Men Before Me

This is a picture of my grandparents on my dad's side. That's my dad holding what appears to be an official Red Rider BB Gun. My uncle Joe is in that contraption that I think is a stroller. Not yet born is my uncle Wayne.

Interestingly, I just found out that my wife and I share the same wedding anniversary date as my grandparents - August 10. I have a lot of good memories of visiting them in Savannah GA. A time I will never forget is when it was just me and Grandpa sitting on the back of his blue pickup truck - just talkin'. He told me about his times in the Army and I distinctly remember him describing the intercom box in his barracks as the "bitch box". I remember feeling so grown up just sitting there with him. I couldn't have been more than 10 years old at the time.

My granny is on the left. She died when I was in middle school. I just always remember her being in the kitchen. She used to bake corn in the oven with bacon on top. And we all know that everything is better with bacon.