Memories of the Plastic Covered Couch

Remembering Grandma's

When I was significantly younger, I would visit my grandparents and there are five distinct memories from those days that stick out in my mind. The first memory and the least fun is when my grandpa died. I was too young to understand and other than fish or a cat, I had never experienced death. As I age, I think about what a relationship with him would have been like. 

Now that the sad stuff is out of the way, the next memory is of all the candy my grandma had at her house. From peppermint and butterscotch discs to M&Ms and Hershey's Kisses, my grandma kept all kinds of candy. Most of the time, they were in jars on the counter. I will never forget the time I thought I would be sneaky and try to open a jar and get candy without anyone knowing. I dropped the jar and got scolded, not for breaking the jar, but, for not asking first. 

Another memory I have is how she would take us to the Dairy Queen for some ice cream. Not to date myself, but they didn't serve blizzards at that point, so it was always my choice to get a dip cone. The reason this sticks out in my mind is that we would always go for a drive afterward and listen to some music. It was the only time I would hear my grandma sing outside of a church.  

The last two memories go hand in hand with each other. I will never forget spending any time in her house during the summer season. She had all her couches in her home covered in a plastic protective cover and it was utter misery to sit on those things with any skin exposed. If you spent any amount of time on that couch while you were wearing shorts, you knew you were going to have to peel yourself off of it. I am pretty sure that I left a few layers of skin on those sofas anytime I visited during the warmer months. I understand wanting to take care of your couches and try to make them last longer, but why plastic? There will never be a logical reason, to me other than making sure guests didn't overstay their welcome. 

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