Tuesday, July 9, 2024
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To our Nanny,
The backbone of our family. The one who always had the most optimistic outlook on life and the best advice when things were tough. She never failed to remind me I could do anything I put my mind to and encouraged me to pursue anything that brought me joy. Every picture on every trip I took, I would always look forward to her commentary, she loved that I was always able to take her along with me on every adventure just through pictures alone. I’m so glad to have had that opportunity to show her parts of the world she may have never been able to see. Now I know with every adventure and journey I embark on, she’ll always be right beside me, never missing a single view.
I remember all the flights she took Cody & I on to spend our summers with her and Bumpa every year, from North Carolina back up to Maine. Every time we knew we were about to see them, we would call every single day to count down the days until we’d be together again. Never once did she ever get tired of hearing from us.
I’ll never forget our days of finding the best yard sales, making quilts together, stopping by the swap shop, getting ice cream from Aggie’s, playing I-spy on the swing in the front yard. Her & Bumpa would take us to the beach or Lake Sebago for boating & camping with Aunty Ree, Uncle Pete, & Allison. Or we’d have movie nights in her living room with buttery popcorn. Her & I would share a bed together every night, but she’d have to put a body pillow between us because I was a little wiggle worm and would constantly make my way over to snuggle her.
I remember the years in middle & high school when they would drive down for Christmas & I would so anxiously await messages from mom & dad saying “Nanny & Bumpa are pulling in!” I would be way too excited to focus in school at that point because I was so excited to get home to see them there & spend my whole Christmas break playing monopoly with her, even though she would cheat so she could win!
Every accomplishment we made, she would be one of the firsts to congratulate us. I know one of her biggest accomplishments has been our entire family. I know in my heart she is resting in peace with the life she created and had lived to fullest with no regrets. She was so proud of every single one of us.
Every memory I have, I will carry with me and cherish for the rest of my life. I’ll always keep every quilt we made together & every card & note she sent me over the years. Those things are priceless and mean the world to me. I may not be able to hear her voice again, but I will always remember her giggles and her saying “oh oh OH!” every time she was tickled pink about something. Although it never feels like enough, I’m so grateful for the many many beautiful years we had together.
Thank you, Nanny for making me feel like the luckiest grandchild in the world. I love you, always.
