On December 29, 2016, one of my favorite people in the entire world passed away. That person was my grandmother Emelia Moss, but to me, she was Dabbie and she was the sweetest person I have ever met.
My grandmother lit up a room. She made anyone she talked to feel special and she had to most beautiful personality, inside and out. She was one of the sassiest people I have ever met, which is probably where I get it from honestly. Dabbie always knew how to make you laugh, whether it was telling a joke or sticking her tongue out at you at any random moment, you knew you were bound to let a chuckle out sooner or later when you were around her.
My grandmother often came to visit my family and me in Texas. Many times, she would come at the end of the summer to take care of my brother and me for a week while my mom was back at work. Those were some of my favorite times. She always took us out to lunch, took us swimming and always took us to see movies.
Dabbie was so devoted to making anyone happy, especially me and her other grandkids. Whenever my brother Jack and I wanted to play a board game or card game, Dabbie immediately got on the floor to play with us. We even taught her how to play on the Wii.
When I was born, I was the first grandchild to have brown eyes and instantly, Dabbie gave me the nickname brown-eyes. Even as her memory began to fade, I would say that nickname and her face would instantly light up with realization of who I was. That never failed to make me smile.
Dabbie was and still is one of the prettiest people I have ever seen. She always looked beautiful. Growing up, I used to love to watch her put on earrings, put her make-up on, and especially watch her brush her fluffy white hair. She was always so put together.
Even though I always lived only four hours away from her, once I got to college I was even closer. A few times I made the two hour drive from Fayetteville to Tulsa to see her and it instantly made any stressful week I was having, better. I listened to her talk forever and loved to hear her stories. I think my favorite thing was when I was telling her about school and she just grabbed my face telling me how beautiful I was and how much she loved me. She made me feel special without even intending to. That was one of her strong suits.
This is by far the hardest thing I have ever had to write. Dabbie had a wonderful 91 years on this earth and while I wish her time here was longer, I am so thankful for the time I did have with her. I can truly say I don't think I would be the person I am today without her. She instilled her faith in me as well as so many lessons on patience and love. And there is no way I could ever forget that I am supposed to always dream about the big rock candy mountain!! It's expected of me. haha
Dabbie I love you so much and I miss you more than anything. Thanks for being you and loving me no matter what. I'll be thinking of you always.
Love,
Your Brown Eyes
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