Miss You, Grandpa

It was over a year ago that I lost my grandpa. My "grumpy gramps" as he preferred to be called. If you knew him, you would know he is anything BUT grumpy. He is the kindest, sweetest man and he was so full of life. He was (is) amazing, and I miss him dearly. He was not only the best "step" grandpa (though the lack of biological DNA meant nothing to us), he was a minster. He was the minister I always imagined would marry me off to the love of my life. Now that I am engaged, I find myself thinking about how much I miss him. I know he would be proud of me. He would be proud of how far I've come in life, and he would be proud of the man I've chosen to spend my life with. I just wish he was here to share some of these memories with us. I would give anything for him to get to know Omar. They would love each other.


I know God is taking care of my grumpy gramps, I just wish grumpy gramps was here to give me a hug.

On one other note, I tried on my first couple of wedding dresses today, and it was so much fun. Although the wedding is roughly two years away, planning is already in process and it is great! It is a blast, I just know it will be stressful to be wedding planning AND studying... good thing I will have a LOT of time next year to plan, because these next few semesters are going to be crazy (but fun).

I've thought about several places for the wedding, and am currently thinking about the Loretto Chapel. I am not seriously considering it at this point, just a quick idea that Haley and I had. We'll see hwo it all plays out.

I am watching Bridezillas, and I can't understand why these women are acting like this. I know I've been engaged for less than a week, but all I really care about is that Omar and I are together and married. I know it is going to happen, whether the flowers look absolutely perfect or not, so why should I complain about everything? Some people are so selfish. I think the women on this show are just getting married for the wedding. I used to daydream about my fantasy wedding, and as soon as I fell in love, it wasn't as big of a deal as I thought it would be (the wedding part I mean).

Love,

Kaleigh