Lasting Love

Nana and Papaw (Greg's grandparents) are celebrating their 60th anniversary on Valentine's Day. The family surprised them with a lunch cruise on a yacht on Kentucky Lake yesterday afternoon. The boat is based in Louisville but spends January and February down this way.

Besides the fact my back and head ached and I had chills, it was a fun outing. Then I spent the rest of the afternoon and evening on the couch with my friend The Heating Pad. I feel better today, but still not great.

Anyway, back to the boat ...

A few people shared thoughts and stories with Nana and Papaw. Lots of looking back over the years. And I brought a Brad Paisley song to share. I heard it the other day while I was in the car, and I reminded me of them. So I said a few words about how I appreciate their commitment to family. (Side note: Cate's middle name is Anna, which is Nana's name.)

Here are the words to the song:

A baby's born in the middle of the night in a local delivery room
They grab his feet smack him till cries he goes home the next afternoon
’Fore you know he's off to school and he graduates in May
Goes out and gets a Ph.D. and then cures all sorts of things
Wins a Nobel Prize and saves a million different lives
The world a better place for all he's done
It's funny when think about the reason he's alive
Is all because two people fell in love

Right now at a picnic shelter down by canyon creek
You'll find potato salad, hot dogs and baked beans
The whole Wilson family's lined up fillin’ their paper plates
They drove or flown in here from 15 different states
Stanley Wilson said that sixty years ago he knew
That Miss Sama Tucker was the one
Now five generations get together every June
And all because two people fell in love

Yea there ain't nothin’ not affected
When two hearts get connected
All that is, will be, or ever was
Every single choice we make
Every breath we get to take
Is all because two people fell in love

Well, I recall a young man who was driftin’ aimlessly
And a young waitress who seemed lonesome as can be
In a little cafe right off Fourteenth Avenue
With a whole lotta of help from up above
We met and things sure turned around for me and you
And all because two people fell in love

Baby, there ain't nothing; not affected
When two hearts get connected
All that is, will be, or ever was
I'm glad your dad could not resist
And mamma’s charm to you exist
All because two people fell in love

You know, to me it's all so clear
Every one of us is here
All because two people fell in love

A baby's born in the middle of the night in a local delivery room
They grab his feet smack him till cries he goes home the next afternoon