By Adriana Gonzalez-Ibarra, Staff Writer
I never would have thought to see kids in love for the rest of time
That's probably one of the most wholesome experiences one could ever have
Is to be with the one that you have loved since you were children and have your own life together
There was a time where I didn't have the representation of love that was healthy growing up
Then I realized I did I just wasn't paying attention to the little things
That love was the love my abuelo and abuela shared with one another
They were kids when they meet and have been inseparable since then
They knew they were kids but knew a love like theirs would last for the rest of time
Then before you knew it they had kids of their own that were formed out of the love they had for each other
Each of them are special in their own way that made them the parents they were and with that taught their children what love was supposed to look like
I always remember my mother telling me stories about my abuelitos and how their love was something that was one of a kind and that she wished for this experience in her life
Then I would always tell her that she gave birth to someone that loved her just as much and she would always laugh and smile and say, "yes mija I did"
Now to think that 53 years with someone is not enough time to love someone in my opinion
Because since my abuelo lost my abuela in April of this year he still makes time to go see her
Which includes him crossing the border every day with roses just to see la alma de su vida
And nothing has ever broke me enough until my abuelo told me that he sees her every day
Por qué ella fue la amor más especial en su vida para siempre
And I cry for him every time I think of my grandparents
They were 15 and 16 when they met and fell in love
Then without a doubt got married when they were 16 and 17 on May 19th of 1969
They may not have had the most elegant life but it was one full of amor that they only understood and it showed to those around them
They were one another’s peace and chaos and it was one of the most beautiful things that they experienced which I saw growing up
My abuelo was always so gentle with my abuela and she was only ever calm with him and the people she truly cared about
Their way of showing love was something I look for even in my own life and I catch myself imitating them especially for those I deeply care for
Those people know who they are
They had all 5 love languages and always showed them to each other without hesitation
There was a point in my life where I knew that I wanted a love like that
Because whenever I talk to my abuelo about my abuela
There is this look in his eyes that still lights up as if it was the first time he saw her
He never fails to tell me that she was the love of his life and wished he had all the time in the world to hold her once more and to tell her that he loved her with his whole heart
They were simply who they have always been for 53 years
Niños enamorados por el resto de tiempo
