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09/15/2015
Dear Mama Laura,
My husband and I have been married for 18 years. We met pretty young and through the grace of you and hard work we have blossomed. Shortly after we met and started dating, my husband took me over to meet his grandparents. They were an incredibly large part of his life. Looking back, his introducing me to them was a clear sign he liked me. We would spend the next few years going on dates to their house. A perfect date night would be my future husband fly fishing with his grandfather, and then meeting up with me at his grandparents' house. We would have an always amazing dinner and play cards until late in the night. He and his grandfather made up a team, and his grandmother and I would be another team. It was fairly competitive and always ended in lots of laughs. We learned so much about family, life, and love from those amazing dates.
I fell in love with a man who adored his grandfather and doted on his grandmother. And, of course, I fell madly in love with them too. His grandfather served as our best man in our wedding. We have lost both his grandparents, but seeing my husband's character and foundation through those irreplaceable moments of my life truly made my love for him grow. If I could relive any day of my life, it would be any of those dates. We miss them both so much, but I know they live on because of what they taught us. My husband and I always say, those are the memories that no one else will ever have. They are a layer to our foundation.
Thank you, Dr. Laura, for being a huge part of our foundation too. We always joke you are my husband's mom, my mother-in-law, and our son's grandma. Our son is one heck of a decent person! He would really make you proud.
Monica
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