Dave's sweet Grandpa Blayne passed away on May 20th at the age of 89. He was such a sweet man. My first memory was when Dave and I were engaged and we drove up to Blackfoot, Idaho to so I could meet his Grandpa. It was over a Memorial Day weekend, which was very fitting because Grandpa served in the military and is very patriotic (he was drafted into the war in 1942 and discharged after the end of the war in 1945. He was a master sergeant in the Army and a member of the 2nd Armor Division called "Hell on Wheels"). We sat on his back porch, went to Sizzler and Chinese food with Grandpa's girlfriend, Bernice (Dave's grandma died 14 years ago). Then after we were married my in-laws and Grandpa came to visit us in Provo, and we went shopping at Nordstrom. I found a dress at BCBG that I loved, but money was very tight so I didn't even think about buying it. Guess what Grandpa gave me for Christmas that year? He was such a generous man with a raspy voice you could recognize anywhere. We will miss him and think of him often, every night actually, since he is the one who bought us our bed for our wedding gift.
5 comments:
How cute is the pic of Dave, Bruce and Grandpa! What a cherished memory!
What a cute man! John and Val said they had such a great time visiting with you and that your family is beautiful and so neat! :)
I love old pictures of soldiers and their sweet hearts. What a nice tribute.
I will always love that pic of grandma and grandpa! Sweet post. Love you!
What sweet memories.! You are always so sweet to remember things. Plus we get to see what a gorgeous bride you were....and what a handsome groom also if I might be so partial! (But you are still beautiful!!!! needless to say). Still my favorite picture of the muscular Bird line. love janna
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