Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Grandpa Moments

Oh how I will miss..


  • setting up the table under his watch, making sure he gets "the right" spoon and chopsticks
  • spending 2 hours going over our family tree as he scribbles in unfamiliar names on the back of a ripped calendar
  • waiting as he smooths out the top of his head while carefully slipping on his stylish hat
  • saluting the opening elevator doors with a "standby....execute!"
  • watching him put on his best outfit before heading out to comfort a fellow marine comrade 
  • smiling as he prayed a blessing on my aunt's head on her 50th birthday
  • nodding in agreement as he looks into my eyes and firmly states, "we have two ears but one mouth because God wants us to listen more and speak less!"
  • sorting and eating vitamins with my faithful healthy old man
  • listening to him tell stories of my grandma and the beautiful lady she was