What can I say about today other than the fact that it
was a rather sad day. The day was relatively calm, up
until 6pm when my family received a call telling us
my Great Aunt Nina passed away earlier in the day.
We did see it coming, I mean she was 95 years old and
was suffering from severe dementia and had recently just
fell and hit her head. That still doesn't' make the news
any easier to swallow. I was pretty depressed most of
the day. I'm also worried that we won't be able to make it
to the funeral on Tuesday. You see we're in the middle of
that winter storm I'm sure you've heard about. And with
a family where all 3 members have some form of a physical
handicap that makes life hard because we can't clear the snow
and fall easily on the ice. Not to mention the high temperatures
have been barley breaking 0 degrees. So not being able to
make it Tuesday would devastate me... But as per my New
Years resolution I"m trying to look on the positive side.
Maybe something will work out.
From this point on, I'd like to take the time to talk about
both my Great Aunt Nina and my Great Uncle Skip (who passed
in Dec '09). They were both a huge part of my life. Both sets
of my real grandparents live in Florida, which is nearly
1000 miles away. I would see them 1 a year if I was lucky.
So to have both Aunt Nina and Uncle Skip living near us, was
life having a 3rd set of grandparents. They were here for
EVERY holiday I can remember. Easter, Christmas, Halloween.
Uncle Skip would take me out trick or treating every year
when I was very little. Aunt Nina would help me out every
Easter when we'd dye the eggs so I wouldn't make a mess,
again I was very little. My Uncle Skip was a veteran in World War II.
Aunt Nina was a school teacher back in the 30s, 40s, 50s, ect.
She taught my grandfather ironically enough.
She made my mother's wedding gown because no gowns would fit my mother
because of her leg braces. My Uncle Skip was a major collector and
I have fond memories of him and I collecting quarters for his quarter
collection... which he gave to me to keep and continue shortly before
his passing. I could go on and on about all the memories I have
with Aunt Nina and Uncle Skip. They've always been here for us...
And I'm really going to miss them both.
I would go on with this but honestly I"m having a hard time seeing
past all the tears in my eyes to continue. I hope to make tomorrow a
little brighter. They're both an inspiration for me. They've always
wanted nothing but good for me. I want to be like them, I want
to be remembered like them when my time comes. Someone who was a
light in the darker hours. I think I've found my inspiration to
just continue to become stronger as the years go on.
Keep strong Lightning, I empathize with your day... Yesterday afternoon I went to the funeral of the husband of my dad's aunt. I had not seen him in many year, but I do remember he was the one who inspired me to draw better when I was little. Now I have very good skills at that and I was never able to tell him it was all because of him :(
ReplyDeleteYet life goes on and all we can do is to keep strong, look at the bright side and keep their legacy within