Saturday, May 28, 2011

Mother’s Day and Grandma (Gran) (Post 2 of 2)

So if you missed my first post, click here: Bad Blogger.

After the crazy week, it was time to celebrate Mother’s Day. I was so excited it being my first and all. I woke up to this smiling face which really made me understand the meaning of Mother’s Day.

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Being a mother is great. The most rewarding gift ever. When I look at this smiling face the world stands still and my heart just melts.

I did not get a gift because of all the stress and things that were going on during the week but who cares (look at that smiling face). My in-laws had plan a small get together/barbeque  to commence the occasion. Before we left I did manage to get a Mother’s Day picture with my baby.

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The day was fun but we were so tired from the previous week that by the end of the day we crashed.

That following Monday was a little better when I sent Maddox to daycare. I really didn’t cry at all. But my world would come crashing down at around 2:00 am Tuesday morning when I received a call from my mother stating my Gran had passed away. I was blind sided, shocked and heartbroken.

I have to say that I was blessed to have the best grandparents in the world.  I lived just down the road from them until I moved off to college.

My Gran and Pop help raise me and I credit them a lot on my success as an adult. They instilled in me the love for family, friends and my hometown. They never missed a basketball game, banquet or event that I was involved in. They encouraged me to do my best and to never give up.

They are also active citizens in my hometown  (Lepanto). Gran ran the elderly housing center for years. She was also a member of Citizens for Progress, Alumni Association and Red Hatters.

And have you ever heard of the book “The Painted House” by John Grisham.

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If so I’m sure you know the movie was filmed in Lepanto. After the filming my grandmother had a big part in making sure the house that was really the star of the movie, stayed in Lepanto.

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Picture of the Painted House in Lepanto.

I am so proud to call them my grandparents. It gives me a sense of pride that I carry with me today.

I never thought that I would lose her so I have been struggling the last 2 weeks. Songs, places and certain items just set me off.

Here are a couple of pictures of her.

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4 Generations at my wedding. Gran, Mom, Me and Brittany.

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Gran and Pop with Maddox right after he was born.

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Another picture from my wedding. Wasn’t she beautiful.

I will miss her everyday of my life. Looking at Maddox makes it worse because I know she loved him so much . I wanted her to be able to spend more time with him but I guess God had a different plan. Maybe that is why he gave me Maddox, to help me through this.

So, as you can see my life has changed. Thanks for listening . It has actually made me feel better writing this down.

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