When I met my husband I was so excited to also meet his grandparents. I lost both of my grandfathers by age 10, and one of my grandmothers when I was in college. I never really lived very close to any of them for long so I always felt as if I got a little gypped when it came to having a relationship with my grandparents like some people do. My husband had those relationships and when I met him he still had three living grandparents. By the time we got married her had lost two of them and is now down to just Granny.
Granny is simply awesome. She is fiercely independent (slowly less so as hip replacements and knee surgeries slow her down) and has a fantastic sense of humour. I decided to send her a note because I would like to continue to develop my relationship with her. She adores her family (4 sons, 3 daughter in laws, a dozen grandkids plus their spouses and a couple of great-grandchildren...!) I sent her some photos from our wedding, from our honeymoon, and of our kitties, along with well wishes and some updates on things going on in our lives right now. I actually hesitated before sealing the envelope, thinking I should let my husband add his own stuff too, then decided he really didn't have to and this could be allowed to just be mine.
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