i couldn't help but cry
When I looked at this picture the first thing I did was smile, and then cry. My cousins, and my grandma and grandpa. This was so long ago. I must have been 8 or something. Brittney, Ace, Cory, James, Luke, Angelea, Me, Chris, Taylor, Aja, and Alyssa when she was only a baby. And of course my grandparents. It's hard to believe that 8 months after this picture was taken my grandma passed away. I don't expect anyone to comment this besides my sister, and she'll probably cry too. Two additions to the family are missing in the photo, my cousins Richie and Sandra.I miss my childhood. Having not a care in the world. I miss seeing my family almost every weekend for BBQ's at my grandparents house and seeing my grandma in the kitchen and my grandpa with the men out on the back patio cooking me linguisa. It's amazing how we all have grown up. I just talked to Brittney and Cory last week, they sound so different. I still picture her being a little 4th grader, and now she is already in junior high. It's times like this when I am thankful for the family that I do have and all they have given me. It seems as the years progress we grow apart, and it makes me sad. The most vivid memory I have of my grandmother's funeral was my cousin Chris being hysterical. He is right next to her in the photo. He loved that woman more than life itself. Best Friends. It's strange how death works. We all go about our lives and it's almost like we have forgotten them, even though in reality I know it's just human nature to move on...it's a must. I think tomorrow I will go to the cemetery and have a good cry. Man..
