Dear Grams,
Growing up, I always looked up to you. I wanted to be like you in every way. I loved going to your house and looking through your jewelry, sitting on your front porch playing toys, and most of all biking trails in the summer (even though you ended up with a torn rotator cuff, it was still fun). I cherish my childhood so much because you played such a huge role in helping me become the woman I am today.
There aren’t enough words to express how thankful I am for you and our relationship. Although you tend to deny it, I know you love it when I come over and force you to make me your famous popcorn (with extra butter of course). I am thankful for all the FaceTime’s while I have been away at college because I couldn’t go a day without seeing you. I am thankful for the endless amounts of advice you have given me, big and small. When I don’t know what to do, you always seem to have a solution. You have always had my back.
I never thought I would call my grandma my best friend, but you have easily taken on that role. I know I can tell you anything and you will always keep my secrets. We laugh together, cry together, and we are always having a good time.
None of us know how you do it, but you always have been the glue of the family. You’re the one that brings us all back together and keeps us together even when times get tough. We would all be so lost without you. You always have a smile on your face, ready to greet us with a great big hug and a smooch when we walk through your door (which is very often).
You are the best support system a girl could ever ask for. When times were tough, you were always there to tell me I was capable of anything and that everything happens for a reason. You were my biggest cheerleader in sports, you encouraged me to follow my dreams, and you support me in everything I do. Your door has always been open when I need to escape from the chaos of home, or I just needed a little of grandma’s love. You welcomed me with open arms, open ears, and an open heart to anything I had to say. I know I can ugly cry in front of you, laugh so hard my stomach hurts with you, and I know I can be myself around you.
Most of all Grams, thank you for being you. You have truly shaped me into the woman I am today. I know without you I wouldn’t be half the girl I am. You have taught me so much and have shown me how truly precious life is. I am blessed beyond measures to call YOU my grandma. Thank you for loving me unconditionally. You have impacted so many people, and are loved by so many more.
Love always,
Em
