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May 23, 2005
Getting Excited
I've been thinking about going on vacation for the last week. We get to go to the beach and the lake (in Vermont) for 2 weeks this summer and I can't wait. Every morning I wake up thinking about it. I think about seeing my nephews and niece again mostly. I can' t wait to see Caleb interacting even more with them this time. We'll be at my aunt's beach house for a week with my side of the family (acutally only 5 days). Then its off to the lake in Vermont to spend time with Bob's family.
We're adding some stops along the way to see our grandparents. If Bob's grandma doesn't make it to the lake, we'll stop and see her in New Jersey. And on the way home from Vermont we'll stop to see my Grandmother, Nana. We just heard that her cancer is far far advanced and they've given her less than six months to live. Its so hard dealing with this news. The first thing I thought is that she probably won't get to meet the baby I'm carrying. Gosh that's just hard to swallow. It really makes me face the reality of her being gone before she's even gone. Its been over 3 years since I've seen her and she's never met Caleb. So we must stop to see her, if we do anything at all!
Then hopefully we'll get to see Grampy and Alice, my grandfather and stepgrandmother. They are our sweetheart newlywed grandparents. Ok they've been married for 10 years, but they don't act like it! I love them so much. Alice is so dear to me and Grampy can make me laugh like no other. He's 90 this year and quicker with the wit than about anyone I know. We got to see them at my brother's wedding, which was wonderful, but I definitely want to see them again. I've always had a special bond with Grampy. When Granny died (my grandmother) I held his hand throughout the graveside service. He and my dad have always told me that I am so much like my Granny. I wouldn't know because I never knew her as she was. I always remember her with Alzheimers. Telling stories like it really happend yesterday of when her kids were little and singing hymns she knew all from heart. But she was, well its hard for me to describe what they've told me. But I know its my headstrongness, the way I joke with Grampy, some of my health issues, and I guess the way Grampy and I interact overall that reminds my dad of his mom. So I hope to spend time with Grampy and Alice, especially since I'm going to miss his 90th birthday party the second week of June.
Posted by michellew at May 23, 2005 05:05 PM
Comments
Michelle,
Oh the thought of your Nana passing before the new baby sure hit home for me as well. Cate (Catherine Ruth)is named for my grandmother (Ruth Catherine) who passed 6 months before Cate arrived. It's really difficult to think they will never meet in this world...
Posted by: Kim at June 5, 2005 07:28 PM