Unique Serving Platter

There are many things in life that are met with celebration. There are some that most people celebrate such as a birthday or a wedding. There are others though, that don’t come around for just anyone. Today it seems like a huge feat to come up upon your 50th wedding anniversary. There don’t seem to be many who make it this far, and that can be because of death or divorce. This is actually something that is coming up for my grandparents and I am in awe of the lifetime they have built together.

Though my grandmother had a stroke many years ago, she is still with us. She doesn’t remember a lot of things, but she does remember us. She gets our names wrong, but she is usually pretty close. She calls me by my mom’s name, and that tells me that she knows who I am, but somewhere in there the wires are crossed. I’m not sure if she will realize what a milestone her 50th wedding anniversary will be, but I do know that she still loves my grandfather very much. You can often catch her looking at him in a way that says nothing other than love. I think the fact that they have been through so much and will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary says a lot about that look.

They have been through a lot. I remember when I was young I heard something that might have stopped their marriage from going any further and there would have never been able to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. My grandmother suspected my grandfather had cheated on her. In the end it came out that he and this woman were just friends, but I can understand why the friendship made my grandmother uncomfortable. That woman is still around, though my grandfather doesn’t see her anywhere. I don’t suspect she’ll be invited to the 50th wedding anniversary celebration.

I know this woman and my grandfather had feelings deeper than friendship, though apparently they never acted on them. The sad thing is that she still works right next door to where my grandparents live. She was a friend to my grandmother, which makes me very angry. I am almost tempted to send her some favors from the upcoming 50th wedding anniversary celebration, just to show her that she cannot hurt my grandmother again. That would be childish of me and I should let sleeping dogs lie, but that doesn’t mean it’s not tempted. Despite everything, I think the 50th wedding anniversary is going to be about more than grandparents. It’s going to be a reminder to us all that it is possible to stay together, you just have to be willing to work on it.

When I was a little girl, I used to watch my grandmother and my aunts put together a quilt. They used all sorts of different quilt fabrics and each quilt they made with look different from the others. I was often fascinated when they had the quilt out in the living room on a huge frame that was used for the purpose of tying the quilt together. Even though I was too young to participate, they would always allow me to sit with them and watch. My grandmother no longer works on quilts, but one of my aunts still does.

This aunt ask me if I would like a quilt as a wedding gift. I had seen some of the quilts she had done recently and I enthusiastically told her that that would be a wonderful gift. She asked me what kind of quilt fabrics I would like her to use and I told her that I trusted her judgment. The quilt fabrics she had chosen for a recent quilt were quite beautiful and I told her she could use anything she wanted, but something done in purple might be beautiful.

When I got my quilt from her I was not disappointed by her choice of quilt fabrics. She had chose quite a few modern looking designs to incorporate into the quilt. I’m not sure where she gets her quilt fabrics, as I have never seen many of the patterns she had chosen for my quilt. All I know is that when I opened up my new quilt at my bridal shower I was amazed at how beautiful that quilt was.

If you are looking for unique quilt fabrics, you may just have take some time to search through any of the craft or fabric stores in your area. I have seen many great ideas, and you just have to learn how to match different colors and styles to choose the quilt fabrics that will work best for your new project. You can also get quilt fabrics put together in a bundle and this takes the guesswork out of it. If you find packages of already cut quilt squares, just look through to see if there’s anything there that you would like. Even if you don’t find something you want to take home, you may find inspiration to work with.