We are celebrating my Grandma's 104 Birthday today. A little about her: She moved here from Ireland at 26 (they recorded her story and is now on tape at Ellis Island), She lives on her own, she does her own cooking and cleaning, loves to read, will start a political debate about the Black and Tans, and some how remembers all the Grand kids, great grand kids and the great great grand kids names.
She also told me once that there are a few things that got her to this age:
1) Keep your family close to you.
2) Everything is alright in moderation.
3) Love at least once in your life-if you get a second chance you are blessed.
4) Find something and someone to laugh with daily.
5) Don't keep emotions pent up inside, share them and then let them go.
6) The heck with diets.
7) One good man, is better than a dozen bad ones.
8) It is ok to cry.
9) Have a drink on occassion, but never alone.
10) and have faith in something, it gives you a reason to wake up in the morning.
This women is the most amazing women I have ever met. I have been blessed to have her in my life. I look foward to sharing a beer with her today and giving her a hug and thanking her for teaching me the art of laughter and love.
WOW. Belated birthday to Grandma!!! You are truly blessed to have her around. That is so cool that she is still going strong at that age. Tell her "you go girl!"