On May 20th my sweet Grandma passed away. It was definitely a bitter sweet. She was 87 years old. She was ready to be reunited with my Grandpa who died almost 16 years ago. Most of her life she was in good health but had been hitting a few road bumps over the last few years. My Dad who is her only child, faithfully took care of her every need ever since my grandpa passed away. I was so glad that we were in Utah when she passed. It was such a blessing for many reasons! First we got to see her one last time. Second I got to be there. If she would have passed away after we got home from our trip I would not have been able to come back....one too expensive, two I am way to pregnant. So I was really grateful for the timing. Third I got to see my brother Aaron and his wife Stacy. It had almost been 2 years since we saw each other last so I was glad I got to see him. (I wished Shawn could have made it too! I haven't seen him in 2 years either and don't have a clue when we will get to see him again! Why is England so far away!! :( )Last I was able to help my dad with the funeral arrangements. Although it wasn't the funnest thing to do on vacation I was happy to help. I didn't feel like I did much but I know I was able to lift some of my dads burden so I was really glad!
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| Cover of Program (My Grandma and Grandpa) |
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| Rest of the Program |
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| Display table that we set up. The flower arrangement in the center is one my grandma did. The dog is a special gift she got from her mother. |
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| Bedspread her and my grandpa made together. |
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| Beautiful Flowers (Me and my Sister picked out) |
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| My Dad, Me, Abram, Brian, Aaron, and Samantha |
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| At the Grave site: Matt, Samantha, Tess, Camden, Me, My Dad, Vivian, Kayla, Apri, Aaron, Stacy, Brian, Emily Leslie, Travis, Megan, Jackson, Erika, Harrison |
My Grandma was a special person. Her dedication and love for her family was amazing. She was an awesome cook!! I am so glad she taught me some of her tricks! She had a big sweet tooth and always had lots of sweets to share. She also made many of her sweets she was famous for the chocolates she made at Christmas. She had an excellent memory. I was always amazed at the detail she would include in her stories. Unfortunately I don't have that trait so I can't remember most of the stories she told me! She was also a spitfire! She wasn't very big but she was strong and her will was even stronger!! Some things she always said were "on the thing", "knot-head", and she would probably kill me for saying it but...."oh, damit". She said all of those things with her awesome Australian accent that I loved! She also had a beautiful yard and loved flowers. I love her sooo much and I am so grateful for everything she taught me and my father! Most of all I am so glad that I know I will see her again someday!
2 comments:
Your grandma was the sweetest, and she did always have the prettiest flowers. That's great you were able to be there.
I'm sad thinking about how spread out we all are. I loved hearing about what we all remembered about Gma. She is a great lady and it strange to me that she is gone.
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