Our 10 Year Anniversary
Our 10 year anniversary was on September 8th, 2014 and it was only about one month before Aba passed away. We went to a place called Sarona in Tel Aviv. I had heard of a spot there that lets you picnic in the evening on the grass and I thought it would be perfect for us. So we went and picked out our picnic basket that came with a blanket inside and we bought a small bottle of champagne and a baguette, a salad and a piece of cake to go in our basket.
We found a nice spot under a tree and laid our stuff out and sat together and talked and talked and talked. I’ll never forget how that night, that precious amazing night, your father seemed to feel like his old self again! He didn’t complain of the usual pains that ailed him, and he wasn’t sad or depressed. He was smiling – he even joked about the less than great quality of the food (the salad mainly – he made me send it back). He was happy and somehow back to his old self. I wish I had asked someone to take a picture of us there. I thought about it, but even then I didn’t want to ruin the moment. I also didn’t mention to him how wonderful it was to see him smiling and like his old self so not to take him out of the moment either. When I went to return the salad, I came back with ice cream instead and then he truly lit up. I’m sure I’ve already told you your father was an ice-creamholic. We had our ice cream and lay on our blanket and hugged and kissed and held hands and I felt safe and protected like old times.
We were both sorry the night had to end. It was perhaps the last beautiful night we had together and I’m thankful we had it. And I’ll never forget it.