This is me and my paternal Grandmother, pictured 15 years ago after my final choir preformance as a senior in high school. I was so proud that she was there to hear me sing and see me “in action.” It was a first.
My “Granny” hailed from a teensy town in south Texas and didn’t leave very often. But this night she came to see me. She was the grandparent I was closest to. I miss her. I also missed her birthday last week, as in I forgot about it. She would’ve been 101.
I was barely pregnant with The B Man when she passed away just a few weeks shy of her 96th birthday. But of course the wonderful memories I have of her live on in me forever.
I will probably post more about her in the next week or two just because… well, because I want to.
Kellan says
She sounds very special and you are both beautiful!! Grandparents are the BEST!
Take care, Elaine – see you – Kellan
angie says
You both look so happy in the picture…..sounds like you have some really wonderful memories of her.
My Goodness says
How sweet!! 🙂
Lovely memory…
Andrea says
That’s awesome that you and your grandma could have such a great relationship! I always wished I could’ve been closer to my grandparents!
Muthering Heights says
You can see how much you loved her…how sweet to pay tribute to her today!
Rhonda says
Aww! Post away! We love to hear gramma stories!!!
Tracy says
You can tell your Granny was (and is) someone very special to you just by the smile on your face.
Weeksie50 says
You look so happy just to be with her. What a sweet memory.
Kristen says
You both look so happy in that picture.
Glad you had so many years with her. 🙂
Can’t wait to read more.
DysFUNctional Mom says
I’ve lost all of my grandparents and have been really nostalgic about them lately. What a great picture and a great memory you have!
Lisa@verybusymomwith4 says
That is a great pic! You can just see how happy she is to be with you–and you look just overjoyed 🙂
Melissa says
Awe, I miss my grandma, too!
E and T says
Hi Elaine
What a beautiful happy photo of the two of you. Having a close relationship with your Grandma is such a special thing. My Nonna passed away before my children were born, but there are many moments where I think of her and so wish I could see her with my children. There were certain songs she would sing to me that I now sing to my little cherubs.
Little G reminds me so much of my Savanna when it comes to eating yoghurt. Sav requests “yo yo” all of the time and gets very messy when eating it. I do love the fact that Little G and Sav enjoy their yoghurt.
Your post about you wearing your apron got me thinking about all of the advantages of investing in an apron. I had never even contemplated owning one before I read your post. Etsy certainly is the place to shop for such a purchase. I am looking forward to seeing what you eventually choose.
I hope you are having a wonderful week.
Lots of love
Elise.
Tiff says
What a neat memory of your grandmother! I used to sing in choir in school too!
jill jill bo bill says
Please do post more on her! That love you have for your grandkids is unbelievable. Just you wait! Great pix. You haven’t aged at all. jerk. lol
Live.Love.Eat says
Hi there. Came from Angie’s WW.
Happy Belated Bday to your grandmama.
mommaof4wife2r says
look at the joy in the pic!!! fab!
Kathryn says
What a beautiful pic! Grandparents play such an important role. I wish I was able to have gotten to know mine more.
Chelle says
She sounds so amazing. I love the picture of you both, sweetie. Thank you for sharing your story with all of us.
PS-we have a Whataburger down the street…but I don’t like their ketchup 🙂 My husband, though? Loves.it.
Susan says
What a great picture of the two of you! I sounds like a very special relationship. It is so hard for me to contemplate losing a grandparent. I have been fortunate in my life to have only lost great grandparents. I have lived with both sets of grandparents at various times in my life. Losing any of them will be the hardest thing I have gone through in my life so far.
Haasiegirl says
She lived a wonderful full life!
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Tiaras and Tantrums says
lovely post
Jyl @ MommyGossip says
Such a sweet post! I recently posted about my grandma. Her birthday is next week. I just went to AZ and stayed with my grandpa at their house. It brought back all sorts of great, but sad, memories. Sad, only because I miss her!
How lucky we are to have had such terrific grandmas!
Beautiful post.
Reluctant Housewife says
That is a beautiful picture. Can’t wait to hear more about her.
amanda says
such a sweet picture friend.
she sounds like the perfect grandma 🙂
Kimberly says
This is a great picture – what a wonderful moment in time to have captured.
Looking forward to reading more about her.
Threeboys1mommy says
That is truly special. My paternal grandma has like a zillion grand kids, so I’m just another face in the crowd to her. I always feel warm and fuzzy when she says my name, even if she is looking towards my sister 😉
MamaGeek @ Works For Us says
Elaine, what a beautiful tribute to a lovely lady. You just know she loved it from upstairs too!
Rhea says
That’s a sweet picture of you two! I’m sorry you miss her. Can’t wait to hear more about her when you post more. :o)
BTW, you got the most correct on my mystery photos today!! Come by and see…
Wendi says
Aren’t grandparents just the best?
Sounds like you had a special one.
I can’t wait to hear more about her!
And maybe a little more about your singing too?
NotsoDG says
That is a a great photograph to capture such a sweet memory.
Julie says
Grandmothers are wonderful people and yours sounds like she was at the top of the list!
Steph says
What a great post I wish had met my grandmothers unfortunately they passed before I was born
Kelli @ writing the waves says
awwww…what a sweet picture. I’ve been meaning to post about my grandmother too. Grandmas are the best!
Rachel says
Grandparents are a blessing.
This picture is a true treasure and really, Texas women just rock. 🙂
I adore that picture.
Bren says
Can’t wait to hear more about her!
Shannon says
Awwww, that is so cute. I just adore photos like that. Grandmas are the best, they are just so, so special. She lived a great long life – 96 years is amazing!!!
Krystyn says
Happy belated birthday to your Grandma. She seems like an amazing woman.
Kami says
She sounds lovely! It’s great that you had such good times with her and it sounds like she lived a fabulous life.
You look so happy that she was there for your special performance, how sweet!
Elle Bee says
Awww… makes me miss my Gramma
Jaimee says
Awesome that you had such a great relationship with your grandma! I want my kids to have that kind of relationship with my parents…I wasn’t very close to either set of my grandparents!
KatieZ says
Oh, I so miss my grandparents. I just lost 2 last year. So this was a great post for me to see! Maybe I should do a tribute to both of them in a post! Thanks for this!
forgetfulone says
Beautiful photo! Sweet post.
I’m from a town in south Texas that used to be teensy. It’s not really anymore, though.
I lost my dad four years ago, completely unexpectedly. There are so many things I wish I could have said to him or done with him had I known he was about to leave this earth.