Goodbyes

My dear, sweet grandfather passed away in his sleep on Saturday morning.  He was my closest grandparent my entire life - he lived here, he lived for his family, and he didn't miss a thing.  Soccer and lacrosse games, swim meets, awards banquets, school pageants - God was he patient and loving.

Grandpa Bob was on vacation in Minnesota - he'd just visited his home town, and was in Minneapolis visiting my aunt and uncle.  He saw the things and the people he needed to see.  I cried a lot on Saturday morning, and spent Saturday afternoon (along with my uncle) trying to get things fixed with the out-of-state return of their rental car.  Since Saturday I've been up and down, but honestly, I'm crushed.

Mostly, I'm thankful for all the years I did have with Grandpa Bob.  I'm aching for his wife, my grandmother.  I'm grateful for family to relive the memories with, a husband who knows when I need space and knows when I need to be smothered, and a best friend who stopped by our house while we were down with my family to get food for Casco and clothes for me and Mr. B and delivered them to us - and emptied our dishwasher just so we didn't have to.

I had posts scheduled for the week already - so it will be business as usual for imperfect as I travel for work, then back home for family.