Monday, December 8, 2008

1882. In the Beginning

My grandparents
Deeply in love
With each other
Eloped
As teenagers
And then went back home
Each to live normally
With their own families.
Eventually,
A marriage certificate
Arrived in the mail.
Grandma's sister
Simply stated,
Mom, I think Jenni
Is married.
A more traditional
Ceremony followed,
And that's the beginning
As I know it.


Long Relationships

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Keith's grandparents did the same thing. Snuck out at night, got married, went to their respective parents' homes for the next week. I never figured out why, but it makes a great story.