Happy 100th

Today would have been my grandma’s 100th birthday. She is someone that I truly miss a lot.

We’d go to her house every Sunday at noon for “dinner.” We’d listen to or watch the Tiger’s games during the summer. Every Christmas Eve we spent at her house. I’d always call her to ask her what we were having for dinner and put her on the radio. She was your typical stubborn Italian grandma. I’ve often said that she was a lot like Sophia on the Golden Girls.

As I scrolled through my Facebook memories today, past posts from her birthday were there with photos that bring back a ton of memories.

The above photo was taken at a graduation party. This is how I will forever remember my grandparents.

The “Skinny Keith” years. This was taken on one of those Christmas Eve’s after my grandfather had passed away. I know this because…

This is my mom, my grandma, and my great Aunt Rose waiting for me to sit back down to play one of MANY hands of Pinochle. I miss those games more than I can express. So much fun.

Obviously again, around Christmas. My brother must have come up from Ohio to stay for the holiday. I wish I had more pictures of all of us together.

From my first wedding, my grandma and my Godfather (Uncle Tom) dancing. I love this picture and miss them both!

I shared a dance with my grandma to “Lazy Mary” by Lou Monte at this wedding. I was so glad to have that dance. She had a bike horn that day and was honking it throughout the first part of the night. It was beyond annoying, but I guess it was her way to celebrate. When I asked my dad to get the horn away from her, she wasn’t too happy. She danced with me anyway!

You can’t see them, but she is actually wearing bright pink slippers in this picture! She was one of a kind.

She lived long enough to meet her first great grandchild, but I wish she was around to see the others! I would love one more chat with her. I wish I could sit down to another ravioli dinner or play another couple games of pinochle.

I miss her daily, but the memories of her make me smile. Happy 100th, Grandma!