We will see you again... someday.....

Well, it has been a busy last month. My grandpa aka best friend Dominic Collette was in and out of the hospital for 3 weeks, in September, so Mark and I decided I needed to go right away to North Dakota to see him! My dad flew with Rian and I and we flew out the next day!

Rian did great on both flights to get to North Dakota. We were there for 2 weeks. My mom is also there so we stayed with her and had a wonderful visit! Rian had lots of one on one time with her mama and papa. This was a happy but emotional trip for us all!

We went to see my Grandpa right away and he seemed good just a little tired, but happy to see us! I think Rian brightened up his day!! He kept opening his eye to take a quick peek of Rian watching him sleep and eating her favorite raisins. HAHA! The next day I had a little one on one time with my Grandpa and it was nice! He was really tired so we shared a few "secrets" and I watched him sleep for a bit. It was nice having my dad at the hospital as well, it didn't seem as "scary."

We had a set back and my grandpa was sent into ICU with pneumonia. With some other complications it didn't look good. The only people here were my dad and I and my poor dad was emotional drained now....... to think about letting your dad go was not an easy thought. We understood that this is what he wanted but it was still hard to hear. I have tears in my eyes just writing this. I stayed in his room for a few hours and I asked my grandpa if he wanted me to stop talking so he could sleep and he said "Yes".!!!!! HAHAHA!!! It was funny!! So, my dad and I sat in the chairs and I read my book. I loved those moments, just being with him! That night my Aunts showed up so I left to give them some time alone with him.

I received a call from my dad 2 days later that things had made a turn for the worse and we had a few hours or so..... I was there in 25 minutes! I couldn't believe that all my years with one of my favorite people in the world was about to be in a place where I couldn't pick up a phone and tell him about my day. I went to the hospital and he was unresponsive at this point. This was a very sad and real moment for me. My dad and Aunts just stood by his bed side and told stories and said our good-byes. A few of us combed his hair for the last time and we hoped that he was comfortable.

My grandpa passed away the next day the 26th of September at 8:15am. A part of me was happy and relieved he was happy and healthy but most important he was with my Grandma who he missed terribly! All I could picture was my Grandma playing bingo and my Grandpa playing the slots at the casino! HAHA!!! He wanted to be with my Grandma so I was happy for him and selfishly sad he was not there to call and see how he was and telling him whats new with us......... I will cherish all of our memories together!!

I remember him pretending to eat the playdoh I made into a taco when I was pretending to be a waitress! HA! I remember the times I would comb his hair while he would lay on the couch for a nap. He would be out in minutes! So many memories I will have to share with my kiddos!


Bye Grandpa and Grandma, we will see you in the future! Love you and miss you LOTS!