Grams

My beautiful grandmother passed away on May 29, 2009. She had been suffering from dimentia for several years and had reached the point of not being able to communicate or eat. The Lord finally saw fit to take her and release her of the never ending pain she was in. I truly loved my "grams" and know she is in a better place and happy. I'm sure she's pulling pranks up there and singing all of her favorite tunes to everyone!

I went down to SLC with Keven last week for the funeral and enjoyed spending time with family. Ben was unable to come due to work and the cost. Grams looked absolutely beautiful. They did botox and a chin lift for her! Can you believe that?!?! She had a smile on her face and I know she was looking down on all of us at the funeral, smiling while hearing the beautiful things that were said about her. I played "Together Forever" while my sister sang. It was nice when other people joined in. Her casket was a very, pale pink that she chose. It was nice and the flowers chosen for the casket were beautiful.

Grams' casket at the gravesite.

My siblings and I. Alishia, Adam, Audra and me.

Keven and I in front of the casket

At the grave, we released balloons in honor of Grams and how lively and fun she always was. The balloons were bright and we could see them go VERY high. We were nervous when the were going into the plane routes. LOL!

Keven holding his balloon, waiting to release it for Grams.

Mom, Keven and Dad watching the balloons go higher and higher!

She was truly a wonderful grandmother to us, even though we only got to see her every other year when we were growing up. She spoiled us rotten and showed her unconditional love to all of us. She always sang us silly songs and had us sit on her lap, even when we were older!

~Grams, you will be missed a great deal and I hope that I can live as good of a life that you lived so I can be with you again someday. Your love of the Gospel of Jesus Christ was so inspiring and uplifting. Your poetry will be forever loved and we're so thankful you had it published for all of us to enjoy. I'm thankful you're out of pain and with your loved ones that have long since passed on. Keep watching over us Grams and give me a good smack every now and then if I need it! I love you Grams and am thankful that I got to see you in December one last time and tell you how much I loved and missed you.