milestones

Today is my beloveds birthday. We have shared many a memory in the past 20 years, some extremely happy and some that were more than trying. We have stayed together for better or worse, he is my rock, my teddy bear, and my warmth in the cold of winter. Birthday's and anniversaries are mile stones that get me to dive into my past with great thought. I spent an extremely inspiring day w/gal pal Genie at the Roseville Antique Trove this past Tuesday. The makeshift rooms filled with trinkets,clothing,cards and oddities brought me face to face with my childhood. The shear brilliance of antiquities and once loved bits of someones past reminded me of my grandparents and their home in the bay area. I have recently embraced these memories and began a small "story" about them,my cousins and my memories of childhood days spent under their roof. When complete I hope to publish if not for the world for friends, family and one day to be read at her service. My grandfather (Pop-Pop to all the grand kids) passed away when I was a Junior in high school. My grandma is still clinging to life as she spends each day bedridden in a body that no longer works with a mind that is slowly fading. I know she feels trapped in that bed, she has told me this...I just pray that one day she will be at peace...with life...with family....and embraced once again by my grandfather.
Memories can bring smiles to a rather ordinary day.....