My grandmother passed away this morning. Even though we knew it was coming, it was still a bit of a surprise. Instead of talking too much about death, I'll write about one of the nicest memories I have of her.
I was her youngest granddaughter. There were only three of us girls anyway (the other 12 were boys), but being the youngest always felt special to me. I went to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel school for first through fifth grade, and before my first day of school, Grandma took me shopping. She took me down to the Red Door to buy two white blouses with Peter Pan collars to go with my school uniform. And then she took me to lunch at Friendly's. I got a grilled cheese and a pickle. And I felt very, very grown-up.
She wasn't a fun, play with you on the floor kind of grandma. She was a more grown-up, have a pop and a talk at the kitchen table kind. Some weekends we'd go to her house and order a pizza--she'd always ask my dad if she could buy him a brew. When I got older, on Sunday nights Mom and I would go down to visit and it would be just the girls, eating gumdrops and watching "Murder She Wrote".
I'm glad I'll always have those nice memories. And I'll never forget her.
Posted by jenny at July 25, 2005 01:38 PMYeah, your grandma was a nice lady! I'm sorry to hear that she passed away. My thoughts are with you Jenny!
Posted by: cuz'n Linda at July 25, 2005 04:23 PMJen I'm sorry to hear about your gram passing. It's nice to have such wonderful memories of her and the times you spent with her. It's those kinds of things that helps with coping. I was blessed to have a gram that I was so close to, and have such great memories of how wonderful she was. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Posted by: Molls at July 26, 2005 10:19 AMI am sorry. I hope my kids are able to reflect on wonderful memories of their grand parents. What a blessing.
Posted by: eran at July 26, 2005 01:51 PM
