Today--Sad Yet Special

Today is a sad yet special day. 

Today would have been my grandmothers 96th birthday. 

Today has also been 2 years since my grandfather passed.

In March of 2011, my grandmother passed away at 94. She lived a long, amazing life and was cherished by so many people! While it was unbelievable hard to see her go, we knew she was in a much better place after what she had been going through her last few months. But one of the hardest things to think about was my grandfather being without her. Before she died, they had just celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary--HOLY MOLY.

Fast forward 4 months later, to July of 2011. Kurt and I were being picked up from my parents at the airport after being in Florida, when I saw my dad come walking toward us and my mom crying. My grandfather had fallen in the middle of the night and after a few days in the hospital, he had suffered internal complications and didn't make it.

It was shocking, unexpected and just completely unfair! But the part that really lifted my spirits, was that he died on my grandmother's birthday--today, July 16th. To this day, I think that is so special. I'm a firm believer he knew it was his time, and knew my grandmother couldn't spend her first birthday alone up in heaven!

My grandfather, sissy and I Easter 2011!

I wrote the eulogy for both of my grandparents funerals. Those are probably my most cherished written pieces in my entire life, and to this day, I still keep a printed copy of each in my car! Just a little reminder that I know they are always with me :-)

Happy Tuesday friends!