Weddingbee Blog

We spent some weeks meandering through the every-day experiences of our families, waking in the homes of our sibling, parents, and friends and sharing, playing, and snuggling.

We spent time eating and laughing with them and catching up on all of the happenings we’ve missed while we were away.

Helping out with projects:

Celebrating momentous occasions (Happy 30th Veggie Sister Kale!):

Witnessing the first day of school:

And, in so many other ways, reconnecting with our families’ living histories:

We sat with my grandfather at his house on the shore of Lake Winnepesauke and he showed us albums of photos detailing his life, my heritage. He showed me the first date that he ever went on with my grandmother, a woman who passed away before I was even born. He showed us the displaced person’s camp where they lived in Germany, after fleeing Latvia during World War II. He showed us the General S.S. Sturgis, the ship that they sailed to America on.

Being newly married, with a new last name, I began to think of about our history, the Veggie family history, that will weave together all of the strands of these incredible people and places. And suddenly I felt very under-prepared.

Did I have proper documentation of early Veggie Family history? One day will my granddaughter be sitting by my side asking me about our first date? Sorry kid, we were all far too inebriated at the end-of-year faculty party that year to take any pictures. Luckily, the final stop on our tour of New England was the very place where Veggie love blossomed many moons ago.

So here you are, Veggie grandkids. A glimpse into the start our family history.

Here’s the 200 year old off-the-grid farmhouse that Granddad Veggie restored and was living in when we first started dating. He stole my heart when he brought me here and cooked me a stir-fry of veggies that he grew himself.

Here’s the dormitory that Grandmom Veggie lived in, and around the back is the creaky and dangerous fire escape that Granddad Veggie used to secretly climb up to visit her.

And here is Grandmom Veggie, dressed in her Salvation Army finest, the night that she wooed Granddad Veggie and stole his heart.

What stories will be part of your new family history?