Tonight we went to the 100th birthday celebration for Alan's grandfather, Louis Raine Curtis. Alan's dad decided get the family together to honor and celebrate this great man's life, even though he is no longer with us. Everyone got babysitters and we had a great meal and great conversation about Grandpa. It was really fun to get to know this person through Alan's dad's perspective- he loved him so much, and had pulled out all of the memorabilia he has from him and set it up on tables for us to look at: his shirts, pictures, his diploma from Cornell, yearbooks, watch and much much more. The highlight was the homemade rootbeer, "Lou's Booze," that Dave made in honor of Grandpa. Also? It was so different to enjoy a relaxing evening with Alan's family and no children to distract us! We never have the chance to actually talk- it was really great.
1 comments:
Sounds like a great idea. Seems like everyone should know more about their ancestors, but it rarely happens. Good for your father-in-law for putting it together.
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