Day 7

Okay, so I know I haven't done this since the 15th, but I have been very busy [mainly with school] and don't spend much time on the computer. But I should get back to doing this 31 Day Photo Challenge. I am not going to make up for all of the days I have missed and do multiple posts of the challenge till I'm all caught up to where I "need" to be, I am just going to continue where I left off and only post one entry for the challenge each day. So here it is, DAY SEVEN.

A picture of your most treasured item.


I have a lot of items that I treasure, but this one means a lot to me.

I consider myself very fortunate because my mom's parents never divorced, and my dad's parents never divorced. I consider myself even more fortunate because I got to grow up with all four of my grandparents around. When I was 20, my Grandpa Mike passed away. Brayden was barely three months old and Mark was about 1-2 weeks away from coming home from his second deployment. It was a very difficult time for me, especially moving 600+ miles away from home right after my grandpa passed away.

I carry around a little card that was at my Grandpa Mike's wake and funeral. It means so much to me. My Grandpa Mike is the only grandparent I have lost. By carrying around this card with me, I just feel like he's still here. I miss him so much!! It's been just over three years since he passed away. It feels like he just passed away last week; yet at the same time, it feels like he's been gone for an eternity. I miss playing card games with him.



[BTW, I kind of feel that this was so appropriate as my 100th blog entry. My grandpa still means so much to me. I'm glad my 100th post is about him. I miss you and I love you very, very much, Grandpa Mike!!!!]