Why is it so hard for me to tell someone about Nonna. She is a pretty good friend and I have had a few chances but just was never able to say the words. She knew Nonna as well, so she has a right to know. I feel dumb for not telling her before now. I need to tell her just so I can stop thinking about it.
I watched the Iowa Caucuses today. I like politics, its one thing that I can normally agree mostly with my mom on. (never with my dad though) My dad was not around tonight though so me and my mom watched the first black presidential candidate win in Iowa. It was pretty amazing. I felt like I was watching history.
Even though Nonna never much cared about politics somehow it still reminded me of her. I remembered four years ago during the last campaign Nonna would see the same faces on TV all the time and she would not stop asking us about them. "Who is he? What does he want?" For some reason she seemed to be strangely interested in John Edwards. She also used to say "BUSH BUSH" when ever she saw president Bush on TV. So in order to help our sanity we made a cheat sheet of sorts, or maybe more like a cheat poster. It had photos of every candidate on it with there name next to them so that way when she asked us who everyone was we would just point to the poster that we had hung right next to her seat. It worked pretty well. I miss her and some days it just really amazes me how everything in this world reminds me of her.
Friday, January 4, 2008
Stupid me and Politics
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i'm glad you are able to have and remember these precious memories with your nonna. it will help you in the coming days, months and years.
Everything will remind you of Nonna, Stef. Everything from a blade of grass to a beautiful sunset and everything else in between. One day, instead of crying tears of sorrow, you'll be smiling and crying tears of joy for all those wonderful memories you have. I still cry over my dad after 10 years, but along with those tears there is a smile that makes those memories all that much more to cherish. ((hugs))
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