grandparents

I grudgingly rolled out of bed at 6 am to go pack Eric's lunch (like I do every morning for him.  Such a good wifey.  Ha!  Kidding... this is how I get him to eat his fruits and veggies!) and realized I was smelling eggs and bacon!  The ONLY time I smell eggs and bacon that early in the morning (ok... it's more like 7 in the morning but still!  So early!) is at grandma and grandad's.  Can I tell you just how badly I wished I really was at their home?!  I have never craved my grandparent's like this before.  That sounds really weird but I just don't know how else to explain it haha.  My sweet grandparent's are 95 and 96 years old!

They hate having their picture taken, haha they've had over 90 years of this!

I have the best memories of visiting them!  My favorite memories are eating tons of good food and playing canasta and zilch (you probably know this game as farkle) all night long!!  The only times I've heard my grandma swear was while playing canasta, it's cause my family cheats :)  But not me.  Never me! ;)  When I was little I'd snuggle with my grandad in the recliner listening to everyone play canasta, I couldn't wait til I was old enough to play!  Oh I miss them so much!

I wish I would've visited them more!  I hate how adult responsibilities, jobs, time, money (as in gas prices...gah!!  Who else is fed up with gas prices?!) get in the way of playing!  I'm still learning how to find balance with all these adult responsibilities but I think family is such an important one to throw into the balance.  I'm hoping we can plan a trip to visit grandma and grandad in the next few months or I know I'll regret not going.  While we're at it, we'll plan a visit to my other grandparen'ts who live 40 minutes away.  Oh yes, I'm horrible!  But like I said, I'm learning to balance.  I will be better about this!  And I just have to say, I'm blessed to have the most amazing family!  I love everyone SO much! :)