the knights

My dear sweet Nana...

12/29/1923 - 2/3/2009

Jordan and I with Nana and Papa.

My sweet little Nana and I.

So...  I have no idea what I'm doing on this whole blog thing.  I love reading blogs of my family and friends... so I decided that I would make one of my own for Jordan and I.  I've had it for a few weeks - but haven't done much yet, I just like playing around with cute backgrounds and stuff like that.

I decided to get this blog originally to keep family and friends who live so far away from us updated on the wedding plans, and I'm sure that is what's probably going to happen - but my first blog I wanted to do was for my sweet little Nana.

I don't know what I did to deserve such a special woman in my life - but I sure am grateful for whatever it is that I did!  I am forever in debt to this amazing woman for all of the many things that she has done for me in my life.  My mom has always worked... And of course Nana was the first one to volunteer to watch me everyday.  I grew up at Nana's house and had a lot of fun memories with this incredible lady!  Whether we were painting wood figurines, making potions out of all of her food in the fridge, or just hanging out watching old movies, that special bond between us has always been there since day one.

Nana's struggle over the past 3 months has been really hard... not only for Nana - but for all of us who had to watch her suffer.  Just in the past week she had really taken a turn for the worse - and after talking to Nana, we decided it would be best to move her into a fabulous hospice facility called CareSource.  Someone was with her every second of the day, and after 4 really hard days of suffering - Nana went home to her father in heaven, as well as her sweet son Scott who passed away just a few days shy of a year.  She went very peacefully, surrounded by family.

This has been the most bittersweet experience of my life.  It has been so challenging for me - not only emotionally, but spiritually as well.  My testimony of eternal families has grown more than i could have ever imagined after tonight - and for that i am forever grateful.  I am so excited for the day when I get to see my sweet Nana's face - free from pain.  WE LOVE YOU NANA!!!