My Grandma is the most remarkable person I have had the pleasure, the honour, of coming in contact with. She is the embodiment of kindness, acceptance, patience, love. Everything about her, her daily life, the way she handled and carried herself, the way she interacted and cared for people, every piece of who she is has been such an influence in my life. She brought so much to the lives of others, especially her family, kids, grandkids. Each and every day I had with her was filled with fun, laughter, joy and definitely cookies. I loved spending time with her. At the lake, tubing, wake-boarding, playing cards, going for walks, getting candy from the candy store, the hot springs, cooking and jumping from colour to colour on that crazy carpet she made. In Palm Springs going to the pool, playing cards, eating pickles, water aerobics, stand-belting, sun tanning, going to Kobe's and pasta night. Every day was an adventure, if it's a trip to the movies or the mall, or just hanging out watching the young and the restless in the kitchen with her. Every occasion I was able to spend with her was amazingly special. Christmas's, birthdays, piano recitals, anniversaries, my blessing and graduation; I never even contemplated not having her at my wedding. She left such a lasting impression on my life and I won't go a day without what I've learned from her, and the way she lived her life, permanently implanted in me.
“So much of me is made of what I learned from you, You'll be with me like a handprint on my heart.”
I've been so extremely privileged to have had her in my life. I love her so much and I can't wait to see her again. But for now, I just hope I can learn to cook half as well as she did, love half as much as she did, and become half as gracious, kind, generous and wonderful as she has been toward me and everyone she came in contact with. She is so amazing, I love her with everything in me and I'm going to miss her so much.
Thank-you for everything Grammy <3 <3 <3
