Auntie L came out with her husband Uncle R to celebrate mom's birthday today. The celebration was small, but heartfelt. My sibs and their families joined me, Big E, dad, and the honoree at home in Hau'ula. We called Auntie L to invite her and she said she would have come even without an invitation.
Auntie L and mom are the only ones left in their immediate family and Auntie L has been uncharacteristically sentimental the past few weeks. That is not the primary quality of their relationship, so it has been odd to witness the change over the past weeks.
For xmas, Auntie L gave mom a few presents among which a painted rectangular plaque stood out as curious. The piece had a wire handle strung with large beads and on it the words, "never, never, never give up." The sentiment is understandable, it's just the fact that it was expressed this way that was unusual.
For mom's birthday, Auntie L again provided some thoughtful gifts...and another painted plaque, this one reading "in all the world, there is no better friend than you."
I have to admit my bafflement at this previously unseen side of Auntie L. Also puzzling was the lack of reaction on mom's part. See blog title.
Tonight, as she finished unwrapping, mom asked Uncle R to find the plaque and hand it to her. When Auntie L asked why, mom said:
"So I can toss it into your grave if you die before me."
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