/90th birthday
I hadn’t talked about this an except a small mention in my 29th post. My Aunt Susie passed away January 29th and today would have been her 90th birthday. It was shock, but when someone’s health is declining over time you know it’s eventually going to happen. And even when it does it’s still hard. Aunt Susie was more than just a family member. Her and my mom were very close, as all the Brody’s sibs were. She was also a second mom and grandma to Lilly after my mom passed. Before my parents met, she and Ralph knew my dad already so when they met it was like he was already family. She and Ralph stood up at their wedding in chapel in the sky. And when my mom had me she said “I better be as cute as Cathy when I’m born.” I was. Of course I was! Of course she said the same when Lilly was born and of course she was! 😂 I was always very close to my moms side of the family growing up. Every Saturday we got together at the house in HE or off of Victoria. She loved her coffee and her Portillo hot dogs. Made the brown family brownie recipe. Her celebration was in February and seeing my cousins from TN was such a wonderful surprise. It’s always good be around family. We all cope differently and grieve differently. But this was great, it was definitely old friends and family. Just as it should and at the tennis club. And as always we shared laughs and stories and all the wonderful memories we have. Every year I would call her on her birthday and we’d talk. She’d call me on mine. It’s hard to think about it all the little things that made our family a family. And we all text and keep in touch and it’s like our connection is stronger than ever even though we are spread out across the country. Happy Heavenly Birthday Aunt Susie! Love and miss you. ♥️