Memories from the Forgetful

Allison's 19th birthday party may have been forgetful to some, but for my family there are two quotes from the night which are definitely memorable.

My family has a way of adopting others into our clan, no questions asked. And from my experience it has never been awkward for the Winkler's old or young, pierced or tattooed. Everyone is welcome and treated like family. When we lived on Reemelin Rd our neighbors Cliff and Leora were in their late 80's/ early 90's and were invited to Allison's party, along with Grandma Frieda, Allison's new boyfriend Ryan, and all the regulars.

Isn't she beautiful?


As some of you may know, my mother loves to eat dinner by candlelight which was lovely and I'm sure delicious. After dinner we turned up the dining room lights. Our dear friend Leora has very poor eyesight and as we turned up the lights her eyes lit up and she exclaimed, "Ohhh, I can see!" with a smile on her face and Grandma Frieda also in her late 80's said while covering her face, "My eyes! The light is too bright!" (Typical for dear Grandma Frieda, a bit of a whiner.) Well, we all laughed and I think we may have given into Grandma's whines. Poor Leora had to go blind in the dark just so we wouldn't have to listen to Grandma! To this day we still laugh about the old people party.

Now some of you may recognize this guy right here! Now known as Pastor Ryan.

Ryan was our new pierced friend and we loved him dearly already. After dinner we were relaxing in the family room and gabbing our jaws off. Mid-conversation we turned to Grandma Frieda and asked "Isn't Ryan cute?" and Grandma being the positive person she is said sweetly, "Yes..."










"And so is the dog."

Ohhhhh hahaha poor Ryan! You are cuter than the dog.... mostly.