Friday, August 27, 2010

UNBELIEVABLE, BUT TRUE

I mentioned in my post earlier this afternoon that we were attending a birthday dinner tonight for a sweet friend who goes to our church. You're not gonna believe this, but I swear it's the truth. Hilda (in the black and white striped dress) is 85! Yep, you read that right. 85!

George, Me, Hilda, Larry, Kay, Dick and Linda
Hilda has 4 children. In this photo she is with her 55 year old daughter. I would say they have good genes!

Hilda was telling me tonight that when she was younger she would go to the NCO club to dance with the soldiers and sailors and when her father came to pick her up, the military guys would ask her why she was leaving with a "draft dodger". She would tell them "that's my father" and they wouldn't believe her since he looked so young. She said both her mother and father never showed their age.

If only I could look like that at 85!!!

Happy Birthday Hilda!



"Father, help me to be a blessing to someone today."

20 comments:

Tales From My Empty Nest said...

Wow, that is amazing! I still can't believe that she is 85. She does not look it at all. I'm like you Kat, if only I could look that good at 85. Look at her skin and how pretty and smooth it is. Truly remarkable! They need to patent those genes. Love & blessings from NC!

Loui♥ said...

Kat~
you and me both!!
to not only look younger, but to be so active and have a sharp mind,,
sure hope I'm that way when I'm 85!!
hugs..
Loui♥

Teresa @ Grammy Girlfriend said...

Hard to believe...She is beautiful.....What has she done to look that good

sharon said...

She is beautiful! We can only hope to look like that at 85! Would love to know her beauty secrets!

RachelD said...

WOW. Ponce de Leon was certainly looking in the right place!

All you Florida folk are just the most youthful people.

Happy weekend to you, and Happy Birthday to your friend!

Simple Daisy said...

Are you kidding me!?!? She is 85!
Wow she looks absolutely AMAZING!
There is no way I will ever look that great at 85~ Too much of a sunner:)
HAppy Happy birthday to beautiful Hilda!
She sure rocks 85:)

NitWit1 said...

Happy Birthday to ageless Hilda and many, many more.

Mari said...

Wow - I would never have guessed that. She does have good genes!

Melissa said...

I want to look like her at 85. She is gorgeous, but so is her friend Kat.

Yes, I stopped covering my hair. Long story on that. I'll have to e-mail you sometime.

Happy Weekend!

Hugs!

Melissa

Leah said...

I brought the mother/daughter photo up on the screen and asked my own daughter if she could guess the ages of these two ladies. The daughter she guessed to be 35, and Hilda she guessed to be 60. I wonder if they have any beauty secrets to pass along?

BTW, YOU look great, too!

Living Life in the Lowcountry said...

Kat, You definitely to need to see if she would agree to do an interview with you on her beauty secrets, besides the genes that is!
I hope I look half that good at that age! She is beautiful!

nancygrayce said...

I am just like everybody else and say I want to look like her at 85. She is just 2 years younger than my mother. Unbelievable!

Nancy said...

Good Lord! She's 85?!? She is a fabulous looking woman and her daughter is fabulous also! I have an aunt who does not look her age also... She is 79 and I would say she looks more like 60. My Mom's sister. My Mom is 92 and looks like she is 80 but dementia has taken her. My 79 year old aunt golf's everyday and lives in The Villages in Florida! I hope I get these genes! Nancy from OHIO

Sandi McBride said...

Know what Kat? I'll bet you look everybit as good at 85 as this marvelous creature does! Sorry to have been gone so long, glad to be back!
hugs
Sandi

nanny said...

What a beautiful young lady....really!!
I would say her daughter is on the road to being beautiful for many, many more years....
Happy Birthday Hilda!!!

highheeledlife said...

Happy Birthday to your friend Hilda!! She looks fabulous!!!! HHL

Love Being A Nonny said...

No Way! Oh my word! She looks great...but so do YOU!

Belle (from Life of a...) said...

I'm moving to Florida...you all seem to have found the fountain of youth. And I thought that was just a legend...

Terri Steffes said...

Gorgeous! And, your friend is too!

Anonymous said...

Botox is a wonderful thing, you can't honestly believe that she is natural? But bless her heart she looks wonderful none the less.