Guten Abend = Good Evening
Maybe I’m not remembering right... It’s been about 20 years since I’ve heard it...
What would be Good NIGHT? I know she didn’t say “Guden NACHT”... Could’ve been something her father and mother used to say though — that and Gesundheit is the only German she ever spoke around me (her parents were deceased). Could be it was a sentimental-type “slang” phrase or something...
We used to have a little “ritual” where we said about 10 different things to each other when she was tucking me in. It has occurred to me as I sit here now that I can’t remember about half of it any longer... Rather upsetting, really...