This is a picture of my grandparents. She has written on it, "Lookout, VA. Easter 1949. Ronnie and Me." On the top of the picture on the front, she wrote "windy." I have the original of this framed at my house. It's pretty ragged, which I think adds character to it, almost reflecting the windy weather they had that day. Aren't they a good-looking couple? My grandmother had striking light green eyes and beautifully wavy black hair. 
This is my grandmother getting ready for her wedding. I love this shot. It's candid, and I think she looks so happy and carefree, checking her hair one last time before becoming a bride. I found this years ago in a thank you note she wrote to my great aunt Nora. She had written in the note, "thank you for the beautiful night gown. I will keep it." I thought that was funny - would she have written that she was returning it, if she didn't like it?? I like to think about my grandmother as a young woman. Because I never knew her as an adult, I often wonder about what she was like at my age. I've heard stories, but they aren't the same as really knowing a person. Especially now that I have young children, I wonder how she handled her kids. She had 6 children. I can't imagine that. Sometimes I like to think that she is here, watching and helping me. Other times, I think that notion is ridiculous. Regardless of where her spirit may or may not be, there are a few things I am sure of - that she was a wonderful woman who had a gift for relating to others. Everyone who knew her, liked her. She made people laugh, and gave generously of herself to others. Above all, she is greatly missed and thought of each and every day.
Happy Birthday, Gram. Wherever you are.
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