it's been so long since you've been gone. the memories of you never leave my heart. i miss you so much lolo. i wish i would have visited more, or let you know exactly how much you mean to me. i think of you everyday, and i hope you hear my greetings to you and lola mari in my prayers. your kindness penetrates my hardest heart, and your attitude repelled any sort of negativy whenever you entered. lola mari, you were always so loving with me. i cherish every scarf that you made, every popsicle you brought, my first swimming lesson, and all of our little adventures in gardena...
i still remember the single tear that ran down your cheek when we were all there with you. it is locked ever so vividly in my mind. we all knew, but you pushed through. i miss your giggle and your big belly... but most of all, i miss you.
i'm sorry for the sad entry, but we visited my grandfather and grandmother's grave site a while back... i still get choked up talking about him. he was a miraculously kind man- this is an understandment. he passed away because of alzheimer's and parkinson's disease. a minority war veteran and a chief petty officer (a ranking that was very difficult for Asians in the military to achieve in the 60's) in the navy made him stoic at times, but always cheerful. he never talked about his experiences, but you could always see it in his eyes.
