Part 3-An Interview with Grandma Marilyn Ruesch Schneider

Part 3-An Interview with Grandma Marilyn Ruesch Schneider

• When and how did you meet your spouse? What did you do on dates? I met him an a blind date That my roommate from BYU put on.
• What was it like when you proposed (or were proposed to)? Where and when did it happen? How did you feel? I waited and waited until, finally, his Mother told him you better ask her to marry you or she won’t think you are sincere. Soon after that he proposed that was probably the best thing she ever did for me. And then when he finally proposed, he wanted to do it in six weeks! My mother said it would be impossible.
• Where and when did you get married? We got married in the salt lake temple in 1955.
•  What memory stands out the most from your wedding day? We drove all the way to California with the Schneider’s on our wedding night. 
• How would you describe your spouse? What do (did) you admire most about them? He was a kind gentle person he was a good provider, took good care of me he was generous tall handsome and never stopped talking.
• What do you believe is the key to a successful marriage? Talking and agreeing with each other before talking to anyone else.
• How did you find out you were going to be a parent for the first time? I was sick and vomiting.
• Why did you choose your children's names? Ether because it was a family name or because we just liked it
• What was your proudest moment as a parent?  We did the  twelve days of Christmas for someone every year.
• What did your family enjoy doing together? Going on vacations
• What was your profession and how did you choose it? Occupational therapist I chose it because I couldn’t be a nurse.
• If you could have had any other profession what would it have been? Why wasn't it your first choice? A nurse… my parents thought it was not a suitable profession.
• Of all the things you learned from your parents, which do you feel was the most valuable? Forgiving and the love of reading and literature.
• What accomplishments were you the most proud of? Created traditions, helped with my collage and mission, illustrated and wrote Anne free, paintings, Quilts costumes, and trained to be a naturalist.
•  What is the one thing you most want people to remember about you? All of the accomplishments I’m most proud of.