thanks for not giving up on me...

My grandmother has been telling me for years "you know sweetie I'm getting older" and that I should met her for lunch.  I've always known that lunch sounds great with my grandma, but the time for it hasn't come easy for me in the last few years.  I've worked crazy retail hours and my days off are filled with errands, photography or trying to rest.  This sounds like such a cop-out but truthfully I haven't made enough time in my life for most of my family.

This past Tuesday morning was a typical day off, I was scheduled for a dentist appointment.  I've kept my dentist that's about 20 mins away because I really like her.  I was about 5 minutes away from the office and I thought "shoot I'm gonna be late!".   I called the office to tell them I was really close & just 5 mins behind.  The receptionist asked me again my name and said I wasn't scheduled for an appointment and am not due until February.  "What?" How bizarre!  This "appointment" has been in my planner for months - go figure.  What to do?  Since I was in the neighborhood I thought i'd try calling my grandma and see if she had already eaten and if not if she wanted to go to lunch with me.

All good news- she wasn't busy and hadn't eaten yet & would LOVE to go to lunch with me.

I picked up Grandma, she finished tidying up her things at home, made sure she had her house key 5 times- but she had it, attached to that key was the key chain I made her with beads & Betty Boop charms I got on my trip to FL this past March.  Grandma has loved the cartoon since she was young & how she goes "boop boopy boop".  She showed off her keychain as she reminded me of her love of Betty Boop. 

We left and headed to Sunset Family Restaurant - one of Grandma's favorite spots- she likes the soup there. :)  We talked over hamburgers and fried onions about all sorts of stories- Grandpa & Grandma living in Las Vegas, me always wanting to spend a summer there but never had the chance to, advice that if I ever have children to keep a close eye on them- grandma will never forget a story about my aunt running away from her and if she didn't see her in time she could've gotten seriously hurt or she wouldn't know where she'd gone.   We also shared in common the fact of both wanting to live in the city, she said my grandpa had other ideas and wanted to live in the country (same as Ben) but grandma like me won that debate. :) sorry Ben.  

Our day ended with me telling Grandma that I hoped she has a good rest of her day & she said "my day already has been a good one".  My heart melted right then and there.  I Love you Grandma, thank you for always being there and not giving up on me.