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Christmas Recap

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I know I’m a little late on the whole “Christmas Recap” blog post, but here it is in bullet form:

– We went to my mom’s Christmas Eve for ham dinner and to open presents. Isla was SPOILED rotten and we had a jolly good time.

– Christmas morning was laid back at home with just Kyle, Isla and I. We opened our presents and stockings and again, Isla was SPOILED. Kyle had to work that night, so Isla and I went down to my mom’s for a light turkey dinner.

– On Saturday, Kyle and I hosted a big family dinner with both his and my family. There were 12 of us all together for dinner and it was a great hit. Everyone seemed to have a good time and who got spoiled? Oh, that’d be Isla again!

– Kyle spoiled me with  my Macbook back in November, but he also got me a scope for my .22 rifle. I got him a new shirt, a wallet and a target for his .22 .(Yeah, we’re rednecks that way!) I don’t even know where to start when it comes to Isla’s presents! She got a “TV” for her crib (a Fischer Price musical thing with lights and sounds), SO MANY CLOTHES, books, and a cool little walker with a removable interactive toy. I’m sure I’m missing something, but again – SPOILED!

– It seemed to go by so fast this year. I’ve already taken down my decorations. Next year we hope to keep things lower key, maybe a dinner for just the three of us for Christmas. We’ll see what happens.

Now for some pictures:

Opening her stocking (with some help from Daphne)

Hope you had a very Merry Christmas!

Missing Her

Posted in Emotions, Family, Life by

It’s been six months since my grandma passed away and it still hurts so much to think that she’s no longer with us.

I’ve been thinking about her a lot lately; I don’t know if it’s the post-pregnancy hormones, but often the smallest thing triggers a memory and I’ll start to cry. For example, I was watching Long Island Medium and I just started sobbing. Maybe it was because the people on the show were able to get some closure after the death of a loved one, I don’t know.

I’m not saying that I didn’t have closure when my grandma passed. We had an amazing relationship and never had to bury the hatchet on anything. Her last words to me were that she loved me so much. I just miss her terribly. I don’t know how my grandpa can do it, coping so seemingly well. Mind you – he’s been working SO much, keeping his mind on things other than the fact that the love of his life was taken from him so suddenly.

This time of year my grandparents were always busy getting ready for their annual trip down south, but no matter how busy they were, my grandma would always make sure to make the time to say “Goodbye” before they left. It was around this time last year when I told my grandma that she was going to become a great-grandma, and she was SO excited! I had to remind her to keep it a secret until December, after they left for the south, and I know it was so hard for her, being the social butterfly that she was. (I swear she spent more time on Facebook than I did!)

The very last time I saw my grandma, I was still pregnant. Although she couldn’t talk because of her stroke, I could see in her eyes how excited she was to see my baby bump, how she looked at it and gently rubbed it with the little amount of strength she had. It hurts to know that she never got to meet her great-granddaughter; Isla would have learned so much from her Nana. I’m glad my grandpa is around enough to see Isla grow, and I can see the love in his eye when he looks at her.

I know you’re not really supposed to stop missing someone, but I know it’s supposed to get easier with time. I’m not sure how much time I’ll need, but I’ll get there eventually I guess.