It's all Relative(s)

After much time away (many months) I returned to a post that I wrote back in  August. I felt like it was missing something, so I walked away and took a very long blogging break. So, my apologies to Mimi (whom this is about) at least she knew I was a bit of a procrastinator.






But it's all relative 
Even if you don't understand 
Well it's all understood 
Especially when you don't understand 
Then it's all just because 
Even if we don't understand 
Then lets all just believe - Jack Johnson

Over the past weeks life has brought us the unfortunate passing of my husband's grandmother, his Mimi. So, needless to say, life slowed down and sped up all at the same time.Thoughts slowed down and it was nice to soak in some memories, but with a death comes all the hustle and bustle of services, family and keeping up with day to day life.

This Spring and Summer has brought a heavy heart to both myself and Jason between my Papa and his Mimi passing away. They were both pretty amazing people and each had a wonderful impact upon our lives. What was so important to me was that they were able to get to know, love and have an impact on the significant other that each of us chose.

As my aunt stated in her sympathy card to Jason that his Mimi was a 'lovely' lady. I couldn't say it more perfectly. She was proper, lovely and always made sure that Jason was minding all of his manners around me. She would scold him for walking in front of me and made sure that all doors were opened... for that alone I loved her. She always asked how my mom and brothers were doing and how my career was going. These were much more than just questions. They were moments that let me know she cared, she remembered, she noticed and that I mattered. It's amazing that it's the little things that mean the most.

In each sadness that life brings, there is always a silver lining. Jason's family was able to come up from FL and his siblings were all able to meet EB and little cousins got to meet and hang out for the first time!

The whole Griesser family was able to connect (Jas says it had been 11 years since his whole family was together!) Who knows, maybe this was Mimi's way of planning a reunion?!

Life (and death) can be pretty ironic. I never pray before I go to bed, but the night before the funeral I said the Serenity Prayer (the night before a funeral seemed like a good time to pray) and I told Jas that I had prayed that night. And wouldn't you know.... as we were sitting in mass the next morning, he held up her funeral prayer card with the Serenity Prayer on the back. Maybe she was speaking to me... that's what I choose to believe.

I feel very blessed to have been able to meet, know, love and feel appreciated by such a wonderful woman.   I am so grateful that she was able to share two of the most amazing moments in both mine and the husband's life....

                                                                 Live Wildly. Love Deeply.