The last 5 days

Have been a blur. I am physically and emotionally tired.

Why you ask?

At 630 Saturday Munchkin and I were on a flight to Pensacaola to see my Granny. The same Granny I have mentioned before that had cancer, Stage 4 small cell lung cancer.

Friday I was told I should probably come out and I heard her on the phone say she would pay for my ticket.

Saturday when I made the long journey there she could barely squeeze my hand. :(

My best friend, my Granny, My 2nd mother passed away Saturday December 11th 2010 at 10pm after a long HARD fight with lung cancer.

My Granny was a strong willed, opinionated woman but most of all she always was a fighter. She never backed down from what she wanted or believed in. She taught me the same.

I will always remember shopping, her cooking and cooking from scratch. I will remember those times she watched me play soccer in the heat and the rain, the times she took us swimming and fishing. Leading my girl scout troop and teaching us how to make butter in a baby food jar. Her afro and her stinky hair spray and her love of wild earrings with bright colored clothes. She loved sweet tea and diet coke once upon a time, her dirty romance novels that we went to book stores to get with her list on collage ruled notebook paper. Her learning out to use the first "smart phone" I ever owned.

You see my Granny was a wonderful woman. She saw the good in everyone and was truly a wonderful woman. She was loved by all of my friends and everyone called her Granny.

i could tell you so many things about Granny. I will truly miss her. I called her practically every day, that will be the hardest thing.

I was able to see her give her kisses and tell her how much I love her before she passed. Most of all she was able to see Munchkin, who was named after her.

My Poppy (grandpa) passed away in 1999 and they will be buried together. I just hope the man upstairs is ready for this bunch :)

Granny, I love you and you!