This is a special tribute to my parents, permanently secured on a blockchain for future generations to see.
I know my mom looks for new posts from me every day so... mom, this is for you!
How it started
A mutual love for the outdoors
My parents, from Taiwan, met in college and hung out in the same group. They had a mutual love of the outdoors and had a group of friends who loved to camp and hike across the island. My parent's generation was shy when it came to the opposite sex. So when it was time to sleep, the girls would play rock, paper, scissors to see who would have to end up sleeping next to a guy. Whichever girl lost would sleep all night with the blankets pulled up over her head. My mom said it was hard to breathe under the covers.
Mom flew away
My mom decided to go to America to finish school. My mom flew. Here's a picture of my dad, along with a busload of friends and family seeing my mom off as she starts her new adventure. Keep in mind, they are just friends so my mom has no idea that my dad's heart is breaking.
Dad followed by crossing an ocean
For six months, my dad wrote letters. For every four letters my mom received, she wrote one back. He wrote about mundane things... what he ate, what he did that day, and he also shared his undying love for her. He eventually found a big cargo ship that carried a handful of passengers and jumped on. The trip across the ocean took almost a month.
Wedding bells
Vows
Rice
A stolen kiss
Introducing Mr. and Mrs.
A new family is formed
Baby #1
This is a picture of my mom and dad with their first child. My sister... isn't she a dumplin'?
Two More Babies
I thought this was such a cute picture because of the way my dad is looking at my mom.
Their Story (to be continued)
My thoughts
- My dad passed several years ago and I couldn't think of a better gift to give my mom than a walk down memory lane.
- The eulogy I gave for my dad.
An insightful comment
Thank you @andalucia for this insightful comment! As you can see, because of your comment, I was inspired to change my title and created a new tag #blockchain-tribute that I hope others will use.
Techtips about this post
- All photos on this post were compressed in file size up to 80%, allowing for faster load time using less bandwidth. To learn how, click here to see a previous post I did for my Bookmarkable Series.
- Posted as a beta tester on the new upcoming Busy.org interface. To become a beta tester, click here.
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Wow! Thank you so much for letting me know! @beanz is so sweet to do that...@beanz new nickname to me is jellybeanz.😆
I actually just changed the title of my post and added an insightful comment from @andalucia in the body of my text.
Thanks again. @shadowpub!
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Wow, that's a really great idea to secure the history of your family!
Your mother is a very brave lady!
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Absolutely @andalucia! Because the blockchain is permanent, I couldn't think of a better place to a post generational tribute. I hope this inspires many more to do the same.
Since my mom read my post, she has shared really interesting stories I have never heard before about my dad, her parents, life as a kid, etc. It looks like I'll have plenty of material to share for future segments of this series that I'm creating for my family. After I'm done, I'm going to turn it into a coffee table book for each of her grandchildren.
I loved your comment so much, I'm going to highlight it in the body of my post.
And yes, she was so brave. 😍
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Wow, that's amazing @karencarrens; I didn't know that my tiny comment would have that huge impact.
I hope with time the #blockchain-tribute will be filled with tons of great articles.
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One of my favorite things to do when I see an exceptional comment is to edit the main body to give a recognition where it's due. Here's my follow up regarding the thinking behind why I chose to invest the time and effort to lock the tribute in on the Steem blockchain. :) https://steemit.com/blockchain-tribute/@karencarrens/steemified-series-introducing-a-new-tag-blockchain-tribute-for-all-to-use
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Officially updated! Thank you @andalucia!
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You are welcome @karencarrens!!!
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Very nice that you share this love story ! No ocean is big enough to keep two people in love from each other ❤️ But it definitely requires grey commitment with long distance, especially back in the days when the only form of communication would be through letters.
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I know. They were so cute together. And, their love for the outdoors never waned. I'll probably write about it because it explains why I love being outside next to a campfire.
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For some people the outdoors is the indoors they would rather spend more time there . I'm one of these people as well. Nature is the perfect setting .
You should definitely write about it :)
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When are you posting the concluding parr?
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Probably next week, I'll continue the story. I have quite a few photos to go through. Thanks for stopping by! :)
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YOU ARE WELCOME
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Nice post and beautiful pictures! Thanks for shared!
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Thank you. I enjoyed creating this post. :)
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Myyy goooosh this story,and your mum is so gorgeous!!!Your dad loves her so much I can tell from the way he looks at her;)))So nice to read about parents,melts my heart.I love my parents very much
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Awww! She'll love seeing your comment. :) Aren't parents cute? I see you're super close to your parents too!
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😁😁😁Yeah!Parents are cuties 🙂🙃
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Wonderful story and I love reading of your dad's commitment.
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I know. I think it's so cute. He chased the girl who went to pursue her own dreams.
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Very nice tribute you have made here.
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Thank you so much @old-guy-photos. My sister just texted me and said it brought tears to her eyes. :)
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oh this is such a lovely story! your dad was really in love with your mom to make such a brave move! wow, absolutely wow!
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I know! Isn't it so sweet! 😍 Writing this post made me really miss my dad.
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I like childhood stories. :)
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Yes, @kadri. It's fun to look back sometimes!
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Awesome, a great story and a beautiful pictures. Loved it :)
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Thank you! My mom loved it. ❤️❤️❤️
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Haha, those old photos really bring back memories of my parents too!!
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I know, @zord189, it's amazing how resilient the older photos are. 😄
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I have an album full of photos like that! Those were the days of film camera.
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I love to see the pictures of your parents' youth. Thank you for sharing and thank you for sharing your blogging tips!!
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Thank you for your sweet comment. 😍 It really was so fun choosing which photos to use for my post. It was always an adventure growing up with adventurous parents. 😆 And, of course @mariannewest! I hope the techtips help.
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What a beautiful tribute. Your parents are so fortunate to have you <3
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