Life

December 2005

My great-grandma, Angelina {my dad's grandma} passed away on Sunday. I saw her last five years ago when my family took a trip to the Yucatan Peninsula during Christmas, and I knew then that I probably wouldn't see her in person again. I'm so glad I took the time to talk with her, take a picture with her just as she was leaving to go home, and ask her questions. She would have been 90 years old this April. I mourn the fact that she lived in Mexico and I can't be at her funeral, but I know that that's not where she is now. My whole family is at peace. We have no reason to be sad. We will see her again. I'm just grateful that I even knew her--I know having living great-grandparents is a great  blessing. I am grateful for the life of example she lived, and all the happy memories I have of her, of which I have a ton. I wish she could have held on a little longer so she could meet her great-grandchildren, but that will just make the reunion that much sweeter in the life to come.

Te queremos mucho, Abue Angelina!