It is a sad day today...
The world has lost a wonderful woman today. My husband's grandmother passed this afternoon. She has been sick and was in the hospital. It doesn't make this any easier. I vowed when I was 13 and lost my dear grandmother that I would never love an old person again. It was too hard to lose them. Well, I didn't keep that promise to myself and I found myself adoring my husband's grandmother despite myself...
"Ocha" Her name was Ambrosia and we all called her "Ocha".
She was a tiny little spitfire of a woman. She loved a good joke and loved to tease people. She didn't speak a word of English nor I Spanish, but that didn't matter. We really enjoyed each others company. My mother in law or my husband would interpret for us. She really loved my children, her great-grandchildren. Since my huband's father passed away when he was still an infant, my grandmother in law lived with him helping raise him. He turned out awesome in great part because she was a driving force in the family. I am going to miss her terribly. I do know that she is now out of pain and she is with her family and friends that have all gone before her. She had lived for almost 94 years. That's a looong time. She had 4 children and several grandchildren and great grandchildren, not to mention their children... This woman started a legacy. She saw this world change in so many ways. Ways that we will never know. Sometimes for the good and sometimes not so good. I wish I could have spent more time with her. I guess we can all say that when a person we love dies.
Te Quiero Ocha. Hasta Luego.
The world has lost a wonderful woman today. My husband's grandmother passed this afternoon. She has been sick and was in the hospital. It doesn't make this any easier. I vowed when I was 13 and lost my dear grandmother that I would never love an old person again. It was too hard to lose them. Well, I didn't keep that promise to myself and I found myself adoring my husband's grandmother despite myself...
"Ocha" Her name was Ambrosia and we all called her "Ocha".
She was a tiny little spitfire of a woman. She loved a good joke and loved to tease people. She didn't speak a word of English nor I Spanish, but that didn't matter. We really enjoyed each others company. My mother in law or my husband would interpret for us. She really loved my children, her great-grandchildren. Since my huband's father passed away when he was still an infant, my grandmother in law lived with him helping raise him. He turned out awesome in great part because she was a driving force in the family. I am going to miss her terribly. I do know that she is now out of pain and she is with her family and friends that have all gone before her. She had lived for almost 94 years. That's a looong time. She had 4 children and several grandchildren and great grandchildren, not to mention their children... This woman started a legacy. She saw this world change in so many ways. Ways that we will never know. Sometimes for the good and sometimes not so good. I wish I could have spent more time with her. I guess we can all say that when a person we love dies.Te Quiero Ocha. Hasta Luego.
posted by Big Mama at 1:59 PM
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