how is it???Most eulogies such as this start with you first memory with someone, those sacred first moment where you first discover someone’s personality , goals, and ambitions. . I never had the pleasure of having a first memory of my grandmother. Memories of my grandmother were like a river, you know it starts somewhere you can just never imagine where it begins. It seems that I never first met grandma. on the contrary she was always there. Almost like I knew her before I was born.And the memories go on.My memories with grandmother always seem to center around one thing, food. Nobody here can deny that grandma was a great cook; it didn't matter if it was a ham, a turkey, an apple pie, chicken noodle soup, or just a hot dog. Whatever she made seemed to taste better than anything you tasted before. I’ve always wondered why this was, and over a many a time thinking about I think I came up with the answer. She put everything she had into her meals, her love for her family, her time, her energy, and just the right amount of salt. It was a beautiful showcasing of her love. And it couldn't of tasted better.And the memories go on.Christmas is a magical time when you’re a child, My mothers side of the family go all out with high tech gadgets, gift cards to every store imaginable, and the latest in music. Expensive things. Yet there was something special about my grandmothers Christmas. It was so simple. Instead of high tech gadgets, I got word searches, sweaters and a trinket from a casino. And for many reasons I liked those present better. Maybe it was the love in which those presents were given, the personality of grandma they represented a personality I loved, or maybe it was just my love for word searches. Whatever it was Christmases with grandma were special. Its fitting that the last time I saw grandma was on Christmas. To tell you the truth, there is no other day I would have wanted it to be. And the memories go on.Adam, Ellen, and I always wanted to come back to my grandmother’s house. Maybe it was the food, the environment, the handheld games she liked to collect, The joy she had when seeing us. Personality I think it was the combination of all of it. So we kids always end up begging to come back. And half of the time the answer was " grandma and grandpa are on vacation". The question was never where but "what casino". Grandma and grandpa had the concept of life right. In life you do what you like to do. And Grandma she liked to go to casinos. And all the power to her because se did what she enjoyed. What a beautiful way of spending life.And the memories go onAs I look back at my grandmother’s life, one thing sticks out. Grandma changed the world. This may seem like an exaggeration; we tend to think that changing the world as something fantastic, something like solving world hunger and finding the cure to cancer. But all you really need to do to change the world is save somebody’s life for the better. And seeing the amount of people at this funeral she didn't just positively affect one person’s life but many. I repeat grandma changed the world.And the memories go on.Last Sunday on Grandpas kitchen table. I saw a scrap of paper ripped in half. These two scraps of paper had words on them written by my brother when he was three. the first half said " grandma, you rock, love Adam." the second half had something on it which I found amazingly fitting for this situation. It read "I'll see you next time grandma." These were my last words to her, predicted by a three year old. Some people here may find it tragic that my last words to her never became a reality; On the contrary even through death the words still ring true. I'll see you later grandmother, and this time we'll be in a place where no pain, no disease, and no hardship can get us down.I'll see you later grandma, and this time we'll meet in pure joy because we'll be fully alive.I'll see you later grandma. I'm jealous you beat me to heaven You beat me to eternal joy.And the memories will go on.
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