Friday, August 7, 2009

Morning Rituals

I've always been incredibly close with my grandparents and absolutely love spending time with them. One of my favorite things was our morning wake up routine when I would stay at their house. (and quite clever on their part, I must say) When I was little I would wake up at the crack of dawn. Every. Single. Day. At my grandparents house I would stay in bed even after I woke up, listening very carefully for my grandpa's special morning whistle. Once I heard his whistle I would run down the hallway and jump into bed between my Papa and Grama for some early morning visiting. Papa's whistle still makes me smile, all these years later.

I won't get the special whistle in the morning, but I will get a lovely breakfast and day two of a fabulous weekend with my grandparents, kicked off with a fabulous jazz concert in the park tonight.


7 comments:

Gigi Ann said...

Sounds like a fun week-end and a fun childhood.

Carrie and Troy Keiser said...

What a great memory! Hope you have a wonderful visit! Thanks for always stopping by and checking out my posts!

Jaina said...

Gramma Ann-It was a fabulous weekend! (and my childhood was pretty great too)

Carrie-Thanks! And you're welcome, I love your posts. I just wish I didn't keep falling so far behind in my reader! Have a great week!

Anonymous said...

That was a good idea! and a very sweet memory.

Jaina said...

Yaya-Thanks! I think it was too. It gave us a really special thing, and at the same time ensured that the adults weren't woken up at all hours of the morning. A win-win all around.

Trooper Thorn said...

That sounds great. Mine are long gone but my favorite times in the summer was staying at the lake with Granny and Grandpa when I was a kid.

Enjoy yourself.

Jaina said...

Trooper-Thanks! That sounds like fun times. :)