Happy Birthday!

[amantium_irae]

Today is the birthday of someone very, very, very special to me and even if she's been dead for more than two years now, this day will always be a day to party and eat chocolate in her honor. Grandma had an impressive sweet tooth and was more of a child at heart than I've ever been even as she was raising me. I sat through every single family

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[papper_docka]

It's beautiful what you wrote. It's clear you loved her very much.

Your Grandma sounds a lot like my late one who I also miss immensely. She too raised her children on her own and could connect with everyobody, keeping the family together like a mother hen. She was incredibly cheerful and wise, albait hot tempered. She never really grew old at heart and always had a candy for me when I was a child and a compliment when I grew up. She taught me to crochet (which I then forgot...), she made pancakes like no others, her favourite food was ice cream. She too loved telling stories about her family past, about the greatgranduncle who lost the whole family property to gambling. Her mother, my greatgrandmother was a similar strong figure that my mom looked up to, I don't think either of us inherited that though. What I did inherit is pathological lateness and her hands. I have exactly the same hands which freaks me out at times.

I'll have some chocolate in your Grandma's honour.
*hugs*

[amantium_irae]

She was incredibly cheerful and wise, albait hot tempered.

Heh. EXACTLY. I don't know, I guess leaving such an incredibly hard life didn't leave people much time for neurosis like mine. lol.

I already had pistacchio ice cream. We really switched roles when I was older, she was like a kid, I couldn't wait to buy her ice cream or bring her some fancy big city candy when I went to visit.

[luna481516]

It's wonderful to remember her that way on her birthday, although I know you think about her every day. She looks very kind.

[amantium_irae]

:-*

That's because I miss her every day. She's the only human being (aside from friends, but that's somehow... different) for whom I've never had to compartimentalize my feelings and love her DESPITE something or other. I miss that.

[foxylovesme]

She is lovely and sounds like she was a great lady. :)

*hugs*

[amantium_irae]

Thanks :-*

[polvodestrella]

Happy birthday to your lovely, sweet, amazing grandma :)

[amantium_irae]

Thank you. :) I have many good memories of October 16th, I just kinda felt like externalizing them somehow.

[_milz_]

*hugs*

[amantium_irae]

Thanks bb. Now go check back a couple of entries... There's an entirely different kind of party there ;)