Hey Shan, should you happen to ever check back here, I just want to say that from the first time I heard you were coming, I was thrilled and for the last 19+ years you have never failed to impress me. You're a very special person and I'm honored to be your Grandpa and "friend". with that said, I've got a list of thoughts that I once wrote down, so I'll begin to post them and maybe you will get something out of one or all of them, so check back occasionally.
LIFE ISN'T FAIR, BUT IT'S STILL GOOD.
LIFE ISN'T FAIR, BUT IT'S STILL GOOD.
Now, this wasn't a comment on anything I wrote, this is a post he put up on his own blog in the hopes I would check in on it and read that. I SURE DID! (Not to mention it wasn't my birthday or anything at all, it was a regular, non-special day) That post made me smile pretty big and it made my day! The fact that Grandpa posted something aimed at me was awesome!
THANK YOU GRANDPA!
I, simply, have the best grandparents ever! Both on Dad's side and Mom's.
Grandma S. (Janet)
Grandpa S. (Robert)
Grandma P. (Marilyn)
Grandpa P. (Frank)
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Both my Grandpas, on each side, aren't directly blood related to me. They married into the family and I was, technically, their step-grandchild. But each of them have been around since I was born! I think it is awesome that I am still close to both of them and we aren't blood related; meaning they weren't genetically programmed to care about me. ha ha ha!
Some people say that family only contains blood relatives. But my "genetic" grandpas on each side, aren't, and haven't been there. Sure, they had an appearance in my life, but they didn't stick around. I have no grudges/issues with them. That's how it ended up, and that's fine. I just LOVE who is here now and who has been involved throughout my life. My Grandpas are amazing!
Grandpa P always has something to say and tell, so it is very easy to chat with him. He almost always has a witty/sweet remark about something and it is always so funny! I remember, yeeeeeaaarrrs ago when Dad, Ryan, Aunt Jennifer, and my Grandpa and Grandma P would always go to the park and play some baseball. Grandpa P was always the one hitting the balls to us and helping us out and you could always tell he enjoyed it. He is also creative! On our trip to Kauai, for breakfast one morning we had pancakes, but with mango, pineapple, and other fruit on it, with Coconut Syrup! He called it the Tropical Explosion!
Grandpa S is also very creative too. Whenever we talk, he usually has something new he is working on. Whether it be a painting or a story. He is also a very positive man. Never once have I ever in my 19+ years of knowing him have I heard him sound pessimistic about a situation. He may not like the situation, but he stays positive about it. He is also very caring and has a new piece of cool information about things wherever we go. He also seems to remember a lot of songs he learned as he was growing up. Not rock band songs, but the short silly ones kids sing. ha ha! It's great! It never surprises me when he breaks into a silly song. He is also a very selfless person, and will do almost anything for anyone at anytime.
Grandpa P hangin loose on the beach on our trip to Kauai!
Grandpa S with my sis Kylee a few years ago on Christmas!
Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures of me with each of them on the computer I am using. So you guys will just have to deal with what I have.
Grandmas
As for my Grandmas on each side, they are fantastic too! They have always been so very supportive of what I do and always have cheered me on in what I do! (Not that my Grandpas haven't) When I played basketball in high school, which I miss desperately:'(, my grandparents went to a TON of games. I was really quite impressed! Grandma P was always the loudest when it came to cheering. Even during loud parts of the game, there were times I could still hear "Go Oly!" and "Go Shan!" being yelled from Grandma P! She is always so sweet and is always the only one in the family to give someone a birthday/holiday card that, instead of being funny like all of us do, she gets the one that is caring and sweet:]
Grandma S and I have always loved to go to Snowbird! In fact, this past summer when I went to Snowbird for a few days, she and I had steak together and went on a hike down a mountain! She is always my talking/hiking buddy. We have a lot of serious talks and a lot of hilarious ones! (Like our talk on our hike down the mountain in Snowbird about the time she and my Grandpa and their friends went biking in a canyon years ago and what one of her friends blurted out about something hurting....Grandma, you know what I'm talking about. It was HILARIOUS!) She is so goofy and always gets me to laugh :D
Grandma P and I in Kauai! Sunburned and all!
Grandma and Grandpa S, and me, at their house a few years ago during the holidays! Sorry the picture quality is awful. I had to crop this one and make it bigger, so it is a tad pixelated.
On my computer I don't have very many pictures of me and my grandparents. I do on other computers and I have actual printed pictures, but just not on here, or else I would have put up more. Sorry guys!
I LOVE my Grandparents and I want to thank them for all they do for me and what an amazing privilege it has been to have them in my life.
xoxo Love you guys!
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