Lovelies in my Life : A Trip to the Gardens

My sister and I took our grandparents to the botanical gardens this morning. You see, they're huge gardeners and know absolutely everything there is to know about plants and flowers. So I thought they might enjoy seeing what we're capable of growing here in Green Bay. :) This really is a beautiful spot in the summer.

I love these old folks so much, it's hard to put it into words. They're everything to me and I consider myself so incredibly lucky to have them in my life even now, at age 34. I know this is rare. We all lived together for several years before we moved to the US. They built a home on our property and from that moment on, life was a little sweeter (and not just figuratively!). We were only allowed sweets on Sundays as kids but Granna and Garthie liked to sneak them to us when we popped over for a chat. And funny thing is, that's where my boys can always count on a good stash of sweets too ... from their gran's pantry. Garth used to make us our school lunches too, my favorite was a grated biltong sandwich. And he loved to make us breakfast, still does! Their bread was always so yummy and I especially loved it with the butter melted and a thin spread of fish paste. I'd go over there to watch Grease and I remember sitting on the floor in their TV room with my eyes glued to that movie on more occasions than I can really count. There were many, many afternoons spent swimming in the pool and I remember them sitting out getting a tan. They both love a good tan and have always commented on the lovely tan (or lack of) that I have. You can always count on that. As much as we'd love for them to move here to GB, they love their sun way too much to give it up (though I always thought that ran true for my mom as well but she was eventually convinced). Not that the sun don't shine here ... it's just more temperamental.