“The Prettiest Girl in the World”
(Today would have been my Mom & Dad’s 69th Wedding Anniversary.)
Mom was never a person given to much jewelry. But, Dad would buy her a necklace every year for Christmas. After Dad begin showing signs of Alzheimer’s, I would go with him to buy Mom’s Christmas present. I would ask Mom what she wanted and she would reluctantly suggest a few things, but knew in her heart that Dad would get her a necklace. I would take Dad around the store and look at the items on her list, but he would eventually spot the jewelry counter. He would beeline to the counter, select a necklace, and say that your Mom really likes necklaces. On Christmas Day, Mom would open her package from Dad, put on her necklace, and tell him that she loved him, and the necklace was exactly what she wanted. He would look at her and tell her, “You are the prettiest girl in the world”.
Bradley Roberts Wyatt 