Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Grandparents

Photos of my grandparents. I find them so beautiful. My grandmother is Choctaw Indian and has the most amazing dark skin and deep eyes. As a child, I have vivid memories of her tanning on the back porch as I played on my tricycle. To this day my grandparents are two of the most amazing people I know. 
How was your New Years Eve? Mine was spent with the flu, huddled in the bathroom with my family's very frightened and large German Shepard mutt, as tornado warnings sounded and funnel clouds moved over head. Thankfully, our house was spared but others were not so lucky. I guess 2010 wasn't going down without a fight.

19 comments:

genevieve said...

There is something so beautiful about old photographs. These are amazing, and I absolutely adore the last one.

I love how you said 2010 wouldn't go down without a fight (I still can not believe it's 2011). I hope you're feeling better! Oh, and that fact that you're sad about missing the blizzard this year isn't silly at all.

Megan said...

These photographs are awesome! I love looking through my grandma's black and white photos of her youth, it seems like such a different time.

Bummer about your New Years. Hopefully you won't be sick next year! Mine was excellent: lots of friends and drinks and dancing to 90's music at my favorite local bar.

Barbara said...

wow those photos are awesome!! really beautiful! thanks for sharing!

i spent nye with the flu too :(

Chelsea said...

i absolutely love these photos! there's just something about vintage prints.

Joanna Paterek said...

I love old photos! Last summer iI found old photos of my parents. That was amazing experience. They were crazier (more crazy?) than I am now.

Flora said...

These are beautiful. Looking through old family photos is so incredible, and so surreal...I remember seeing some of my great-grandparents party shots for the firs time a while ago, and it just seemed so shocking to see them do things so similar to what I do now...

Cecilie said...

Old photographs are so beautiful!

Taylor Kitto / The Little Deer said...

wow, I adore this post. your grandmother was seriously beautiful! they looked like interesting people.
sorry about your new years, hope you feel better now!

Unknown said...

Your parents are a pair of the coolest, most gorgeous people I've seen. They look like movie stars.
Your grandmother's skin is beautiful - it looks like velvet.
My New Years Eve was lovely. I spent it at a friends part with my sister. I loved calling in the new year with her! :)
I would have been terrifyed by your new years!!
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chelsea jade said...

incredible people, incredible blog.

count me a lifer.

xx
chelsea jade

Aleyn Comprendio said...

oh my. they are truly beautiful!

Maria Nikolaeva said...

your grandparents are very beautiful, i love looking at old pictures - they're special in some way that can't be found today (so it seems).

I spent my new year at home with parents and grandma and brother, watching different live performances on dvds haha. Wasn't so bad :)

tornadoes.. that's crazy! I'm glad you and your family are fine.

Erica said...

Genevieve: I never get tired of old photos, especially of family members. Its just fascinating. :) Oh and I'm feeling much better now, thank you.

Megan: Your nye sounded like such fun!

Barbara: I'm beginning to think everyone was sick for NYE! I'm feeling better now but still :(

Chelsea Shirley: They just don't make photographs like they used too.

Jeanne Kiur: haha, so are mine!

Flora: Oh I know! I was so surprised to see my grandparents having fun. When I said that to my grandmother she told me that when she was young she was cooler than I ever was. haha

Cecilie: Aren't they just lovely :)

taylorkitto: Thank you so much I'm feeling much better! And thank you for your kind words, I'm sure when I tell my grandmother how many people thought she was beautiful I'll never hear the end of it ;)

LVE+JOY:Thank you so much for your kind words! I'll be sure to take a look at your blog sometime.

chelsea jade: Thank you so much. My grandparents really are incredible. They're also really feisty ;) I love your blog too btw. Its beautiful.

Aleyn: Thank you so much Aleyn!


Maria Nikolaeva: thank you! Yes, there is something so special about old photos. I wonder what photos today will be like in the years to come? Its strange right? It sounds like you had a good new years with your family too!!

Unknown said...

Such beauty in days gone by.
Lovely.

michelle ma belle said...

love black an white, and interesting how it can be so timeless, beautiful, beautifuL!

Jazzy E (Hivenn) said...

So awesome. x hivennn.

otherdutchanimals said...

Those are amazing! I love the portrait one the most, it seems really intimate. Also, seeing the men's fashion is pretty cool as well!

Anonymous said...

Love the pictures, there is something about these old photos that always makes people look happy!

Amanda M. Jansson said...

what an amazingly beautiful post. ur grandparents r so pretty also! i wish i d run into a photo of them while hunting for lost n forgotten faces for my collection! <3