this weekend, i get to celebrate the
80th birthday of the most fabulous grandma in the world. she's a hilarious woman, who is stubborn, cheerful, hilarious, positive, loving, stylish, and an overall inspiration that i look to every single day of my life for strength to go on. she's had quintuple bypass surgery, she's lost the love of her life and strong armed forward into her own amazing and fulfilling life; she's been through the marriages and seperations of her children, illnesses, medical emergencies and celebrations of those same children; she's watched her grandchildren be born, raised, and then give birth to their own children;
she is the most positive person i know, and continues to laugh at her own jokes, play in a band, wear jewelry that matches, and shoot us with hilariously sarcastic remarks.
and dear God - I love that woman more than myself i think.
so this weekend i'm spending it with her. she doesn't know it yet, but she'll find out tomorrow. and i'm surprising her with boxes filled with jewelry i've made her. she'll be surrounded by her 7 amazing and wonderful children (my dad is one of them), grandchildren, and her brothers and sisters that remain. i'm hoping she'll sit down long enough for me to ask her a few questions... i want to know what her secrets are to a fulfilling life - because, in all honesty, if i live a life half as incredible as she has, i'll be over the moon.
happy birthday gma - i love you to pieces.
have a great weekend everyone - and if you're still lucky enough to have a grandmother in your life, call her!
// birthday image from
kate spade (via
a pair of pears)
