision? I do not remember what we
saw. In fact, we sat way up in the
balcony, and I am sure we were not aware of anyone except each other.
That night when I got home,
rather late, my mom who was sleeping on the davenport in my room because the
house was full of wedding guests, was suddenly awakened by me -- a
very excited girl, flashing her ring.
After realizing what I was telling her, Mom showed pleasure but really
no surprise.
I guess it had been obvious
to all how we felt about each other!
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Thanks, Evelyn!
Happy Valentine’s Day to all the cousins!
4 comments:
Happy V Day!! V as in victory for lasting that long together. Wish I could make the same claim.
PS great photo!! Did my father take it?
Chuck,
Just talked with Mom and Dad. After the wedding, Merle Barrows took them to Geneva to a professional photographer, and I think this must be one of those.Notice the full curtain in the back.
But, we do have outdoor shots of the newly married couple, and Mom said that they must have been taken by your father, as who else would have had a camera back then!
Love the trout blessing! What a find! And what a lovely story from Eve. Thank you, both!
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