Follow me, boys! And other quotes from Monday.

"Follow me, boys!"
-Grandma exclaimed this excitedly as we trudged outside in our coats, boots, and hats for an afternoon walk around the block. We were all infected with a mild case of cabin fever after the snowstorm (which ended up dumping just 1 inch of snow instead of the 6-10 inches promised the night before. Meteorologists sit on a throne of lies, don't they?).

"Yeah, yeah, I don't need a lecture. Why don't you put on your winter clothes and set out a chair and watch it all night?"
-Grandpa. Grandma was giving rather loud and passionate instructions about how to pack up the trash after a dinner of corn on the cob. "I don't want the 'beasties' (read: wild animals) to get into the trash overnight and it's very important that you wrap it up a certain waaaayyy" she said, complete with finger pointing and raised eyebrows. With Jeopardy turned on full blast, I'm sure Grandma's detailed descriptions were not what Grandpa wished to hear.

"Dee dee-deeee, deeee, deee-dee... deeeee."
-The high-pitched melody Grandma sang as she swung her wine glass around after our toast at dinner. After the last "deeeee," she took a sip of what turned out to be a light and crisp white wine. I'm usually a rosé girl, but tonight's glass of white zinfandel was really delicious.

"It's a bit of a shock to your system..."
-Grandma's description of the transition one faces after getting married (re: moving in with your spouse after living for years with your parents as a kid).

"You're probably getting bored by now..."
-For 2.5 hours, Grandpa showed me scanned photos and digital images of slides that he had taken from the 1950's-1980's. I adore the way my grandpa provides a clear and slowly-articulated description of each photo. I also enjoy seeing photos of my mum when she was my age. Grandpa's photos traced a life that straddled the Atlantic: my grandparents moved back and forth between New York and Holland, between New Jersey and Brussels, between Maryland and Germany - not to mention yearly vacations to northern Italy and Switzerland to ski. My time with Grandpa is FAR from boring, and I assured him of this today with a big hug :)

bisous.