Finding the Words

I have been trying to find the words to express the love and loss of my grandma this weekend....

while I'm still not able to find the right way to pay tribute to such a wonderful, generous, happy, meaningful person who was such a huge part of our lives, my sister said it perfectly!  So here is my sister's post....she said it beautifully!!!!!

This weekend, with very heavy hearts, we said goodbye to an amazing woman, friend and role model - our Grandma Fran. As her only grandchildren, our Granny Franny has been at my sisters' and my side through the most important moments of our lives and it was very meaningful to be by her side this weekend to say goodbye to someone who spent the past 97 years bringing happiness and humor to the lives of everyone who has been lucky to know her. Her smile was infectious (I hope I am this happy when I turn 97!!!) and with every passing year my grandma found a way to enjoy her life more than the year before. We are so grateful for the time we had to learn from and love such a special woman and I hope that I can be, even in the smallest way, as funny, generous and loving to my own children and grandchildren as my grandma has been to us.



Grandma, we love you!!!
-Julie Blandford

Thanks Jules for finding the right words to help explain the tremendous loss we all feel...and how grateful we all are for such an amazing life with such an amazing woman!