what I'll always remember...

My dear Grandma Jensen has been reunited with the love of her life, my Grandpa. My Grandmother passed away last Sat. Oct. 3rd. Though I will miss her dearly, I am happy that these two people are together again.

My Grandma is the most amazing person and one that I would hope to resemble in any way. She was the mother of 9 children, grandmother of 48, and great grandmother of 70. She has touched so many lives and I feel blessed to have known her for as long as I did.

These are the things I will miss the very most:

• Playing games 'til late at night. Every time I'd visit Grandma she would ask if I was ready to be beat by her at Zilch. I will miss playing Mormon Bridge, where Grandma always put the last card behind her glasses to hold it up.
• Her way of shuffling cards: putting them in a bowl and mixing them around
• Thanksgiving dinners where the food and company was always great!
• Her way of making her own contraptions with rubber bands to keep the kids out of cupboards.
• The way she made you feel whenever you were at her house. She was always sure to make you feel right at home.
• The way she'd wait outside and wave goodbye until you were out of sight.
• The way she ended all conversations when it was time to depart: "Bye, Bye for now!"
• Her delicious strawberry jam that my friends and I devoured while visiting after EFY.
• Her amazing love for my Grandpa. She would do anything for him!
• Her wonderful stories of all the places they have lived and traveled. She has so many friends around the world.
• Sitting around the table putting a puzzle together for hours.
• The way she'd always brace the top of the car when Grandpa was driving.
• Fig Nutons. I can't stand those things, but she always had them. Thank goodness she loved ice cream too!
• The baby quilt she made for me when I was born and the ones she made for each of my kids.

I am so grateful for my Grandma! I am thankful that I had the opportunity at the beginning of August to stay at her house and visit with her. She didn't have the strength to get up and move around a lot so we had the chance to just sit and talk. I know it drove her crazy to have guests and not be able to wait on them. That just tells you what kind of person she was. I will cherish those last visits and look forward to the day when I'll see you again Grandma!