I hope they are dancing!

Today would have been the 57th Wedding Anniversary of my beloved Mamasan and PopPop. They were blessed to be able to share 52 of those years together. One of their favorite things to do their entire life was to ballroom dance, so I hope they are twirling around heaven enjoying one another today! Some pics I had fun looking at today.....miss and love you Mamasan and PopPop.

Happy Birthday Mamasan

Today is my grandmother's birthday...and always makes me miss her so much on her special day! Tomorrow I hope to go by the cemetery and bring her some flowers. I feel so blessed to have so many wonderful memories of her and often feel her presence and peace surround me...I just wish she could have met her great-baby-grands as I am sure she would have called them, as we were her baby-grands. I thank God so much for her gift of life which gave life to my mom and then to me. I thank God for her gift of faith and dedication to bringing my mom up in the faith which led to my Catholic upbringing. I thank God for all the memories which she made with me and I can pass along to my children...Angel loves our Mamasan book that my mom made after she died and I love how she knows who she is and recognizes her even though they never met, so I think I will go pull it out and remember. Happy Birthday Mamasan, we love and miss you so much!!

Anniversary Memories

Today would have been my Mamasan and PopPop's 56th Wedding Anniversary. I was thinking about it today and it must be so hard to lose someone and have days like this pass without the person to share it with. I am so glad they were able to celebrate 52 of them together and I know Mamasan is watching over PopPop today and sending him her love and all the happy memories they shared over the years. I am so blessed to have such incredible examples of marriage and commitment as both sets of grandparents have celebrated over 50 years and parents over 30. Days like today make me thankful for the blessings I have in my marriage and the ability to share that every day with my special someone. I hope that PopPop feels the love of Mamasan still surround him and that of his family as well.

Missing Mamasan

Hard to believe that three years have gone by since Mamasan passed away. It is really neat that Angelica can recognize her in pictures and knows the stories about her even though she never got a chance to meet her. I think of her so much and there are so many things I miss:

-the smell of her English Muffin Bread

-those great back rubs up and down the spine

-her great laugh and sense of humor

-the attention she would give you and advice she would share

-the ever so personal and thoughtful gifts

-the way she made everything seem it would all be ok

and a million other things I could mention here. I found the slide show I did before I thought it appropriate to share again. We miss and love you Mamasan.

Lavender for Mamasan

Angel was determined to bring the bundle of lavender we cut to Mamasan after Church on Sunday. She also wanted to put the flowers in all by herself and give Mamasan a kiss goodbye. I know Mamasan was smiling down watching her first great-grandbaby....we miss her so much!