It is hard to believe but it has been one year since my grandpa passed. What a year. Who would have thought that this would be the tumbling point for the rest of my year? There were so many times this last year that I wanted to call him or go and visit him. Don't get me wrong we still talk I know he hears me but its not the same.
I came across the eulogy I wrote for his funeral.
Over the years I have been
very blessed to have the Grandpa I have had.
Grandpa Bill was a man that always had something to say. All of his little words of wisdom one could
say! I can remember as a little girl
coming out all dressed up in grandma’s high heels and jewelry. When I came around the corner into the
kitchen grandpa would be waiting and say, hubba-hubba, ding-ding, baby you got
everything! I would giggle and go running
back into their bedroom to dress up again.
As I look back on my time with
grandpa it brings so many memories.
There were many times that Tyler and I would stay with him and
grandma. If it was nice out we would
talk grandpa into racing us from the back of the house to the garden. And gosh darn, he would win every time! Maybe it was because he was doing the
counting. Which by the way went like
this: One for the money, two for the show, three to get ready and four to
go! And we would all take off!
You also never wanted to say
you were bored because guess what game he would choose? That’s right those of you that were ever
around him enough he would say well we can always choose up sides and smell arm
pits! Thankfully, we never had to play
that game!
When we all got older we knew
that him and grandma would be at ALL of our events. They didn’t miss a single event (whether it
was a vocal concert or a sporting event they would be there).
As I continue to reflect, I
think about the time I got to live with grandpa when I was in college and for a
year before I was married. Every summer
I would come home to stay with grandpa.
You know what he charged me for rent?
I had to make homemade food once in a while for him and help him keep
the house clean! One of his favorite
meals was ham balls or roast beef or hamburgers and potatoes or sweet corn or
well you get the idea! He liked food
especially if it was homemade.
I know I haven’t hit all of
his famous sayings but here are a few more.
A joke of his went like this: I got pulled over by the cops, they told
me I needed to get a dog license or a hair cut.
He would say this about each time he got his hair cut by Tori. Grandpa spent several hours golfing with many
of us in this room. And I know many of
you heard him say this numerous times…I am not a golfer, I am a goofer!
In our many conversations
that grandpa and I had he would always find a way to state how he wished we
were all still playing high school sports because he enjoyed watching us play
so much. He was truly our biggest
fan! Well grandpa, I never told you but
I am your biggest fan. Thank you for all
of the memories you have given our family and me.
I know it might seem weird to share this on here but thought it was something that my soul needed today!
