Two weeks ago my uncle called to say he was planning a trip up the following week to spend time with family and to see grandma. So we talked about getting together while he was here, etc.
Well, grandma passed away two days later surrounded by all of us who live here. Other family from out of state called to say good-bye. It was heartbreaking since losing grandpa 7 months earlier and she'd been doing pretty well until that day. She was laughing and joking around just the day before and then she was ready to go. I got a text from my mom and aunt that Thursday afternoon telling me it was time to say good-bye. Don was working from home that day so we got in the car and headed down. We stayed as long as we could and I got hug and kiss her and tell her how much we loved her. It really means a lot to me that I got to be with my grandparents before they passed away. I got the call 15 minutes after we left that she passed. I'm glad Don was driving us home. My grandma was the rock in the family, She always gave great hugs, advice when you asked for it, and her laughter was infectious. She loved playing games, usually won, and she loved us all so much. She also loved traveling with my grandpa all over the US, Mexico and Canada. Later on they took a bunch of long cruises and went to China, Hong Kong, Panama, Antarctic and Australia to name a few and always shared their trips with us through stories and pictures. Grandma's memorial was this past Thursday and everyone had such great memories to share and my aunt even had a recording of my grandma from the week before that she played and it made us all laugh when we heard grandma say "Where the hell are we going?" The service was beautiful and a great way to remember the amazing lady that she was.
October 31, 1931 - March 24, 2016
I love this picture of grandma and I
She loved to laugh
grandma in 1947 - she was 16
With my grandma - I was a year old
Always loved the double exposed picture my Aunt took of my grandparents
Grandma as a child
Family Time
So my uncle flew up here for the week and I met him at Snoqualmie Falls on Wednesday. We talked, walked around and took pictures before heading back to my house where Don had gotten off work early and was waiting for us. We showed him all the changes we've made to our place and then went to dinner. We talked and played games and had a great time. He had to get up early to go pick up my aunt so we met up again at the memorial. He was heading out to my cousins place for the weekend and we went out for the night on Saturday. So much fun. We hadn't been to my cousins new place since he moved last year so it was great on all fronts. We got to spend time with family and see the island they call home. They picked us up at the ferry terminal on his sailboat and we cruised back to the island. The dogs loved it and it was a gorgeous day to be on the water. We met some of his neighbors at the BBQ that evening and they had 4 of the sweetest girls who hang out with my cousins daughter. We talked about adoption and it was great having someone who understands the process. They adopted their girls and they are so loved. One day it'll be our turn. We hadn't planned on staying the night but we were invited to and we did. I'm glad we did we had a great night hanging out with family having a few drinks, lots of food and lots of stories. I liked what my cousin said when I said I didn't have stuff for us but at least the dogs had everything they needed and he said "That's why you're going to be awesome parents because they come before you." In the morning we were driven to the ferry terminal and said good-bye. It was the first time the dogs had been on a ferry but they loved it. Don will be seeing my uncle again next weekend since he'll be in CA for the weekend to see his parents. He offered to give Don a tour of CBS where he works so that should be a fun day for them.
All Aboard Selfie
Happy Happy
My aunt took this picture of us last week
The dogs meet my cousins puppy who wore them out
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