Calls from {Grandma}

Last night we were in the middle of supper when my phone started buzzing and I saw "Grandma Jaris" on the screen. I don't see that too often, but when I do - we're ALWAYS eating supper. She's one of the few people that I will interrupt supper for to talk to on the phone. I figure I have supper every night, but these conversations are special and are of much higher priority. I never know how many more of them I will get to have .. even though in my mind people don't get old and pass away (I think if I had a therapist, they would highly suggest this method of dealing with things - denial).

Even though I never get a word in, and if I do she doesn't hear it, I am always on cloud 9 when we hang up the phone. I think Grandma worries that she's taking too much of my time, so she tries to hurry (none of my aunts will believe this..) and is always saying, "Well, I'll let you go" while I'm prepared to talk all night. She always makes sure to say, "I love you, sweetie, and tell Benny I love him, too." My grandma adores Benny - he once visited her without me and she told him that if I ever broke up with him, she was still keeping him as a grandkid. I'm sure glad things worked out because that could have been ackward...

Last night I heard how excited she is to meet "Poopsy" as she calls "Poppy." She told me she's thinking about us every day and praying for that baby. And I'm sure she really is! We talked about her hip healing from her fall, my brothers, my dad, how I shouldn't be working at this point (ha!), and my cousin going off to college (and grandma doesn't know why she doesn't want to take her with).

My only regret is that I don't take the time out of my day to call her more often. I think about it all the time, but I really need to start doing it. I should probably just put a weekly reminder in my phone .. right now!

One of my very best friends in this world is my Grandma. I think she is a remarkable woman with the biggest heart. Some of my fondest memories involve her. I'll never forget the lazy days of hanging out at her house playing crazy 8s and WAR for hours and hours...baking cookies... going to the grocery store...sitting outside on the swing. If there's ever been a grandma to love and spoil her grandkids, Jaris gets the prize.

I feel so blessed that grandma will be here to meet Poppy - I wasn't always sure this would be the case. I only wish we lived closer so she could spend more time with him/her, but we will visit her as much as we possibly can and someday I'll get to share lots and lots of stories.

One of my favorite pictures of all time!

P.S. I'm her favorite. ;)