Photo Hunters: Antique

an·tique (ænˈtik) adj. 1. of or belonging to the past; not modern. 2. dating from a period long ago n. 1. An object having special value because of its age

These are my grandparents, Bill and Jonnie. This picture dates back to their wedding day in 1946. My grandma moved to San Francisco from Iowa after she graduated from nursing school. She and two other nurses, who she worked with and lived with at the hospital, had gone to watch a parade. They were standing on an orange crate to see over the crowd. My grandfather was in a naval electronics school. He and two other naval officers came along and asked if they could share the orange crate, full knowing that it wouldn't hold six. It turned out that couldn't see the parade so they went to a stand where they sold frozen malteds. Although they all paired off at the time, only my grandparents made it a lasting match. They knew each other six weeks when they got engaged, and another six weeks (for a total of 3 months) when they got married. They were married for 35 and had 5 children when my grandmother was killed in a car accident. My grandfather has since remarried but he is still going to rest next to his first love when he goes to meet the Father. This is a love that has a value so great that time can not diminish it. It might not mean much to others, but to me this antique is priceless.