I love family history!!! As I was visiting with my grandma tonight, my cousin Angela asked if she still had her wedding dress (Angela's brother is getting married next week). It turns out that she did, and we got to try it on. I here and now speak the dress for my someday wedding, and grandma said she'd put my name on it! Of course the shoulders/sleeves will have to be modified, but I love the simplicity of the 40's/50's dresses. After we tried on the dress, my Grandma Scott went through a lot of her cedar chest with us. I loved hearing her stories and seeing the keepsakes (even though I lost one for awhile). She even had a tiny pair of pants that my grandpa made from his old suit, for my oldest uncle when he was a baby. My grandpa, engineering mind that he has, didn't think to measure the baby, but scaled them down exactly from his measurements. They had to add a large patch in the back so they'd fit around the diaper :) A classic story.
I'm so glad that my grandparents are still around, and that I can speak to them in person, asking about their memories. They'd better not die soon, because I have a lot more to ask. Thanks Grandma, and Angela for the idea.
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