Will Miss You, Grandma...

On February 11th, my beautiful Grandma passed away. The photo above was taken when Ronan was only a few days old...she had made the trip from Orange County, CA, to San Diego -- where we were living at the time. It was the last time I saw her.

I have the most fond memories of her. She made the BEST lobster dish (which noone can replicate...) She was so independent and loved to take my brother and I (when we were little) out on a bus in Pittsburgh to hit the candy stores downtown. She was versed in life, kept up with current events and always supported the charities she would see on TV. She prayed. A lot. She loved to talk about her journey to the United States in 1975 and was the only one who would share those scary stories about how hard it was to immigrate here.

Although I am deeply saddened by the passing of my Grandma, I am so comforted knowing that she is in a better place, she's finally with my Grandpa and that my children both had the opportunity to meet her. Love you so much, Ngoai.