June 27th, 2010
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May-Decembers and Brotherly Love
Posted by Gayle
Well the trek to Ron’s homeland is winding down. The grandkids have been hugged goodbye, tears have been wiped away, the 50th reunion is over, and I’m sitting on a plane headed back to Big-D. Ron’s driving home and will reunite with me tomorrow. Perhaps the most memorable part of the trip was lunch today with Ron’s brother (Big Brother) and his wife. Big Brother is 13 years older than Ron. Big Brother’s marriage of a zillion year’s ended shortly after their 94 year old father died in 2001. Big Brother remarried in 2002 to a woman 20 years his junior.
When I joined their family in 1986, I wasn’t exactly welcomed with open arms. I hung in there and it didn’t take too long to find my own niche in their family. As the years went by, they realized I was there to stay because of my love for Ron. Perhaps I paved the way for Big Brother’s wife. I think she made her transition into the family seamlessly.
Lunch with them today was a joy and it made me silently giggle. Big Brother and his wife don’t use computers much. They don’t know what a blog is and we’ve never really mentioned May-December Secrets to them. One thing I find comforting about being around Big Brother is that a I catch a glimpse of Ron in 13 years. It’s not a bad glimpse to catch especially when I am sitting across from Big Brother’s wife who is only a few years older than me. We were laughing about the “stubborn” gene both of these men inherited. We “May’ wives took a little credit for knocking some of the rough corners off the brothers. More laughter and a few knowing looks crossed the table.
Big brother and I have another thing in common. Neither of us had children of our own, but we both became proud grandparents. Today we did some grandparental bragging, compared medication lists, and achey joints, but all in all we just marveled at how well everyone was doing.
Love is good for us – I’m sure of it. Today I was a reminded that soul mates don’t count the years or the circumstances between them. They just find a way to be together in whatever way and whenever they can.
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These are the hills Ron calls home. Looking at them together brought a quiet “ageless” moment of awe.
She made me cry….
