Seven Decades for Several Dates...

For Christmas, Grandpa bought four tickets to Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, which is the current broadway show in town, and without question one of my favorite musicals all throughout growing up. Originally, it was supposed to be a girls' night out, the tickets going to my mom, my aunt, my sister, and I. However, Seattle's "Arctic Blast" has literally snowed everyone in, and Mom and Heidi decided there was no way they were going to make the 200+ mile trip to Seattle when things like this were happening. So, at the last minute, Grandpa decided to call up two of his friends to use the remaining tickets.

Which meant that last night, I went out to dinner and a Broadway show with three very elderly dates.

Gramps, Bill, and Jane are all intelligent, charming, and funny-- but there were several moments where I couldn't help but notice the 50+ year age difference...

Honorable Mention Old People Moment:
(When waiting for the valet to bring around our car.)
Bill: I used to shag cars when I was a college student.
Greta: Did you make pretty good tips?
Bill: Oh yes. We would make... 15 to 20 dollars a night. Which back then... (grins proudly)... was doin' alright.

Third Best Old People Moment:
Grandpa: "Bill, you're a very fine looking gentleman."
Bill: "What?"
Grandpa: "I'm telling you, you're a very handsome gentleman."
Bill: "What?"
Jane: "He has trouble hearing."
Grandpa: "Can you hear me Bill?"
Bill: "I just heard part of it."
Jane: "Probably all he needs to hear."

Second Best Old People Moment:
Bill: "THIS snowstorm is bad, but I've seen worse. Craig, were you in Seattle during January of... 1950?"

And, from last night, my favorite:
Best Old People Moment:
Bill: Did you know, I'm taking fifteen pills a day now? Fifteen!
Grandpa: Well, Jane's been ahead of you there for some time now, haven't you Jane?
Jane: Oh yes. I'm still ahead of him.
Grandpa: (With a victorious glint in his eye.) I only take six.

Haha! The rest of the time, I just basked in the wisdom. And tried to say, "Grandpa" loudly enough to avoid being thought of by strangers as Gramps' trophy wife!