Daily Reporter-Herald, The (Loveland, CO)
Sunday, September 26, 2010
LOVEBIRDS
Known as the Lovebirds at Big Thompson Manor,
Myron and Glenna Kallsen have kept the spark for 71 years
Story by Jade Cody
Special Sections Editor
Every morning, Myron Kallsen knocks on the kitchen wall as Glenna , his wife, fixes breakfast.
"He always comes and knocks on the wall for his hug and kiss," she said. "And he gets it."
Seventy-one years ago, Myron and Glenna Kallsen visited their priest's home, Glenna in her high school graduation dress and Myron in a suit, and got married. Glenna 's sister and Myron's brother stood up with them during the ceremony. The nuptials took all of 10 minutes, Glenna said, and then they all went for hamburgers at an establishment in Brighton. For their honeymoon, they took a carefree trip to Denver for two days and visited Myron's sister.
"It has lasted 71 years and we are still in love," she said. "In those days you didn't have much money for a wedding. It was nothing special, but we didn't need to do anything. We had each other."
Glenna and Myron met at a dance, where they happened to be seated next to each other. Myron was then known as Andy, whom Glenna said all the girls were talking about. The couple became acquainted, and it has been true love ever since ... except with less dancing.
"He didn't like to dance as much as I did," Glenna said, but it didn't matter to her anymore. "I learned that I didn't need to go to four or five dances a week. When he came along, it didn't make any difference."
The Kallsens worked as farmers for 47 years in various places including Wiggons, and now the couple resides at Big Thompson Manor.
"They call us the lovebirds here," she said, "because we always hold hands. But you know why? It's to hold each other up."
Glenna said they count their blessings and thank God for giving them a good life. The couple had four children, two boys and two girls. "I'm so happy. God's been so good to us. We sit out every night and there's always someone who sits with us out by the lagoon (Foote Lagoon).
"We've got so much to be thankful for," she said. "I hope everybody could have as good a life as we've had."
Looking up at an old photo on the wall (at left), she continued: "I can look up there all the time and see what a good lookin' man I married."
Known as the Lovebirds at Big Thompson Manor,
Myron and Glenna Kallsen have kept the spark for 71 years
Story by Jade Cody
Special Sections Editor
Every morning, Myron Kallsen knocks on the kitchen wall as Glenna , his wife, fixes breakfast.
"He always comes and knocks on the wall for his hug and kiss," she said. "And he gets it."
Seventy-one years ago, Myron and Glenna Kallsen visited their priest's home, Glenna in her high school graduation dress and Myron in a suit, and got married. Glenna 's sister and Myron's brother stood up with them during the ceremony. The nuptials took all of 10 minutes, Glenna said, and then they all went for hamburgers at an establishment in Brighton. For their honeymoon, they took a carefree trip to Denver for two days and visited Myron's sister.
"It has lasted 71 years and we are still in love," she said. "In those days you didn't have much money for a wedding. It was nothing special, but we didn't need to do anything. We had each other."
Glenna and Myron met at a dance, where they happened to be seated next to each other. Myron was then known as Andy, whom Glenna said all the girls were talking about. The couple became acquainted, and it has been true love ever since ... except with less dancing.
"He didn't like to dance as much as I did," Glenna said, but it didn't matter to her anymore. "I learned that I didn't need to go to four or five dances a week. When he came along, it didn't make any difference."
The Kallsens worked as farmers for 47 years in various places including Wiggons, and now the couple resides at Big Thompson Manor.
"They call us the lovebirds here," she said, "because we always hold hands. But you know why? It's to hold each other up."
Glenna said they count their blessings and thank God for giving them a good life. The couple had four children, two boys and two girls. "I'm so happy. God's been so good to us. We sit out every night and there's always someone who sits with us out by the lagoon (Foote Lagoon).
"We've got so much to be thankful for," she said. "I hope everybody could have as good a life as we've had."
Looking up at an old photo on the wall (at left), she continued: "I can look up there all the time and see what a good lookin' man I married."
