A Matriarch’s Journey
It started with a style. A swagger. A mood. Back in the day when image, integrity, truth, love and family mattered. James (AJ) was the man. The rock. Valentina, the debutant. AJ took his lovely bride and together they started a family that would grow from two to a small tribe of children, grandchildren and in-laws. Family. And contrary to popular belief and old picture renditions in black and white, it all happened in color. It was on!
This year we celebrate Valentina’s 110th birthday!!!
No, not all whom we have loved and cared about are here with us in the flesh. But that’s life. We take comfort in knowing that they are still with us. Inside. In their absence, Valentina is here to represent! 110 years of vision, family, children, love, wisdom and guidance. We love her. We are proud of her. We owe her. None of us would be here without her and AJ. Enough said.
The whole story could not possibly be told here. Not 100 years! But it does not matter. Each of us already knows the story because she told us. The bald headed man. Jimmy sliding under a moving truck on his sled. We will die knowing the stories. In the meantime, just look at her. She is the mother of our earth. The one (NEO for you Matrix fans). And now, 110 years young.
Happy Birthday Valentina !
