This weekend was my Grandpa's 90th birthday and we had a party! When my mom suggested this we all envisioned a family party... kinda boring because we do this every week, but what started out as a small party turned into a large party. We had a couple cousins come in from alaska and a cousin come in from florida my great aunt and uncle came in from Toole Ut. Lots of people that my grandparents go swimming with came and church members that they have been in the same ward forever with came to celebrate! I was amazed to see the group that came, it made me realize that I am not the only person that loves this man! My mom made us all get up and say who we are and a story. It made me smile that so many people had so many stories and experiences with him!
some of the stories/moments that stuck out:
~he taught me the value of hard work.
~he took me out fishing and made my cousin sick out on the rough water and then refused to come back in after she had been puking all morning... something she has never forgiven him for!
~my other cousin told us about the time she was visiting and her dog was hit by a car and had to be put down, she was so sad and went out and sat by the tree in the back yard and my grandpa came out and just held her and let her cry on her shoulder. That has always been in her heart everytime she has mourned she remember his comfort and words.
~my brother knew that when he came to Nevada that he would spend the next week under a car hood working.
~my sister in law said that she is amazed that my grandpa can build any tool that he needs or come up with something that can fix something
~we remembered that my grandpa lit his dads Gas Station on fire by a Torch by accident when he was little!
~Remembering the story of his dad getting irritated that he was always in the way while he was trying to repair cars that he hung him up on a nail in the wall by his suspender straps!
~My personal one was the best day of my life. he woke me up, told me to get ready and took me to Sea World. We threw away my grandmas sandwiches!!! As the day progressed it started to rain. We were sitting at shamu and it was just starting to really come down. My grandpa nudges me and says look. I looked down at this little old lady running to get out of the rain right when shamu was coming around the corner! it was awesome to see the wave come over the rim and really soak her. We sat there and giggled! the sparkle really came into his eyes with this one! He came with me on the ride that was there. It didn't have a line so we ran like little kindergartners to get back to the front of the ride. We went like 4 times because we had so much fun!
~another moment that made me laugh was when Kim and I were visiting from our apartment down the alley. For some reason we were talking about deodorant and the kinds we used. My grandpa says "I use the rock" and stuck his armpit in Kims face so she could smell him. It was awesome because it seemed so outa character for him but the best part was watching Kims shocked face as she didn't know what to do!
The cousins met up with us and we went to Natti's for yet more food. It is amazing to be able to get together and laugh as a family! I am thankful to be a part of this amazing group of people~
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